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Early start before the sun got up fished through the mill stream and then the neck of the Rectory hook the fish just of the rock and it took off down the Rectory pool and I had to follow because it didn’t want to come back up ! Taken on a small Wilkinson shrimp pattern.

1 Salmon

Lovely day back again on my favourite stretch of the Wye - more water than usual and looked fishy
Arrived about 0930 and saw someone else at the top end so started at the middle.

Sadly despite my best efforts no fish seen or caught other than bycatch minuscule brownie near The Rocks
- I blame the weather which was very hot (30 +) but someone else managed a good fish on the same beat
that day so a poor excuse

Wading warning in a couple of spots :
There are a couple of very glassy rocks at the top of the island beat - just below where one usually stands to cover the best bits. Be very careful as slipped twice here this time.
At the top end neck of the Rectory stream it is appealing to wade out but can be difficult to get back against the current.
I have come a cropper here before and nearly did again this time.
Retired to the fishing Hut at about 4pm to listen to Stokesy put the Aussies to the sword so all in all not a bad day
Until next time

1 Trout

14 Trout, 2 Grayling

A couple of hrs after work. One smallish grilse from upper glangwy, another boiled at the fly and missed a third when the knot slipped after it crunched the Sunray, all on a 4" Sunray cast square and let swing in the fast water and stripped in the slower water. Saw 2 fish show in Rectory pool but couldn't interest either.

1 Salmon, 2 Trout

Caught on Fly, by Alex Pearce in the Rock Pool. Estimated size between 12lbs and 15lbs.

1 Salmon

Water at a lovely colour but keeping its height if not rising slightly. Quite a few yellow May's still coming off. Lump of a fish vaulted clean out of the water in the far tail of the Bridge pool. Tomorrow looks promising!

12lb hen salmon caught on a black Francis tube fly. Slightly coloured. Used a floating line with a 10 ft slow sinking polytip. River was high after recent rains, but clearing and decent visibility to around two foot. Fish kept in water to be unhooked and it swam away strongly when released.

1 Salmon

water clearing nicely, will suit the boys who fish next week good luck to them. Nothing caught or seen

Nothing seen or caught another blank day.