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Despite there being a little too much water for this lower beat I had a very enjoyable first ever day of salmon fishing on the Wye. Nathan the Ghillie was excellent, he stayed with me all day and I was grateful for his in-depth knowledge of the water. He also explained the improvements that continue to be made to the beat; if they all happen then this will go from a good beat to an excellent one. I had one salmon grab my spinner but unfortunately it didn't stick. There are some good looking fly stretches and I hope to be able to fish them at a suitable water height in the future.
I will certainly return to this beat and the river Wye

Bright and sunny day but with a chill wind. Sporadic hatches of March Browns mostly in the morning. 18 trout caught with largest 1 1/4Ibs. Trout were caught on PTNs, March Browns and Parachute Adams. Great day's fishing in a lovely setting.

18 Trout

No Salmon seen or caught. An enjoyable day nevertheless. What's happened to the 3 for 2 offer on this beat?

A bright day, warm in the sun, but with a chill Easterly wind, made for difficult fishing. Fish were rising, but neither the duo nor spiders could tempt them. A fellow angler had no luck with March Browns. The day was saved almost at the last cast with a 7" fish taken on point by a Hare's Lug #14.

1 Trout

River at good fishable height and clear. WT 9C. Weather dry, sun and high cloud. AT 10C rising to 16C in afternoon. Fished from 11.30am until 4.15pm. March Brown hatches from 12.45pm - short and intense. Also olives hatching until 3.30pm. Had 8 trout with the best two @ 1lb 14oz each. Dry March Brown and Parachute Adams, Baetis nymph and Waterhen Bloa all caught fish. A very pleasant day.

8 Trout

Upon arrival everything looked quiet but as the temperature climbed the odd fish took something off the surface.
At the top of the beat fish were rising steadily to large olives. Sadly most were on the far side of the river and beyond reach. A couple of splashy risers were missed partly due to incompetence, incorrect fly pattern and drag.
5 fish missed, 2 hooked. A fascinating day in lovely conditions with the final score well in the fishes favour.

2 Trout

Beautiful day to be out on the river but slow fishing. Pleased to catch and return two fish of 10 & 12"on a GBHE nymph and dry March Brown imitation. Short March Brown rise got the fish going at about 12.30 but otherwise they showed little interest in the sporadic rises of smaller fly.

2 Trout

Just like to take time and thank Terry for all his help, Whitney Court should be an example for all other Wye and Usk beats! Happy to say had 14lb springer its been in a few weeks little colour, spinning,

1 Salmon

Great hatch over midday of fine sunny day - caught a fine 12 in brown on a small klinkhammer.

1 Trout

I took advantage of the sunshine and lower than recent river level to wet a line. Started at 4:30 pm and left at 6pm, having fished a few pools from the weir back to the bridge. Caught a nice brown mid way along on a gold head nymph fished duo. No other takes and no fish seen rising. Still a very pleasant hour or so which was better than not being there!

1 Trout