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Fishing as guest of owner.
Nice fly water but judged it too deep to wade comfortably and struggled with single left-hand Spey. No fish seen or touched (to fly or Flying C) so left it to the other rods after lunch and went down to Kemeys. Hooked a strong fish in the rain at about 5 pm on a small tube on sink-tip and after tense, 15-minute fight judged it ready for the Gye net. Drew it over the frame but when I lifted it wouldn't fold and flipped back over the rim leaving the treble embedded in the net mesh. Nice fresh fish of perhaps 8-9lb. Gutted!

Four casts into the day a good fish on but sadly lost . No further enquiries, the heavens opened at 3pm, so retired for an early drink.

Water 0.81m and clearing. Hooked a 12lb fish below the rock at the back of the trunk on single hook barbless red/gold fc. Fish came off at the net, the intention was to return so no bad thing. No salmon showing and no rising trout despite a few flies around.

Water .98m and good colour for spinning. My guest Dr John Lewis landed two cock fish between Chainbridge and the overhead cables 12lb and 10.5lb taken on a yellow and a black fc. Unfortunately, both fish took the lure down and could not be returned. Water should fish well for rest of week barring more rain.

Water excellent for spin and fly and .85m.
Caught salmon of 20lb at top run above rock.

Fish released without aid of net at middle staging after being towed round the rockpool for 10mins!!

Had a lovely hour in Sweet's shop talking with Jean and another regular rod about fishing. River low but a beautiful evening to be out in the countryside. Just a sporadic rise. Caught 5 trout between us. Small, mostly half pounders, all safely returned. Stayed till 10pm, no sign of salmon. Water required and no sign of any on the horizon. Time to top up the tan and manicure the lawn.

5 Trout

Two trout about 14inch and two small trout all returned river was too high and too coloured for good trout fishing also wading was impossible.

Arrived at the river which seemed a nice height but was the colour of drinking chocolate! Washed off and will return another time.

Arrived at 7.00 a.m. River 0.9m on gauge carrying some colour but very fishable. Spectacular thunderstorm at 8.30am leaving river a chocolate mess and 5cm higher. Fished till lunchtime without a sign, then home for a drink in the sun and the footie.'till next time.

Salmon 15lbs landed, another lost in rock pool. Fish taken, water 1m, fc red/black.