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Enjoyed immensely.

2 Trout

Day 4 on Whitney and river now perfect. Not too coloured and clearing . Level dropping after good rainfall last week, light cloud, gentle westerly, warmer and barometer rising. Started on beat 2 at 10.30 am and fished good fly water from the island down to pump house..not a fish showing. Even the trout ignored fair issue of yellow sallies and mayfly. At 11.50 a large coloured fish rolled in the stream beyond the pump house. This was only the 2nd fish seen in 4 sessions three passes of the fly and a fish was on ..and off. It had taken the fly in the slack a foot from the bank as the line was stripped back very gently. The fly was plucked + sampled quietly a cast later and 2 chucks after that a heavy double take in mid-stream led to a 12 min walk up and down with what felt like a very relaxed hippo, which it may have been as it was unseen until beached. Measured 97 cm long and 52 round c. 22 lbs. It was a fit,fat,fresh cockfish and it went back strong and calm.
Tackle 14'9" Oracle Exp. Abel 10/11, SA DT wet tip and a Glen Tanar tied on a Partridge # 6 gold double. Very pleasing and many thanks to Mr Terry Ward of Whitney Court for advice and help through out 4 days for a mixed party of 6 different rods

1 Salmon

No salmon, but river clearing and weather warm and less windy. 1 resident showing in 3 also very large fish in 5.

1 Trout, 1 Sea Trout

Nil

Water high and dirty. Cold, with strong showers. No salmon seen or taken.

Spun Loxter's bt 5. Fly fished beats 2, 3 and 6. Windy and wet. River quite high and coloured. 1 sea trout 1.5 lbs on a 2" orange + black (returned). No salmon seen.

1 Other

1 Grayling, 1 Other

Fishing salmon lures (flies)but no fish caught. 3 salmon seen jumping at surface.

15lb Hen fish caught on 1 inch cascade. Beat 4. Very fresh fish, in prime condition. Floating line with sinking poly leader. No other rods on river. First Shad but its still early. Red Kite for company.

1 Salmon, 1 Other

Fishing for salmon using lures (flies) and 2 small trout caught and released. 1 good sized salmon (guess 13-15lb based on sight of fish jumping) hooked and played for approximately 10 minutes on heavy spindle fly but lost when hook came out. Suspicion of a second salmon hitting line a couple of minutes later on heavy black, tube fly but on only for a few seconds.

2 Trout