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Caught a bright 6lb cock grilse from the Rocks Pool at 9am on a yellow flying C. Water in very good condition nice dropping height and clearing but still weak black tea coloured. Saw another fish below the bridge and had two good knocks as well which didn't stick. Evidently fish moving through. Good day on well kept beat.

Started fishing at 8am (after watching wales beat samoa) with a sinking line and a heavy tube fly. Immediately into a fresh fish of around 8lb which was lost at the net after about 10mins fight in the rock pool. Many fish showing but all went quiet at around 10am. Had to wait until 5pm until the next contact. A good hen fish (returned) taken with a flying condom. A great day on good stretch of river. Thanks Gerry Evans for all the advice. It saved a lot of time and proved productive. I'll certainly fish this beat again

No salmon seen or caught may have been better switching to fly rod for trout.

1 brown trout 1lb landed and returned, two others lost. Fishing very good wading tricky in places. Overall a lovely day..

2 salmon returned. 15lb cock, slightly coloured at Upper Rocks on brass tube alleys shrimp and a 5lb bright fish on a flying C below The Rock. 0.65 on gauge, perfect height. Retired at 4pm.

Many thanks to WUF and local fisherman Mr Hannon helping us get the most out of the beat. Good day returning 2 on fly to 10lbs.

We arrived at 10.30 to find the river rather coloured but commenced to fish (fly) in the hope that it would fine down later. We had reckoned without what had clearly been heavy rain somewhere in the catchment as in the next three hours the river rose almost a foot and became heavily coloured. After a quick sandwich at 1 o'clock we were faced with a chocolate coloured and still rising river so abandoned ship. Not sure whether this counts as a 'wash-off'?
This was our first visit to this beat but even under the conditions we faced we could see enough to justify another trip under more favourable circumstances.

10lbs silver salmon lost at top of Chine on spinner. Salmon seen at The Barn, Oak [cables] and above 4-5 in total. Fishing from early evening till dark where others had fished just before. A brief struggle...and a straightened hook.

Again very low and suitable for trout only. High wind and lots of leaf drop made fishing impossible. No rises and no takes, so abandoned early evening.

Opted for trout as river very low and clear. Took one fish of 1 lb on 16 tin head pheasant tail nymph and failed to land another of 2lb + as it cleared the water surface and shed the hook.

Hooked a few small chub on an adams 16 dry later, but little or no activity at dusk as temp dropped sharply