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Water was very coloured although a nice height, 1 x Shad, no Salmon seen.

1 Other

wash off

1 Trout

No salmon caught but spent an HR watching the movement of two large fish splashing and moving into the gutters and back into the main pool . The one fish actually came right into the shallow part of the gutters very close into the right hand bank creating huge swirels as it rubbed itself on the rocks . I presume trying to remove lice . Great to watch such a large fish . 4 healthy brown trout caught largest of around 1lb and 3 shad caught . There must of been a showel of them as they were rising everywhere . Very colourful fish and the take is quite aggressive.

4 Trout, 3 Other

Two salmon seen one of which well into its 30 lb bracket huge fish . Both on the lower beat . No salmon caught from me however still a great day chasing the king of fish

4 Trout, 1 Chub

Love the top beats on this section of the Wye and two cracking salmon seen leaping 2or 3 feet out of the water . I think they were on the run . I would say the bigger of the two Hen fish around 26lb and the smaller 15lb .
A couple of trout caught .

2 Trout

no luck today

nice to be out first time this year nothing seen or caught

Another very early start to fish whats left of the water that we’ve had up here but it’s dropping off quickly now.
A couple of trout shortly after first light in the bottom of the beat then went down The Orchard with nothing touched. Gromain rods were fishing the opposite bank so I went back down to the middle and lower catches.
Mid afternoon I had a delicate take in the Chapel compound gutter and after a brief tussle managed to coax the fish into some quieter water just downstream.
A fresh hen, which wasn’t netted and was quickly unhooked after I managed to get a photo. ( not for the first time , almost losing my phone in the process).She didn’t leave the water and went off like a rocket on release.
Caught on a size 8 Metallica fished on a long T11 tip.
No measurement taken but 13lb a fair guesstimate.
I fished almost until twilight so almost 12 hours fishing but worth it for another lovely Wye springer.

1 Salmon, 3 Trout