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Wonderful day on the Wye. What a magnificent river and what a magnificent springer. Fishing out the tail of the rock pool at 2ft on the gauge. A 1 inch snaelda caskade tube did the trick. A relatively gentle, but solid take and then off it went like the Flying Scotsman! A very special experience to catch a Wye spring salmon with birdsong filling the air and bluebells on the bank. I was warned by a wise man that this spring salmon lark is addictive. I am already planning the next trip to the Wye although I fear for the future of salmon in the UK what with climate change affecting sea surface temperatures and big reductions in marine survival. Will my boy be able to catch a Wye spring salmon when he is my age....? Well if the Wye and Usk Foundation have anything to do with it, what with their stirling work, then yes with luck. This 9lb salmon was very fresh and in great condition. No other fish seen or touched all day. A torpedo. Carefully returned and it went off like a rocket! Thank you WUF for a day in heaven.

1 Salmon, 3 Trout

LDO CDC dun, BWO Para dun, Pale Watery Para dun, Baetis Nymph. A steady trickle of LDO's from 12-2.30pm saw fish rising and the majority of fish came to a CDC dun imitation.

11 Trout

11 Trout

Washed off

Nil caught. Barely a sign of a fish, but the day was saved by an extremely close encounter with an otter. Access is difficult for much of the stretch.

Didn’t fish

stream virtually clear of all fallen trees which made fishing very easy. I take it a work party has been out? stream looks great now. water on the low side and gin clear so spooked a lot of fish getting into position. not many rises so opted for size 20 - 1.5mm bead head nymph and hooked well over 20 with only about a dozen coming to hand. nice couple of hours

11 Trout

Took a chance on the Edw being fishable but could do with another day or two. Water level and clarity weren’t too bad but the water felt very cold after the storm. Tried various methods and ended up with a couple of trout on a streamer.
Heard my first Cuckoo of the spring which made the day worthwhile.

2 Trout

River clear and seemingly a good height having fallen from yesterday's high, but challenging fishing. Something of a reality check after a good start to the season on other waters! A lot of fly life and some rising fish in the afternoon - I had three takes (two of a dry and one nymph) but none was ever really hooked. Beautiful stretch of the Usk - and the Senni looked promising but even that couldn't save me from a blank!

Bronze spinner on far side (from a470)

3 Trout