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Wow! What a day! My (Karen's) first salmon after four long years of trying. A slightly coloured hen that Dave estimated to be 11 - 12lbs. I didn't know they could fight that hard! It was hooked in Armies Pool on a size 10 fly tied by Dave that was a based on a Tail Fire Shrimp. She was released in the water by Dave and she went away strongly. The river seemed steady from yesterday with the water at around a foot on the gauge.
Throughout the day we were tempted away from salmon fishing by some rising grayling and we had one each on dry flies weighing around 1lb each.
After thinking that salmon were mythical creatures that didn't really exist I am well and truly hooked and will be back next week for more!

1 Salmon, 3 Trout, 2 Grayling

One fish lost in Top planks pool

1 Grayling

5 grayling all about the 10" mark. Four on an olive spider fished as the top dropper in a team of three. The fifth was after switching to dry fly and came to a grey duster.

5 Grayling

Although a stunning early autumn day there were tricky conditions - bright blue skies and a brisk upstream wind. Dropped by the evening but then a low angled October sun directly in my back and into salmo's eyes. would imagine this fishes best at around 1'9". No fish touched, caught or seen but a beautiful close to the season.

An interesting day! Fished continental nymph style taking fish every now and again but without ever really getting into the fish. Maybe the grayling haven't shoaled up yet. Shared the beat with two other very nice chaps, one of whom spent an interesting few minutes playing a salmon on his grayling rod!

2 Trout, 4 Grayling, 4 Other

River was too high to fish the dry fly (always my preferred method) had a very enjoyable day nymphing.

1 Trout

Lovely day, fish showing. I will be back

The river was just above 2' on the gauge and slowly dropping when I started fishing but although a satisfactory height for fly fishing, the water was full of silt even though the local streams were running clear. I gather that this is run off from the potato farms upstream - good top soil going to waste. Anyway I didn't have a touch although I did see a resident fish move once.
My wife on the other hand had a very successful day with her watercolour painting!

Lovely beat. One fish lost.

Its lucky I started early today because the river was rising rapidly all morning (it had come up 1 foot by lunchtime!). Gave it a bit of a go in the afternoon but by then it was too coloured and I really only had one spot that was fishable!. all fish caught on nymphs fish under an indictor. Grayling to 12" (most were 11-12") and the trout were all quite small.

5 Trout, 11 Grayling