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Another potential springer day on the Wye colour better than yesterday. Fished beats 1, 5 and 6 gave it a proper crack spinning slow and as low as you dare in the cold fcs rubber shad and devon from high bank beat 5. Got to know the beat but not her Salmon! Thanks to Terry and local rod for the advice, time to go home now sad face.

1 Trout

A cold downstream wind and a trickle of LDO's made for a tricky day. I was determined to concentrate on the dry fly and had an hour window around 2pm when a few fish started showing in the tail of the top pool. Pricked a few and lost a couple to head shakes on a quill bodied emerger, not many to the net but thoroughly enjoyed it.

1 Trout

The river is still very cold. I think the recent snow has set back the river by a week or two. Hopefully it will wake up by Easter.

Water just coming into form dropping and clearing slightly throughout the day. Searched the top half of the beat spinning for a Springer slow and low f/C's and shads. Great beat, superb notes, super fishy.

3 x trout 12-16 inches, Waterhen Bloa, Dark Moorgame, Woodcock and Hare's Lug. Still quite chilly with some snow left lying about (but best if it doesn't melt too fast to avoid the river flooding). Water still high spring level at 1ft 4 inches, running clear.
An extended hatch of large dark olives went on for a couple of hours, but no duns seen being taken on the surface - the dry fly rod seemed to be redundant. However, presumably the emerging nymphs were of some interest, because there were a series of halfhearted takes on spiders, most of which I failed to tighten into. Of the three which did stick, one was a nice fish.

3 Trout

2 Rainbow trout

2 Trout

2 Rainbow trout

3 Trout

Good result for a tricky day. Water very high and cold. Fish were shoaled up tight. Slowly got into them. Will have another go at the start of the season.

5 Barbel