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1 x 33" (13lb approx) Cock Salmon. Caught on black & copper single barbless hook flying c. Just below the Rock Pool by the fallen tree. (Saw 4 more fish)

Did not fish 30th May nor 6th June as on holiday.
Water 3 ft and chocolate. Nothing showing. Spun for Salmon for 5 hours to no avail. River should fish well remainder of week.

Water levels higher than last visit and coloured. Spent the morning spinning with everything known to man with no sucess.
Caravans taken possession of field below the bridge so left them in peace and decide to go home at lunch time
Second visit to this beat score = fish 2 me 0

Fished on Wednesday afternoon till dark and Thursday untill 3pm. Lost a shad to a barbless spinner at Upper Rocks. The water here is fast flowing with deep pots. Just above The Rock Pool I had a follow from a decent trout on the spinner. On the fly, had several plucks, trout I assume. At summer level I still got the fly to fish nicely at Wood Stream from the right bank. Next time I will try from the hut side, easier I think because of the steps at the top of the run here. There is deep water on the right bank as you approach the bridge. Met "Day Rods" who had caught shad in the previous week and were catching good bags of trout at dusk on size 18 grey dusters; was kindly given some. Finally, had a BBQ on Wednesday by the hut with work colleages. Welsh Spring Lamb, mmm!

Fished as guest of the owner in the evening. Low water meant the 300m below bridge was easily wadeable and combined with a steady hatch of BWO's which brought most fish to the surface made for a memorable short session. Had fish on 1st and 2nd casts! Over next hour brought 9 more to hand most between 10" and 12" with a couple around 15". Lovely fishing.

River at summer level. Caught 2 trout at the very bottom of the beat from the bank , steeple casting a Kites Imperial. BWOs hatching with a few Mayfly. At this level of water one can wade as far as the Oak. Fished for salmon from The Rocks, where there was still a good flow of water. A salmon showed in The Chine Pool. Trout still rising till twilight.

River only 5 inches above summer level. Good day on dry flies using tupps and adams to land 7 trout of 7 oz to 1.25 lb mainly at or below the rock. Lost one over 2lb at the rock sill on an upstream cast tupps 14. Weather dry and overcast.

Water 0.4m with slight colour. Fished for salmon as one of around 8lb showed several times below the rock at the Rockpool. Hooked a large salmon par on the Cascade, but only succeeded in driving the salmon back into the belly of the pool, where it showed itself once more. Fished for trout as several may duns and one or two mayfly on the water. Landed and returned four trout of around 12 oz on the dry 14 tups but driving wind and sharp drop in temperature curtailed the late evening rise which was disappointing.

Water dirty from earlier heavy showers. Lots of drift weed made life difficult. Fished for trout only and caught 3 on weighted nymph subsurface.

Fishing curtailed by heavy thunderstorms. Too risky to fish after 3 pm due to lightning.

No fish caught. River very low, very little rising even with large amounts of insect life on the surface. Access at lower end of beat below bridge inaccessable, extremly steep bank side and too overgrown to be able to fish. Tried to gain access to lower Trout pools through stream running into river, but not possible either. Spoke with Beat master, very helpful and friendly chap. Would visit again when water level back up.