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Fished with fly and spinner. Nothing seen or touched. Water too high for wading to allow for fishing the fly down most of the favourable areas of the beat.

No fish caught or seen.

1 WBT at 1lb plus 4 smaller. Weather conditions good if a little windy and the river very dark. All caught on nymphs, nothing rising to dry. Saw 2 good splashes from rising salmon on far bank at Alexander stretch below the layby entrance. Good easy fishing here but more difficult above and below this stretch.

5 Trout

One fish on and lost on fly. Another followed my friends spinner twice right to the edge and slashed at it.
Also had a lovely shad on a salmon fly safely returned unharmed.

River very coloured after over night rain but did manage a fish of about a pound on a tungsten headed nymph and a couple more on and off. Lovely stretch of river but unfortunately poor conditions.
PS: Lost my trusted Rohan Pilkington hat down river so on the off chance anyone finds it would very much appreciate its return.

1 Trout

Very windy day, saw 4 big chub, but no other fish.

Fished the lower section of the beat. My favourite of the ones on the Wye and Usk that I've fished - great scenery and a good variety of water to fish. Most of the wading above the footbridge is ok (though the river was lower this year than when I've been before). There is a parking space on the road at the top of this section of the beat. However, cold and windy day made it tricky fishing, though there were a few (small I think) fish rising. One small trout on a spider.

1 Trout

A lovely day out. There weren't a great many flies hatching and it was only later in the day that I started getting takes in the streamy water. It was great fun but I had no fish!

I took a chance with the weather and was reminded what the weather man means when he says "the jet stream has dropped"! Hooked and lost two fish before the down stream blustry wind, driving rain and rising coloured water forced me to leave. First time on this beat which has lots of varied water and will be back for sure on a more settled day.

Little Willow run of Lower Courtfield at 8.30pm, a 12/13lb slightly coloured salmon took a small black/silver single barbless Flying C midstream on a fast shallow retrieve from 45deg upstream. A very active fish, first time experience of salmon leaping several times well clear of water but hook held and fish released in water and swam off fast.

1 Salmon