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Interesting beat with a great variety of water. Started very early and fished the Rock pool very thoroughly for no result only to be shamed by Simon Evans who fished it after me and pulled out 2 fish.
Weather remained awful all day and the river rose quite a bit. I then concentrated on the gravel catch, which is a lovely bit of water and was finally rewarded with a beautiful fresh salmon of aprox 12lb.
Thanks for all the advice and direction Simon.

2 rods fished whole day. River holding at 2ft. 1 very fresh hen fish of around 11lb from Gravel catch around 9.30am. Another strong pull missed in Bridge pool in the morning and a fish lost in the Bridge pool after 20 seconds in the afternoon. 4 shad. Saw four salmon show which is notable as have seen very few in past month or so. Trout were steadily rising all day in the Gravel catch and Bridge flats.

A disappointing day - having arrived at crack of dawn, I did not catch anything apart from 1 Chub. Didn't have a pull or touch from anything resembling a Salmon. Saw one move but nothing. Work intervened at Midday, and I will bet that the fish started to be active late afternoon/ evening.
Met a very nice Gentleman on the beat, and I hope he had some luck as the day wore on!

A disappointing day considering the conditions, but having said that, the top of the river rose during the morning, could this have put the fish off?
However I did have an interesting experience at the top Rock. My line was swinging round nicely as a swan decided to swim over it. The line went tight, the swan jumped and I cursed and wondered how I was going to unhook a swan! The swan then went downstream but the line went upstream. Reality then dawned....
It was not a happy ending because the hook popped out with the fish beaten at my feet. Such is fishing.
I too met a very nice gentleman in the morning!

Manufactured 35 mins on way back from work. With river at 2ft 6" I dipped into the bridge pool. 4th cast right in the neck line pulled away and a bright silver 12lb cock fish was the result. Now had 25mins so moved down rapidly towards the rocks. On the way had a slam take mid river and very strong fish roared around pool, twice having 100 yards of line out. Thought I was into a Wye special and phoned for assistance. Shortly after assistance arrived fish showed for first time and it was only a colouring hen of around 17lb. Landed it just in time to rush back to car and get back in time to pick up kids from creche.

River rising throughout the morning. Nothing seen or felt!

Landed one of 10lb behind stones in Bridge Pool after losing one level with the stones. Both fish took a #8 Bann shrimp.

One fish lost in Rock pool. Lovely beat and will be back.

Booked a day but circumstances limited it to 90mins fishing, but what a 90mins! Contacted 4 fish, missing one, losing 2 and landing a very fresh 18lber. All took a #6 Bann shrimp on sink tip line. River 2ft 6" and 4ft visibility.

Stephen Jaques caught his first Salmon! A lovely fish of around 10lbs - it took a spinner and was returned very carefully. Otherwise just shad and the odd trout to report. A wet day by the end!