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Lost 1 fish

Well a good day was had by DH and myself, the former catching a record 35 fish, mostly trout to 1 1/2lb. I caught my second Wye salmon of the week! This was a 12lb hen fish. She was a little thin and with some colour. She need some oxygenation before swimming off.

The split second she took my fly I slipped and fell in! Just what you want.... When trying to put her back in the water, I had become entangled with my line and it tripped me up, and I fell in again, this time whilst holding a salmon!! Only after when I went to retrieve my rod did I notice that the tripping incident had snapped my rod in two sections..... s**t...

1 Salmon, 2 Trout

Fantastic day. Cool and overcast. Hatch at 5pm. 25 trout around 10oz with 5 at 1.5 -2lb.
Didn't fish for salmon as have tennis elbow.

30 Trout, 1 Grayling, 2 Other

1ft 3"...perfect for the lower half of the beat. Salmon showed in the 3 best taking lies, but were not reading the script.... this is story of my season on the Wye this year

Low water and no fish. However, enjoyable day and very well looked after by Jonathan who persuaded me to invest in further tackle and hence visit to sport fish following. Has he shares in business?? Great to be fishing close to home and will be back very shortly.

Blazing hot day, the beat looking stunning. Chunky coloured fish leaping rolling in the Rectory Pool a few times, covered it and changed flies 3 times, could not tempt it. More exploring today checking out the RHB too, puts a whole new perspective on it. Until the next time.

1 Trout

My first time on The Rectory beat and following all the water last week my hopes were high. Gauge was at 1'2" with good clarity. Quite breezy at times. Alas it was not to be. Fished Island, Rock, Tail, Bridge, Mill, Rectory neck with not even a fish showing. Went back to Rock at 7.30pm to see if an evening session might change things. Unfortunately not although a big fish, twenty pounds ?, jumped about 10 yards from me as I worked down the tail. Salmon fishing huh? On to Penpont now to hopefully have more success.

I caught 15 trout , mainly around the 10oz size but with one at 1lb and one at 2lb. There were 2 grayling, one to 1lb. One lovely salmon parr. All returned all caught with a copper brass headed nymph. Saw 2 salmon each leaped twice. A good day.

15 Trout, 2 Grayling, 1 Other

A very good day was had all in all. DH had a bumper occasion with 18 fish to 2lb. I fished for salmon all day but only managed 4 trout to 1lb. The day to be here was Tuesday when the water was perfect. Sadly some of us have to work! The wind was our biggest problem today being gusty and coming from every direction.

Very little sign of life at The Rock.

4 Trout

3 fish for Mile Timmis and one for Steve Habershon, 8, 10, 10, 16 all on fly from Rock Pool

4 Salmon