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Blank except for incidental trout. At 1 foot 4 inches, the river seemed just a tad high for the fly, but, full of confidence for some reason, I put in a few hours with a sink tip and tube, then a full sinker, and finally the spinning rod...but no cigar. Just one salmon seen moving, late afternoon in the Vanstone Pool. A rod fishing the right hand bank had a fish, however, and also apparently had a close encounter with a pike which chased a Toby until it crashed into his waders. Rather him than me.

Cold day - No fish taken or seen. Fished 11am-2pm

1 x Rainbow taken on a black & red Mepps spinner. Very cold and water quite low.

1 Trout

No fish taken but nice day. No fish rising.

Tried fly and sinking line for a while but water conditions against. 2nd cast with a silver Toby from the bottom of the Island run (first place you can get in to the water) bought a small fresh salmon about 27". Saw a huge pike too, that took my spinner away for inspection practically at the rod tip!

1 Salmon

Fished the NE shore in the morning in a light breeze. Two small rainbows of 1lb or less on Cats Whisker - both returned. Wind increased at lunch time continued fishing with spinner. Three rainbows from 1.5lb to 2.5 lb caught and kept. Moved across to SE shore p.m. with no further luck. Morning spent in splendid isolation in tranquil venue.

Two fish today from the Wyebank and Courtfield, Home Fishery on Flying C between 12.30pm and 1.30pm. 25lb cock and 18lb hen. 25 pounder from Alder pool opposite where Rene Alleyne had 22 pounder from Wyebank and Courtfield, Courtfield Fishery yesterday. 18 pounder from above the Pumping Station pool. Water fantastic and air temperature warming up at lunchtime after light snow flurry on the Forest hills this morning.

2 Salmon

Water continues to settle and clear beautifully. Marginally warmer than last week (though colder than the weekend) and with some flies hatching it felt like I was in with a chance. Stopped when canoes came down in force.

14.00pm to 18.30pm. River in excellent condition and slightly overcast sky. 2 Salmon, approx 10 and 12lbs plus 1 kelt in poor condition of approx 30in. All fish released in water without netting. The 2 salmon I suspect of group moving upstream as each area both caught I had each covered extensivly only half hour previously. 12lber from just above Little Willow below steel steps and 10lber upstream 1hr later from middle of Leggs Meadow. Both salmon on quite large black/yellow flying c.
Kelt from shallow eddy in wooded section on small Rapala plug followed in and took right under rod tip! I think that is 4 salmon today from Don Macer-Wright waters. Large springers around with these smaller fish also. No surface activity seen.

2 Salmon, 1 Other

A fishless but enjoyable day. It felt like the water was still a few inches too high and all the 4 fish seen appeared to be travelling. The beat has some 1st class fly water, plenty of holding water and has obvious potential. There is more than enough water to keep 4 rods entertained for a day. Wading the salmon rock under the shadow of the Severn Sisters was a stunning experience.