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An excellent day at Wyebank & Courtfield. Met with Don at the start of the day who recommended the faster water through Wyebank to begin the day. A beautiful stretch of water, but no action before lunch.
That is if you don’t include not only having my fishing disrupted by several canoes, but by actually being hit by two of them! In both instances they were obviously novice canoeists and took no action other than to continue inexorably towards me, hitting me at some speed once broadside on, with the full force of the current behind them. In both instances I managed to avoid injury, or damage to my equipment, although I suspect this was more by luck than anything else. It is only because I am reasonably young and fit that I was able to avoid a serious accident.
In the afternoon I moved up to Boat Pool, and on Don’s advice I fished down until about 20 yards past the willow and hooked my first Wye Salmon...... a beaufiful silver kelt of about 35inches. Having whooped with joy as she went safely back. I went back for a second run through the pool and got a second fish just before the willow this time, about 32 inches - again safely returned after another great (and very aerial) fight! Fly was a black Snaelda on a sink 5 tip. If Wye kelts put up this kind of scrap I shall look forward to my first encounter with a springer. Beautiful water with lots of fish in it and helpful advice/encouragement.

J. C. had a great day catching salmon at Courtfield from the boat pool down to top end of ferry pool including 5 well mended, and some exceptional, kelts to 15lbs and a fabulous 40" cock salmon with very high condition factor, super deep and thick girth " a 'pig' as wide as a board" est 27lbs from charts.

Landed a lovely 18lb (35 -36") fresh salmon from boat pool having lost a very large, probably high end 20s or possibly a thirty from the wood section. Also a good kelt around 12lbs.All on red and silver flying c.

A great morning's salmon fishing on Courtfield and JC's first Atlantic salmon. From Detroit and normally at home amongst the steelhead JC's morning started with one jack pike after another until a take from a salmon was followed by a lovely conditioned fresh fish of about 10lbs from between Legg meadow and Wood crib falling to a black and silver flying c on barbless hooks. This was followed by another fish of similar size which shook off and a fish twice the size, probably in the twenties which also got off. These were in the boat pool. I have no doubt had JC been fishing with barbed hooks he would have had two if not three salmon. Fly fishing down Wyebank in the afternoon produced no takers.

P.C. had a great first day fishing Courtfield catching a brace of fresh salmon at 15lbs and 24.5lbs (38.5") Sturdy scale, the twenty a beautiful full bodied fish. There is a picture of this one in the net on www.lowerwyefishing.com. 2 good kelts also caught made this a pretty productive day's fishing. Numerous jack pike were something of a nuisance but still kept the line tight!

River in great condition. Fished the woods in the morning and Legg Meadow in the afternoon. Had 9 barbel to 9.10, using pellet and boiles behind a groundbait feeder. This was my third consecutive day on Courtfield and it has produced consistently. Many thanks to Don for his help and advice.

Second consecutive day of 3 on the stretch. Not disappointed as had a brace of 9 pound barbel (9.04 & 9.06) and a chub just over 5lb.

What a great end to the season, fished on the Courtfield beat on the 13th and 14th of March. River was a bit low for this time of year, but the barbel didn't seem to mind, I landed 11 barbel to 10lbs 2oz and 4 big chub. This has to be one of the best beats on the W.U.F books, and Don is so helpful. Can't wait to come back!

1st of 3 days booked on Courtfield. Had problems and didn't get on the bank until 15.30 but still managed four barbel including a superbly conditioned 10.04, and also a brace of 5lb+ chub. All from Legg Meadow on elips pellets behind a groundbait feeder.

The 2nd time on this beat (Legg Meadow) still no fish to-day after 11hrs of trying .