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What a beautiful spot! We caught several small brownies, but failed to land them, they craftily spitting out the not properly taken flies! Lots of flies hatching but the fish not feeding...
Watched a MINK potter along the North bank ... There was a heron fishing off the island and a lot of mallard. Fish beginning to rise a bit as we had to leave for home!(6.30 PM)
A thoroughly enjoyable day in the most beautiful part of the world - thank you Wye and Usk Foundation for making this possible through the Passport system.

7lb salmon on fly this morning and 4 more lost on fly over the past 3 days.

1 Salmon

14lb cock salmon which took a cascade tube fly.

1 Salmon

M.Hudson 10 lbs from Rapids pool,Redbrook. Also 12 lbs to David Bennet from the same pool on 13/5, both taken on F.C.

2 Salmon

1ft 3", Rain and drizzle. Managed to free up some time for a cast. Nothing in tail of Rock, lost one 4th cast in the Mill stream (mid teen and silver). Lost another in the Rectory pool, then had thumping take in the Run from a 3lb brownie! Back up to Mill stream and much lower down the spine than I have ever hooked a salmon before, a silver 18lber took the small brass allies tube. Was cutting it fine to pick up my kids by this stage and horsed it into the net in about 7mins!

Eventful fishing

1 Salmon, 3 Trout

Extremely wet day, river at good height. No rising fish or fly life seen. All fish caught with pheasant tail nymph fished up stream, best would be around a pound all in excellent condition.
First time on the Arrow, good interesting fishing but access could do with improving as some really excellent parts are not fish able even with a 7 foot wand.

7 Trout

Arrived at the river very early to miss the Velathon Road Blocks, so started off with the Salmon Rod, fishing through the main Pools, no joy.
After some Breakfast got the Trout Rod out and had a really good day, taking trout to 15in, but mostly Juvenile Trout about 8in. Also the Grayling were feeding high in the water and one was 17in and very fat, and in perfect condition.
Took fish on Nymphs in the morning, and probably would have caught more if I continued, but it's a pleasure this time of year to fish on the dry and fish were coming up often enough for me to stick with it. As most of the fish were taken very close to the far bank, Duo fishing was ruled out.
Emerging Sedges working well also Light Olive Patterns. The Mayflies have finished up here, not one seen all day.

8 Trout, 4 Grayling

It rained all day with.no obvious hatches, however caught about 3 of an emerger, the rest on weighted nymphs.

10 Trout

River at 0.62m. Hammered down with rain all day. Quite a few uprights hatching including Mayfly, Yellow May Dun, Light Olive and Blue Dun. Trout were taking the latter and a 2lb+ brownie obliged by taking a dry Blue Quill and fought like a demon. Highlight of the day, however, was when an otter popped its head up and gazed at both of us on Rock pool. Left with river rising and colouring.

1 Trout

Fished the top half as I fished the lower section last time. Plenty of insect life but not many fish rising. Some up-winged flies, sedge and the odd mayfly. Caught first fish on ptn nice 8 inch wbt. The second fish was the best at about 10 inches and the third was about 6 inches long the last two fish were taken on a black and peacock spider. Missed several others. The fish seemed to prefer taking their food from just below the surface. A more able fisherman might have made double figures.

3 Trout