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Gave it an hour with 1 rod fishing and the other on the shoulder, but by 7am the river was up to 3ft and colouring fast so packed up and went downstream. Fish running through, saw fresh grilse when looking off bridge at the 6.10 start...persuaded us to give it a go, and 3 more in gravel catch when fishing it.

Water at an ideal height and falling BUT chocolate coloured. A couple of fish seen but nothing felt!

2 Trout

Arriving around 4pm, and speaking to some guys who had been fishing, they said the river was dropping and clearing... Tried a few pools and runs, as usual saw a couple moving in the Gravel catch, other wise no action. Good height, water bit too dirty.

Water dropped quickly but that didn't stop Simon Evans from taking a fish after me in the mill stream ! Had one boil at a hitched tube and that was all.

Fished from 7.30am to 9am. Due to height of water (11") I only bothered with the bottom half of the beat and the other rod had beaten me to it and was alreday working down the Rectory pool. Followed him down. First cast into the Mill stream the fly was snatched 11.5lb colouring hen which fought well and rifled away after briefly posing for photo. Tried the neck of rectory and the pool itself (missing a pull) but didn't fish any further as the other rod was now down in Glangwy and it was time to get to work. Saw a few as well, a big coloured salmon showed in the neck of the Rectory and 4 others in the Rectory Pool including a very silver 4-5lb grilse that showed in the fast run into the pool.

1 Salmon

18lb hen salmon at Mill stream with Japanese Lure for Cherry salmon late afternoon when start raining. Coloured but beautiful body.

1 Salmon

Fly fishing using very small doubles on rock pool river low

10.5lb colouring hen from half way down the Rectory pool (never previously caught a salmon here before) on a #10 BSS and 11lb+ coloured hen from 2nd half of Glangwy on a fast fished sunray. Also moved a fish to the sunray in Mill race and pulled a fish on the neck of the Rectory. An eventful 2 hrs fishing!

2 Salmon, 1 Trout

For the most part, it was a dead day on the beat. Next to no rising fish despite some flies hatching. I caught a few small fish but otherwise quite. However, for about 30 minutes, it was all happening.... I was standing in some fast water and several salmon were attempting to run and were leaping all around me. It was then I remembered why I love salmon fishing. It was so exciting! I didn't hook one, but it was fabulous to be there for that.

3 Trout