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A fantastic day on this lovely beat with my 11 year old son. No salmon visible, but I hooked into 1 very large one at Erwood (lost fly as it snapped 25lb line after it set off after a shake of its head) and another at Armies (fly came loose after it took on dangle and slewed into slack water). Very frustrating, but great sport. A very large trout(?) followed my fly at Green bank but turned as I lifted (should have let fly dangle!). Smaller trout came to the fly throughout the beat. All trout returned. A day is never long enough!
Two important points to raise though: we pay a fair amount to fish for salmon, yet landowners are slow to assist with signing the pools at the riverbank (which, of the many, exactly is the ridge of rock that marks the short ‘Bathing pool’?). Also, trying to advance up the left bank is ridiculously difficult - out of control undergrowth and fallen trees across the path - I’m in good health, but I struggled with constant snags and athletics over obstacles. It doesn’t take much investment to clear a path with a chain saw to make the left bank accessible.

4 Trout

Junior Salmon ticket. One large trout from Armies. 4 others from top of beat. It was a brilliant spot with lots of activity.

5 Trout

A nil return - nothing doing but a lovely spot.

18lb hen fish caught at first light on a Cascade.

1 Salmon

Cold wind from the north, nothing moving.

Fished by the house, water level up to the retaining wall , caught 5 trout, 4 on worm and 1 on spinner.

5 Trout

Beautiful place with kingfishers and ducklings galore. Fishing tough with little hatch. A couple eventually falling to ldo.

2 Trout

Always a treat to fish this stretch of river. Trout interested pretty much all through the day. Except when I tried dries - just couldn't figure out what they were taking.
5 WBT mostly on spiders and CDC emerger. About twice that number had a look or got off.
Blissful day

5 Trout