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Started at 10.30am with one rod trying for a salmon, the other going for trout. No joy with the salmon but a variety of flies kept the trout rising throughout the day with a combined catch of over 30 trout and several oos grayling. Biggest trout was around the 1.75lb mark, with lots over a pound. Emerging olives were the most successful patterns although several fish were also taken on nymph. All fish released.

A beautiful 15lb fresh hen salmon from Bridge pool. Took a carefully presented size 10 Cascade just between the two rocks and gave me a very dour and strong fight. Had a 1.5lb trout from same pool and a strong pull in the Spring pool (Gromain beat) that I am 90% sure was a salmon.

Thanks for your advice and introduction to the Wye - I had no idea it is such a wonderful river and offers such superb fly fishing.

Stephen had 2 in the morning, 17lb from Rock pool on a 1 1/4" tube and 19lb from Ty Mawr on a flying C. I fished in afternoon and added another from the Rock pool on a small shrimp fly, a bar of silver but only 7.5lb. Gave me a surprisingly good scrap for its size and went back strongly. River at 2ft 2" 5ft visibility and dropping very slowly.

Water 1`11" at 0700 dropping to 1`10 at lunch, clearing nicely until the rained arrived early afternoon.
Hooked something heavy on the dangle, but it was off very quickly. Saw nothing.

Fished for 1.5hrs in afternoon catching a 8lb colouring hen from very tail of Gravel Catch on a size 6 Bann shrimp. Saw 2 others running through. River 2ft 3" and 3ft visibility with a bit of Ithon water coming down.

15 trout caught by JR, 10 were around 1/2 to 3/4 of a pound. 2 grayling, one a fine grayling of 2 pounds plus.
TR 4 trout around 1/2 to 3/4 with the largest 1 pound. Size 14 to 16 gold head H/E, PTs 16, wet flies size 12.
One salmon seen. A great days fishing with some good fish lost as well.

River dropping back and now down to 1ft 4" but perfect visibility. Fished with hope for 3hrs in morning but only action was a succession of trout and one greedy smolt.

Arrived to find a warm still morning with fish moving to the grannom. Watched 2 big fish under the bridge for ages moving and feeding. And that was our mistake as a cold north wind sprung up killing the rise. The fish played with us but without a grannom pattern of note it was a struggle for the rest of the day. Most fun was had with wets in the faster water above the bridge with grayling of about 120z doing there best pretending to be huge trout. Caught 10 or so grayling between us and a range of small trout and parr. Only a few to the dry though, despite covering quite a few fish, I think you need to be more exact in your pattern when the weather turns iffy. David fell (again)in to make it more entertaining as well. Interesting beat, river needs a clean out.

First look at this beat lovey water and with the river so low you could see every rock! I fished down through but did not connect with anything but a couple of good trout and a small pike. RP was after the trout and managed to rise many fish without hooking one! Came back for another look on Wednesday and fished most of the morning before it started to snow very heavily, and I could no longer feel my hands!

18lbs from the bend- saw the fish in passing yesterday. Surprisingly fresh and returned safely.