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Good to return to this beat, but though the river was in good condition, no fish seen and nothing caught

River in good condition. 1 grayling 1 1/2 lbs safely returned. Czech nymph. Afternoon only.

1 Grayling

Weather was worst than I had hoped for, overcast with squally showers and also pretty cold. The river was low and pretty clear.
When I started at 1130 there was no sign of fly life or rising fish. As the day progressed a light trickle of LDO came off with the odd March Brown. A couple of fish began rising.
Caught a couple of rising fish on Orange and Partridge fished downstream and allowed to dead drift over the fish. Apart from that pretty hard work

2 Trout

Lovely conditioned 19lb hen (weighed in net) from the middle of the Dog Hole. Took a 1.5" black and yellow waddington fished on a sunk line. SD joined me in the afternoon and lost a good fish after a few seconds in the Maddox on a spinner.Saw fish in Corner tree (a very big one), Windmill, Dog hole and V.

River was at 1ft 4" at Fownhope and top of V by fallen willow was too deep and only just got to shore without getting wet. Restarting 10 yards further down I found I could get down rest of V fairly easily, but it got uncomfortably deep again at top of dog hole. I only just got down Dog hole (with barely and inch of freeboard for 1st 20 yards). Would have bailed out if fish hadn't been showing and now glad I tried! Recent clearance has allowed a wading line several yards tighter to the bank to be taken, but even so a couple of inches less water would have made it much more comfortable wade.

Saw my first swallows of year wheeling around in the afternoon and combined with the warm sunshine and heavy showers in the afternoon they dared to suggest spring might finally have arrived.

1 Salmon

2 kelts, had a nice meeting with an Otter

2 Other

Fly fishing, one good pull off the croys above the hut, no other fish seen or touched,

3 Salmon caught
25 lbs
18 lbs
12 lbs
All caught on Flying C
River rising but still low
Water temp 42 F

3 Salmon

No fish today and i saw no fish activity but this is one of the best Wild Fish beats I have fished.

After fishing most of the accessible spots to the bank opposite the ticket machine down as far as the bird hut and the dam area, I managed to bag one fish of around two pounds taken on a diawl bach fished slowly on an intermediate line taken at the dam area. Weather was very cold and windy at times, no fish showing all day.

1 Trout

Late report.Carrots Hereford Friday 12 th.
One of the syndicate members had a fish 32 ins long about 14 lbs from the carrots hole,spinning with a blue and silver devon minnow.7-45pm Friday 12 th.

1 Salmon