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A very nice place to spend a day and made a great change to the Wye. the river was pretty low and clear but I had 3 smallish Chub (biggest was just over 2lb) and lost two others to snags. Also had a follow from a small pike on a lure but no other interest. Unfortunatly the Barbel didn't come out to play. Would have been a very enjoyable day if I hadn't forgotten my Hiking boots - ended up spending the day in very soggy shoes instead. Will definitely try to make another trip next season (this time with more suitable footwear).

Just to report - I had a 15lb fish to a black and yellow tube yesterday from Wyebank. A coarse angler lost a salmon to halibut pellet yesterday, retrieving scales on his hook, looking at which I think was a kelt as scales are eroded. JC had his first Atlantic salmon this morning est 10lbs from Courtfield, witnessed by RD, barbel fisher and briefly had another one on.

These are I believe the first salmon caught in March here in over a decade.

Some large springers in the mid twenties class and an exceptionally large fish was seen from Legg Meadow some weeks ago by a pike fisherman who reckoned it was as least as big as a 30 pound pike!

3hrs - nothing. Few large Dark Olives about. Saw one fish rise but spooked it.

Mild, cloudy day but river as lovely as ever, fished 11am until 4pm on the gravel catch, bridge pool and the flats. Lost a large WBT in bridge pool, 7 Grayling landed, lovely condition and large in size, best 2lb (my biggest yet!). Many thanks to beat owner and WUF, great day.

A great morning's salmon fishing on Courtfield and JC's first Atlantic salmon. From Detroit and normally at home amongst the steelhead JC's morning started with one jack pike after another until a take from a salmon was followed by a lovely conditioned fresh fish of about 10lbs from between Legg meadow and Wood crib falling to a black and silver flying c on barbless hooks. This was followed by another fish of similar size which shook off and a fish twice the size, probably in the twenties which also got off. These were in the boat pool. I have no doubt had JC been fishing with barbed hooks he would have had two if not three salmon. Fly fishing down Wyebank in the afternoon produced no takers.

An average days fishing, river fast running and clear. One 12in Brownie caught, on a dry, (klinkhammer), two lost. If I wasnt moving to Yorkshire shortly I would certainly return to this one again.

River looked in fine fettle but unfortunately the fishing didn't quite live up to expectation. A few small chub and dace but a couple of nice brownies, 2 grayling and a decent 4lb Chub made the day enjoyable.

A great day. Not starting until 11.30 P. C. and J. F. fly fished down Wyebank with black and yellow tube, no takers but great looking runs and pools. Jim had a pull in the run downstream from the island. Changed over to Courtfield 1.30 and P.C. had a lovely 15lb fish to black and silver flying c after getting through the jack pike, followed by a very well mended kelt and minutes later a big fish on proved to be a fabulous 38.5 inch salmon 24.5 lbs on the Sturdy scale. This was followed by another good kelt. "A great day it was and a superb beat. I will be back."

11 Barbel and 1 Chub all on pellet. Bit of a strange day had 7 barbel by 11.30 and then had liners on nearly every cast up until 4.30. Great end to the season, in three trips I have caught 31 Barbel and 12 Chub, and the winter fishing has been fantastic. Thanks to the WUF for a great season.

Zero return.