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River at 1ft 6" and whole beat was fishing. Conditions perfect. The 2 rods fishing during the day had landed one and lost 2. I could only get to river around 5.30 pm and settled in for a evenings fishing. Started on lower half as someone was fishing Rock pool. Nothing in Mill race, Rectory or Rectory pot, but in the run a hard fighting colouring 22lb hen ate the Bann in the middle of the pool and a silver 8.5lb cock came from a lie in amongst the boulders at the tail. In Glangwye I had a strong pull, rod up 2 thumps and off.
Went up to top and settled into the Rock pool, which had been fished hard all day. It was good: 9lb Salmon, 3lb chub, Shad, shad, and finishing with a 14lb salmon with my last cast down in the tail! A fitting conclusion to an exceptional evening.

4 Salmon, 2 Trout, 1 Chub, 2 Other

I have been so unlucky this year.... I love this beat, but on this day it was near dead. No trout to be seen, other than the 'uncatchable' ones around the Llanoberry Pool. No salmon even seen, despite all the water. Caught about 6 salmon parr.
I did see some youths on the other side attempting to fish. I pointed out they were poaching and words were exchanged. They disappeared, but only as far as downstream, where I could not easily reach. They come here often I have no doubt. The beat should be patrolled more, at least on the other side where there is a public footpath leading to it.

Great days fishing, good weather, lovely beat...

2 Barbel, 9 Chub, 1 Other

1 Large Roach along with the above.

6 Barbel, 4 Chub, 1 Other

Two salmon caught today on Rectory beat on the fly. First, late morning. Second, early afternoon. Both fish in the low teens and very fresh. Both carefully returned. My first salmon caught on the Wye! Fantastic day.

2 Salmon

Warm, sunny with slight breeze. Water very clear. Depth 0.535 at Ddol Farm gauge this morning. Wading pretty good as water so clear. No hatch to speak of but various flies around all day. Not as much surface activity as I expected. Used 10' 4wt all day. At times I wanted more weight; at other times I needed less!!
Met the friendly caravan site manager - lovely chap. He's a maggot drowner - please try and convert him. Parking and access is great. Lovely stretch of water but the lowest part of the beat was too "skinny" for me at this depth.
Mixture of fast runs and almost still water.
The deep bits are very deep! 5 WBT all on soft hackle dry to rising fish. Best was 11". All fish in good nick and safely returned.

5 Trout

Bob Rudd caught 15lb cock salmon today at Luggsmouth on Fc

1 Salmon

1 Trout

2 Trout

A little colour still in the water, and a cloudy humid day. A quiet afternoon, ringing the usual changes, and eventually getting one small trout on a weighted nymph. At about 7.30, well before dusk, I suddenly started to catch fish on a duo rig: the dry every time. And in several different access points. 30 mins later it all stopped. No discernable hatch, but I need glasses for everything these days.
As usual with the wild streams access now is problematic. The bank growth in the middle half mile requires that you to get in at the bottom and wade all the way up in chest waders. I walked round in my leaky thigh waders and enjoyed the countryside; putting a fly in the water is only part of the fun!

5 Trout