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Water around 2' on the gauge the day before. Water cleared well through the day having started cloudy. But very bright and a lot of canoes. No salmon seen but a nice piece of water that seemed to fish okay despite relatively high water.

I started fishing the stones around 6.00am and worked all the way down to the Upper lines with out a touch. The canoes started to arrive so I gave up for a few hours. In the afternoon started again in the stones and make my way down, when I reached the Gabions a lovely 23lb decide to take the fly, second cast after releasing the fish I was in again in the upper lines, a good 20 minutes fight before it came off (probably a large fish). Thanks to the Wye and Usk foundation for all the information provided.

1 Salmon

Water slightly coloured with overnite showers. Lost a salmon about 8lb in top of Maddox pool on Flying C. Had fish on for 5 mins or so. Fished on up through with no more salmon seen or showing surprisingly, not even in the Vanstone Pool
Had an enjoyable couple of days salmon fishing will be back soon.
Stayed at the Wyndham Arms in clearwell.

Water quite coloured, couldn't see feet when wading. One convincing pull on the dangle in Maddox, a 2lb trout from mid Vanstone and a 14 inch Shad from Vanstone, almost immediately afterwards! All on copper black and yellow monkey, super-fast sink tip. No salmon sighted otherwise but a lovely bit of fly water nonetheless.

1 Trout, 1 Other

Had a great day however no salmon caught, but we did get a follow from a very big fish at the bottom of Maddox. Good value for money and nice part of the river.

No salmon caught or seen. One chub about 5lb caught on salmon fly which made the heart miss a beat!

1 Chub

1 Trout, 1 Pike

A great beat just a bit to much water running (not helped by the showers). Fished a day and a half. Two salmon moved at Vanstone, 1 x 3/4lb brownie on a BT Rapala from the middle of Maddox and a 6lb pike from The V on a Red Flying C.

1 Trout, 1 Pike

Fished the beat for two days. River rising but not too coloured after heavy rain and some thunder on the monday night. No salmon caught but one seen jumping in Vanstone. Mainly spinning with a little time spent fly fishing. One pike of around 6lb and a brownie around 1.5lb caught. Really liked the beat,especially the tail end of Windmill and Maddox. Stayed at the Hostelrie not far from the beat and it was fantastic. Comfy beds, good local ales and splendid food. Will be back again when the wives allow it!

1 Trout, 1 Pike

River water abt 1'1", colour clearing, 45F. Canoes busy from 10:30-12:00 otherwise quiet. No fish seen or felt. Overgrowen steep clay banks made getting out of some of the pools difficult. Some nice fly water.