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Water in perfect condition - falling and clearing - but sadly, no salmon caught, seen or heard. Did see goosander, cormorant and an otter though.

First time at Aberbaiden for me. A somewhat difficult beat I felt. The top pool is good but the rest of the beat is relatively inaccessible. The other bank has better access. A warm, cloudy and later thundery day in May. You might expect some good hatches and sport. But it never properly switched on. There were trickle hatches of olives and from about 5pm some mayfly but there were no rises, or very few. Nymphs and spiders brought no response either. I am resisting the obvious conclusion it was all my own fault.

5 Trout

River in great condition - clearing and falling, after a decent spate. Sadly, no salmon - none seen, heard or touched. Where are they?

2 Trout

Difficult conditions with a wind that came from any and all directions and was quite gusty at times. Fish were rising all day and taking sub-surface emergers, apparently. Sporadic hatches of sulphur yellows throughout the day; a few mayfly, and a noontide grannom or two.

Lots to look at with dippers,plovers, kingfishers, flycatchers, sand martins and swifts in good numbers

One BT to a size 12 grouse and yellow

1 Trout

Caught one beautiful 2 1/2lb trout at about 6pm, on a SBJ with wings. A decent fisherman would have caught many more, as there was a good evening rise... River obviously very low.

1 Trout

1 Trout

Three brown trout taken on wet fly fished down-and-across. Difficult conditions with a gusty downstream wind and bright sunshine but the trout-spey did the business

Lovely fishery

3 Trout

River in excellent condition and plenty of fly life (grannom) about. Patrick and Sarah Lloyd had 4 wbt between them, best 1 1/4lbs, all on small dry fly.

4 Trout