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Good day but river still a little high for the fly. Lot of work going into maintenance of the beat. Thank you to Mick for his helpful guidance. Will certainly book again when river down a bit. Can't wait!

Wonderful fishery! The best kept salmon water on the Wye for me. No jungle warfare thanks to Mick the ghille who has strummed and cleared the pools and made it a much safer place to fish! Thank you for all your hard work and dedication. This is a good model for other fisheries to follow as the steep banks need more secure steps and footholds and ropes and secure stakes to help us up and down.
The fly water was amazing. I was able to chest wade at least 4 of the 11 pools. Saw a salmon show in the Gabions.
Caught a 7 lb pike at the end of the day.

1 Pike

Not a salmon in sight.

Nil return water a little high but clear. No salmon seen.

Great conditions (water level falling, stones at Maddox exposed), little wind and overcast - but no fish. Put spinner through all morning, then fly in the pm. Touched a couple of fish but suspect they were kelts at bottom of Maddox, near RH bank.
Fished The Windmill from LH bank with fly in late pm, right through to Maddox - excellent fly water with shooting head to get the distance.

Water still a little high for fly fishing at 2'5" on the Fownhope gauge, although water clarity was fine. Met Mick the gillie who has carried out some great work on the beat during the close season and he offered some very helpful advice. In the morning JC had a good salmon follow his lure right in to the bank in The V. In the early afternoon CJ hooked a good fish in the neck of the Windmill, only for it to throw the single hook flying C at the net. A strong bright silver fish estimated to be mid teens. No fish landed but a promising start to the season on a glorious spring day.

Sunny, blustery day for first of season. Tried both spinner and fly but no luck - sun out and water high & coloured. Fly fishing well from right bank at Windmill though.

Sadly the rain gods conspired against a last chance. Washed off.

Beat in good condition but water heavily colored and high. No fish showing. Fished Maddox through to the tail of the Vanstone. Still plenty of Canoeists for this time of year.

Water very high and coloured. No fish seen.