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Water .7m and still some colour. One seatrout seen at rock around 3lb. Fished for salmon for 3 hrs from top of beat throuch to woodstream with no takes.
Switched to trout at 12.30pm with immediate success on yellow May dun 14. Continued through to 9.30pm and had another 5 to 1.25lb at tail of Chine Pool.

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Many thanks to beat owner who showed me likely hot-spots where I observed fresh and coloured fish show. No takers thou. Thank you.

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Arrived at 8am, river 0.8m on the gauge, carrying a bit too much colour but still fishable. Two fish in the 18-20lbs class showed just above Rock whilst I was tackling up. Had a lovely day with the 15 footer and saw another 6 fish show whilst running. Most were silver torpedos around the 10lb mark and one red fish around 7-8lbs. Was never close enough to drop fly straight on their noses. No rise to mention, but a half pound brownie (equalling my record fish for this season!) hurled itself at my Conehead Cascade and was safely returned. When I left the river had cleared a little and dropped 3 inches. Prospects for friday and saturday look excellent.

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Might be worth mentioning on the WUF website the proximity of the caravan park.

River 0.7m on gauge slight tint (tidy). Weather awful. squally veering winds made it hard work with the 15 footer. No sign of salmon. A huge variety of uprights hatched between 11 and 2. Dark olives, light olives, may duns and even a couple of mayfy and false march browns . A very localised rise ensued (usual suspects on the flats just above woodstream) Quite difficult to cast to in a gusty downstream wind and just a couple of missed takes.

Fished fly down top run and rock pool for salmon with no luck. Switched to trout rod and had 3 fish on size 12 dark olive above rock and at the chine. Fish 6oz to 1lb. All returned. Water had colour. J had 3 fish between 5 and 6pm, 2 stock fish at 1lb, all returned.

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River quite high, with a fair bit of colour. Wading was quite challenging at this height, and definitely hindered our opportunities; however, there were many good rises after lunch, esp. around 150 mtrs. above the bridge, but most were just out of reach. Saw at least 8 salmon show, most in the first stretch above the bridge. Barry, the owner, was very informative and helpful with advice. No fish caught.

Water 0.74m and coloured. Some trout rising and landed 2 at 3/4lb on dry rough olive size 12 above rock casting upstream. Allowed fly to go below me and a fish of 2lb 3 oz took the fly as it began to skate. Grassed this fish after a 10 min battle.
All fish caught between 12 and 1pm. John concentrated on salmon with no result fishing until 5:30.

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Blank. An interesting morning, though, when I really thought I might be in with a chance at times. Showers had provoked a slight "quick and dirty" rise in the level, although it was falling again by afternoon. One big trout banged into the fly as I was fishing down the top pool. Working through the run leading down to the Chine, a very large, though coloured, salmon showed itself once in front of me, as though excited by the rise in level....but didn't take. Below the bridge, I had a series of half-hearted nudges at the fly by what I think Falkus would have called a Hamlet fish. Stood there trying for him with different angles and different sizes of fly, rested, backed up etc, but he never did make his mind up to have it!

Water 0.63m and clear. Fished through rock and woodstream for salmon with no takes. No fish seen.
11am till 1pm fished the rock downwards with a team of 2 subsurface and landed a fish of 3/4lb. A few rising and reverted to a dry dark olive and landed another of same weight. Both returned.

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