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The river was pretty low and crystal clear, along with bright sun making tricky conditions. Clearly plenty of fish in the beat when seen rising. Lots of Mayfly about, although fish only rose extensively for about an hour (very tricky to tempt and super spooky too) and the river seemed to go 'dead' toward the evening (it got very cool). Two trout lost right at the net! A great day had never the less. This beat is vast and very pretty. It contains a great variety of water in both open and wooded areas with good access all the way along.

Water around 2' on the gauge the day before. Water cleared well through the day having started cloudy. But very bright and a lot of canoes. No salmon seen but a nice piece of water that seemed to fish okay despite relatively high water.

Fished for about 2 hours this evening. Managed to hook one fish but it got off in some roots. Lots of midges in evidence but few rises.

I started fishing the stones around 6.00am and worked all the way down to the Upper lines with out a touch. The canoes started to arrive so I gave up for a few hours. In the afternoon started again in the stones and make my way down, when I reached the Gabions a lovely 23lb decide to take the fly, second cast after releasing the fish I was in again in the upper lines, a good 20 minutes fight before it came off (probably a large fish). Thanks to the Wye and Usk foundation for all the information provided.

1 Salmon

A fantastic day, Olives and March Browns hatching, also a fall of black gnats when it warmed up around lunch time.
Saw some good fish moving, could not fool them all. Small CDC Emerger type flies and CDC and Elk worked on the rising fish I spotted.

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Very difficult access along most of lower beat and wading definitely required a wading stick. Non the less enjoyable day 3 fish lost and one 10 inch WBT landed and returned safely.

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Another amazing few hours at Ashford House today. I arrived at 10am and the river looked like hot chocolate so on went the tungsten Pheasant Tail. The second cast produced a fine 1lb BT and so it went on until 2pm when I packed up and went home. The largest landed was around 1.5lb (taken). I also witnessed an otter splashing around in the head of the same pool I was fishing (amazing). Fortunately I did better than him! Then the usual fly past from the Hercules C130 at about 20 feet, great place!

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Fish taken @ 18.30 hrs on devon minnow red & yellow.
Hen fish of 36ins in length and had been in the river system for a while but a was in good condition, it was returned without any problems.
PS The free net was brilliant.

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Was only a matter of time! Arrived at 10.30, river tinge of colour, looking great.
Started in the Rock pool, saw 2 fish move around lunch time, tried but they didn't oblige. Fished the Bridge pool, had lunch went back to The Rocks, BINGO, 15lbs of silver on home tied Allys/flamethrower double on slow sink tip. More fish seen after.
TIP; give up any DIY this weekend go fishing for Salmon!

ps. Trout anglers 'Mayfly have started'

1 Salmon