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Nil return.

A salmon showed in The Lines, but failed to tempt it; our only catch was a chub. Water still a little high to wade all the way down though the V and the Dog Hole. Saw sand martins and a pair of mandarin duck. First time on this beat... a pleasure to fish such classic water.

1 Chub

A strong, cold wind couldn't stop what was a terrific olive hatch during the middle part of the day, with the river coming alive with rising fish in bursts of a few minutes each time. A few grannom tried to put in an appearance but I expect they were as frustrated by the downstream wind as we were.
Despite the conditions we both landed a fair few trout and some OOS grayling. About half took olive patterns and klinkhammers off the top, with the others falling to gold-headed nymphs.
With calmer conditions forecast for the rest of the week, there should be some fun to be had.

20 Trout, 3 Grayling

Started fishing at 9:30 and caught the first fish at around 10:30, a brown trout just over a lb. That was my only fish for the day. My companion caught three rainbows, two were around one and a half lbs but the third was a beauty of between three and four lbs. Wind was light overcast with some sunshine. All fish caught on worm.

4 Trout

17:30h Evening session only. Limited rise to grannom, took a fingerling on a beadhead under a klink just above the bridge
Cold wind suppressed hatch and rise.

1 Trout

Morning 10.50am Viaduct pool.14.5lbs salmon. Fresh bright fish.
Fly - Green highlander 1.5''conehead tube.
Afternoon 3.00pm Cottage Pool salmon. Fresh,sea lice.Spinner.
Weather sunny, but coldish,some wind.Hight 2'6'',river clear.
Foundation's services very good.

2 Salmon

My first time salmon fishing with a guide. I really enjoyed the day but unfortunately did not catch a salmon. I did catch a small brown trout though so at least I didn't blank. I will try again.

1 Trout

Just a couple hours in the afternoon. Bright day, could do with some water up here!! 1 trout brought to the surface (Honddu Dun) , otherwise quiet. Things are warming up at least!

1 Trout

Fished Saturday from 1.30, very little activity. Tried many flies with no success. couple of rises on the drop but small fish. Hatch when it warmed up briefly about 5 but still only couple of pulls.
Sunday, cold and strong downstream wind. Almost no activity seen at all up to Midday. Needs to warm up me thinks, normally this time of year the river is bubbling. Wildlife lovely as ever and Toads spawning in the pools left by dropping river above Cmegeifer.

Just a couple of hours early Sunday morning. Very quiet. One solitary rise and one decent sized fished spotted among tree roots. Fish not in evidence in the pools where you would expect them. Water fairly low.