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Hooked a 16lb plus hen salmon just upstream of Rock. Played for nearly 10 mins. Lightly hooked on orange small brass tube, long distance release. 0.65 on Chainbridge gauge with a little colour, a few showers, perfect. Another salmon seen splashing through at narrowing by Rock. Fished also below bridge to Oak/Cables. Fly working well and wadeable at this level.

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River 0.7m but weather scorchio. Pub garden was more inviting. Walked the river with mate at 3.30pm. Started fishing shady bits at 5.30pm and continued till 10pm. Not a salmon seen. Barometer dropping and a poor evening rise. In spite of this 4 trout give my fly some hassle on the 15footer. At roughly 2lbs, 11/2lbs, 8oz and 4oz they were slightly outgunned and returned. Enough of this [long?] hot dry Summer let's get on with the fishing!

Fished the top half of the beat without success in the morning, nothing seen. Moved down to the Wood stream and then caught and released a slightly colouring 13 1/2 pound cock fish from the Bridge Stream. Gold Willie Gunn Tube. Good company from the other rods. Could have done with one of them at the net and camera.Water high,but clearing fast.

Arrived at 6.30 to find a rod coming off the next beat with an 18lb bar of silver. River 0.92 on gauge but very fishable. fished hard till 5.30 with no success spinner or fly. Enjoyed andy's company for much of the day. Sorry I missed his fish. back on the river next week. A very enjoyable day. A caravanner made me a lovely cup of tea!

Good size fish hooked under electric cables. At second run she came straight at me, lunched in the air and into overhanging bush. Plenty of slack line tangled and she was off the hook in few seconds. Dirty but clever trick. Don't like clever fish.

None caught.

Fishing as guest of owner.
Nice fly water but judged it too deep to wade comfortably and struggled with single left-hand Spey. No fish seen or touched (to fly or Flying C) so left it to the other rods after lunch and went down to Kemeys. Hooked a strong fish in the rain at about 5 pm on a small tube on sink-tip and after tense, 15-minute fight judged it ready for the Gye net. Drew it over the frame but when I lifted it wouldn't fold and flipped back over the rim leaving the treble embedded in the net mesh. Nice fresh fish of perhaps 8-9lb. Gutted!

Four casts into the day a good fish on but sadly lost . No further enquiries, the heavens opened at 3pm, so retired for an early drink.

Water 0.81m and clearing. Hooked a 12lb fish below the rock at the back of the trunk on single hook barbless red/gold fc. Fish came off at the net, the intention was to return so no bad thing. No salmon showing and no rising trout despite a few flies around.