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

A successful day. In the morning an 11lb salmon from Crib Hole and in the afternoon a 20lb fish from just above the hut. The latter took forty five minutes to persuade into the net! Both were on a 1.5inch yellow and black tube fly on a sinking tip attached to an intermediate line. A 20lbs Springer on a fly - a deathbed memory.

2 Salmon

R B took an 8lb fresh salmon with sea lice. Caught at 2.45pm on a yellow belly Devon minnow. M H assisted with the landing.

1 Salmon

Water looked great height and colour, enjoyed fishing around the cribs by the hut with spinner and minnows in the morning. A long run below the bridge near the bottom of the beat looked good but perhaps too high and fast to fish properly? Returned to fishing the deep water around upper cribs which looked really fishy and flyfishing from the cribs was ok lengthening line and moving to the next and a trout took a 2" copper tube and that was it all day, no other fish seen. Do take a landing net, its very deep most of right bank and it would be difficult to land a fish in many places without one. Enjoyable day out fishing a good beat. Thank you.

1 Trout

A Siberian like day at Caradoc. Wind chill down to -11 making spinning for long periods impossible. The beauty of Caradoc being drivable was regular fresh brews in the shelter of the vehicle.
Still a stunning day and managed 3 trout and 2 well mended kelts. So many kelts in the river this year. No sign of fresh fish. River gone quiet for now.

3 Trout, 2 Other

First time fishing Caradoc. Nice long beat with some nice fly water. Saw a few kelts jumping during the day and one well mended kelt of 9-10lb landed on a black and yellow tube. No sign of any Springers.

1 Other

No salmon caught - a couple of Kelts moving. Met 2 other Guys after Salmon - seemed they had more patience than me as they stayed after I left to go and watch the Rugby ! I hope they had some luck.

Started at first light in zero degrees in the deep water at the top end of the beat. Caught barbel of 6-12 and 7-10 in the morning, on pellets. No action in the afternoon, but the sunny weather more than compensated.

Arrived again to find the river pushing through hard and the colour of chocolate - it rose 2 foot whilst we were there! Only 3 barbel caught by CW (I blanked again!) all on pellet in a very short feeding spell at dusk.
One day, Caradoc will be kind to us....

Rod 1 - 4 Barbel 7-8lb.
Rod 2 - 2 Barbel 7lb, 3 Chub.