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Hopefully for great things,water perfect ,only saw one salmon move so maybe they have all run further up the river,or I am in need of a guide.try again tomorrow further up the river.

No fish , but saw two in the Rectory Pot.

Fly fishing good water NIL CAUGHT

Had a stuttery pull in Bridge but didn't connect on the lift. Also had a pull at the tail of rocks by the yellow post, connected briefly, then off. A few trout hung themselves. Didn't see any salmon except below the wires on bridge where a couple of residents threw themselves out.

Didn't fish unfortunately - broken fingers!

2 Trout

1 x coloured hen fish at 32 inches and 1 x coloured cock grilse 26 inches, both from Gravel Catch on an Abacus tube fished off a fast sink tip. Water level 2 foot 3 inches and falling, relatively clear. A mild cloudy day with rain showers later. .

2 Salmon

River high 2'9" but falling to 2'6". Much better visibility than the previous week but tried all the upper pools and did not have a touch, except for the odd kamikaze brown trout that took a liking to a conehead.

Just as in politics, a week is a long time in salmon fishing !

A red letter day ! Lost one of 14-15lb in rocks that spent most of its time in the air (so I had a really good look at it) before the hook pulled right at the net. Had a second one on for 10 seconds or so which then fell off. Feeling pretty sorry for myself at that point but the next three of 11lb, 12lb, and 14lb all stuck so smiles all round ! Well not for Chris or James who didn't have a pull I guess (although both maintained their sense of Humphreys throughout) but I wasn't doing anything special. Down and across with a slow sinktip and a conehead. Water was at 1'9" and dirty from overnight rain. Visibility was poor (less than 1ft) but it cleared during the day and dropped to 1'6". Drive back to London was an easy one for a change !

3 Salmon