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No salmon, 1 jack pike to a spinner. Heavy weed growth through much of the beat.I saw a few grilse during the evening and gave up when the heavy rain set in.

No salmon caught or seen. Water a nice height for fly fishing, but the clarity was poor, 3 feet by the evening just. Thunder storms kept washing in debis. Would be nice as previous anglers have said if a strimmer could be used on the paths especially to the top pools. Also with such a nice beat why is there no pool names on the map and no information on salmon cathes or lies?

15 Barbel 9 Chub on pellet and boilie.

Turned a good Grilse of about 8lb tight to the middle bridge parrapet in the upper bridge pool to a cascade. Briefly hooked another in the small pot on the left bank just above the lower pool at the bottom of the beat. Tried smaller flies & a mepps all to no avail. The river was in perfect nick about 1ft up. Did not see or contact any other fish.

5 Rainbow on worm.

Hooked a 16lb plus hen salmon just upstream of Rock. Played for nearly 10 mins. Lightly hooked on orange small brass tube, long distance release. 0.65 on Chainbridge gauge with a little colour, a few showers, perfect. Another salmon seen splashing through at narrowing by Rock. Fished also below bridge to Oak/Cables. Fly working well and wadeable at this level.

Blank

Heavy rain on the day limited time on the water but the late afternoon and evening were fine. 5 brown trout caught to 1lb. All returned. More fish took but missed. Size 16 deer hair emerger successful. Only managed to fish about 20% of the water which looks varied & good. Wading very tricky in coloured water - slipped and got wet trying to reach a 2lb+ fish coming clear out of the water to take insects.

19 Barbel and 2 Chub all on boilie. Biggest 9lb. 6 fish lost through cut offs. Landed a few fish with hooks still in them. Certainly a long old walk.

4 rainbow trout - 2 @ 1.5 lbs, 2 @ 3.lbs,
all caught on no. 3 mepp spinner.
Booking office very helpful as usual.