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Fly & spinning for salmon, but failed to catch any! However a 10-12lb pike took a black flying C at the Corner Tree pool just on the lip of the bankside rocks. Good, strong, health fish, it was returned to the water.
Otherwise, the river was quite high and would we think have fished better with slighly less water and more clarity.

1 Pike

Water still coloured but significantly better than 6 days ago and a lot lower.
One fish, probably a trout on for a couple of seconds on Stones.
Under the guidance of approved WUF Guide Oliver Burch one hen Kelt, 30 inches or a tad bigger caught in the Lines Pool on a black Flying C. One other fish seen jumping.
When the debris is removed, the tree thinning in progress will be a big improvement for wading and access.

1 Other

Fished 1-2" tubes on 12ft T14. 1 Fish showed in the Island during the morning and I got 1 good pull in Maddox at dusk but failed to connect. Water at a good height and visibility about 2ft. Banks drying out and access good.

Very enjoyable day sadly no fishing caught although one salmon showing in lower pool. Water a little high would love to come back and try again.

River level fallen but still coloured elected to repeat last weeks attempt but right bank fly only . Advice given to fish a sinking line. Only option use a fast sinking polytip, success rate 0/0 but overall fishing day 10/10 . Next time?

River still a little high and carrying some colour but definitely fishable.
At least 2 fresh fish of a good size seen in the Vanstone. No interest unfortunately though.

3 Trout

River fast and coloured, about 2/3 of the stones from Maddox to Corner Tree out of the water (just), this was my first time on the beat so I am assuming these form the walkway mentioned in the notes.
Fished a Flying C all day but no luck and nothing seen.
Banks very slippery, take a wading staff even for fishing from the bank.

First visit on the Wye. Initial reaction spinning up the left bank, donated a few flying c to the river, result nil. Decided to fish right bank on the fly 1" black/yellow conehead down the Lines caught a 9" brownie. Came back through again and had a great pull, initially thought I had hooked my first Wye salmon only to find a lovely 20" brownie landed and returned after a quick snap on phone. A great end to a day on the Wye.

2 Trout

No salmon but very nice brownie about a pound from Maddox in the late afternoon. Very pleasant day on a lovely piece of fly water. Much work has been done on the access to the upper parts of the beat. Thank you. Just a shame the parking is now so far from the game fishing beat - Don't forget anything!

1 Trout