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River in lovely condition and lots of coloured fish bouncing around

09:00 hrs colouring, 10lb hen on an Usk Bug from Dog Hole at Goodrich Court. I think Mick found a stone he hadn't seen before! Quite a day.

1 Salmon

Unfortunately another blank day for us, although Jeannie and I both did see a salmon come up to investigate our flies but neither fish was tempted enough to take them.
Freddy Gray

Many thanks must go to Mick Sutton who put me onto a fish almost straight away. 3lb Grilse from Vanstone stream on a home tied Wotsit fly. A few fish seen but no other takers- heavy canoe traffic all afternoon. Left about 3pm.
I can throughly recommend Mick to anyone who is new to Goodrich - he is a wealth of information about the beat and the Wye. I really enjoyed his company on the bank.

1 Salmon

Plenty of fish seen but nothing caught. Heavy canoe traffic after 10.30 until 4.00 only to be expected at this time of year. We'll try again sometime soon.

A very hot day and the river had a touch of colour to it and on the high side. No fish caught. Fish seen moving through the beat.

No Joy. Fish seen at the head of the "V" and on the bend at the end of Maddox (big one) but just one knock to show for an afternoon / evenings effort on the fly. Fish were grubby brown things so long term residents, and I suspect the fact I couldn't see bottom when wading to just above the knee meant nothing was going to chase a fly it couldn't see.
Happy way to spend my 50th birthday though

River level and colour were good despite the horrendous weather, gale force winds and torrential rain made casting interesting. Had to stop fishing for short periods due to endless canoe traffic. Some sensible but most pay no regard to the fact that you are trying to fish here and just paddle through the pool a little more than a rod length away. No fish caught, or seen all day. A lot of money to pay just to watch canoeists all day.

2 rods fished on Friday 19th August, 1 on fly 1 spinning. Conditions were rainy in the morning and dry and mild in the afternoon.
The river was in great order with plenty of fish showing in the morning and very little canoe activity which was a bonus!
Massive plus for the day was the advice and company of resident ghillie/gilly Mick Sutton. His knowledge of the beat was superb and his stories even better! It was our first time on the beat but will always book him and strongly recommend anyone else to do the same, a really top man with a good nature, and very reasonable priced!
No fish caught but we had a superb day.

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