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William Woods's first salmon 12lb, on spinner in the oxhall pool. Newbridge club water.

1 Salmon

Water improving well after recent floods. Quite a few insects about but few fish rising. 4 fish caught on small nymphs the rest on dries. If a rising fish was targeted it would often take. Successful patterns mayfly duns or hares ear parachute Adams size 14. Very pleasant day.

11 Trout

River at 1.15m dropping steadily but too coloured. Enjoyable day out. Saw just one fish show on Rock. 1 trout around 1.5 lb on 15fter safely returned. River should be perfect tomorrow.

1 Trout

Good fun on a mayfly with several rises and fish hooked and lost. The bottom weir pool, despite it being teeming with flies and mayflies, seemed devoid of fish with nothing rising whatsoever, although on my second approach to it what appeared to be a family of goosanders in the distance where scattering away.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Water level low and clear. Fish easily spooked. Tails and heads of deeper pools most rewarding. Steady mayfly hatch but fish sipping emergers and blue winged olives towards evening. Only managed half the beat in 8hrs fishing.

20 Trout

New beat for me, good access to river but no fly life to speak of. Fished nymphs for trout to 12 inches. Hope to come back later and hope to fish dries as this beat looks full of potential. Fish to 12 inches all returned.

11 Trout

Glorious, weather, glorious river condition, glorious fly hatches of yellow mayfly, big sedges even a spinner fall around 6pm and not a fish moved all day. Nothing caught on extensive nymphing...weird!!!

River too high to wade comfortably, battled it for an hour.

After having day 2 of a 3 day trip rained off I decided to return to the small stream I'd been so impressed with on day 1 (Edw at Aberedw), which looked likely to be the only river in the area unaffected by the rain. It turned out to be a little coloured, but fishing well. I think the extra rain actually helped and there were plenty of fish spread throughout most of the pools, mainly hiding under overhanging branches or alongside the plentiful woody cover. Fished 9.00-18.00 and had about 12 to hand, mainly on large dries - DHE, caddis etc. As with day 1, could've been many more. Lots of insect life about - the river really is very healthy and just packed with young trout feeding aggressively. Had a brilliant day on what is probably the nicest piece of water I've ever seen.

12 Trout

No fish, twenty or so crayfish, hard work.