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First ever salmon! Caught on a banana fly tied in Sweden, using a switch rod and light skagit line with a 5 foot float/5 foot T11 sink tip.

1 Salmon

Down to the river at 9:45 following a late finish the night before at Holme lacy 4. River up 1m and coloured. Walked the beat only 3 swims fish able very overgrown. Made base at 1st swim vanstone pool. 3 oz feeder wouldn't hold. Fished close in with a 2.5 lead and caught 4 barbel all on robin red pellets. Fished over a bed of hemp under the willow. All barbel caught before the rain started(2pm) then no more bites. Had an eel earlier on as well in the same swim. Plenty of salmon leaping! Largest barbel 8lb on the nose!

Great beat would fish again. Thanks W&U

4 Barbel, 1 Other

Fished the lower part of the beat, river 2' up but dropping slowly throughout the day. Weather was cloudy to start and then rain moved in later. All fish fell to pellet and feeder tactics. Unfortunately the river was pushing through just a little to much to get the float tackle out. Plenty of wildlife to be seen, first time I have seen an otter up close on the Wye, popped up out of the water about 8' away. Beat is still very well maintained, the walk to the end of the fishery seems to take longer every year or maybe it's just me getting old! Did not fish Monday as weather forecast said rain all morning on the 20th and 2 soakings that weekend was enough.

8 Barbel, 25 Chub

Went up for the afternoon with Shaun. Lots of grayling topping throughout the beat, Fly life in abundance, small olives and caddis of different sizes on the water which the grayling were really switch onto. I might have done better with these had I left the salmon rod in the car! Upper Wye should be great for the Tenkara day this weekend.

1 Trout, 9 Grayling

Two freshish cock fish 12/13lb on fly - one each.

2 Salmon, 6 Trout

No Fish

Brilliant day in wonderful location - all fish returned

18 Trout

Had fun day on Lower Longtown thanks. River in nice clean condition. Saw a few shadows in the pool near to where the rivers meet but I could not tempt them. Plenty of little fish rising. I tried several types of fly with no return, thanks for a lovely day.

Fishing was very poor. See review for yesterday.

2 Chub

Very slow day, with only one baby chub caught. Fished both ends of the stretch. The slowest day I have experienced on the Wye in six years. The main theories for the slow fishing are either the fish being turned off by the flood water / waiting to spawn or not being there to catch. I do not know the answer at this stage, but will persevere.