Salmon Catches

7:42 pm Ross AC: Weirend 10lbs for Steve Boswell on a Willie Gunn Snaelda

7:45 am Dean & Chapter: (yesterday) 12lbs sea licer for Alex Davies on a fly

2:59 pm Lower Carrots & Luggsmouth: 22½lb cock fish for Sam Jefferson on a FC today. Another very silver fish that went back strongly.

2:22 pm Whitney Court: 26lber for Vic Morrall. Silver Cock fish on a Rapala. (photos to follow)

12:30 pm Ross AC: Belter of a hen fish weighing 23lbs for Jonathan Daniels. Caught on SHFC 9.30am. Weirend beat.

7:27 pm Ingeston: Big fish lost yesterday, 8lbs today for Dave Roberts spinning others seen

1:23 pm Lower Carrots & Luggsmouth: 12lb hen on a single hook FC for Andy Adams today. "Stunning fish".

10:15 am Lower Carrots & Luggsmouth: 15 lb fish for Glyn Cawte reported from yesterday (24th) on a Flying C.

6:26 am Whitney Court: Mid teens Salmon from beat 3 on 4" shad for Ralph Hanraads yesterday.

5:15 pm Llanstephan gauge 2'4" and 1'4" at Brecon. Parts of upper Wye and certain other beats above Hereford just fishable this pm. Quite a lot of the Usk should fish too BUT.....there's a bit of rain about hopefully not enough to change anything.

8:19 am Top of Llanstephan gauge now visible! relieved to find it s still there , although it has turned a bit anticlockwise. Forecast is for a drier warm spell . Parts of Usk probably fishable

8:27 am Its actually dropping now but yet more rain today will surely push it up again ...THEN we are in for a drier spell and perhaps later next week someone will get to wet a line

7:23 am Even more rain today and tomorrow, rivers higher than ever, will take a while to subside when it stops.

7:39 am .......and more rain: perhaps an even bigger rise on the way

8:31 am Today both rivers rising and yet more rain to come during the week especially Tuesday

12:57 pm Bigsweir: late report of teen sized fish taken on opening day

9:11 am Both rivers high but steady. This is too high for fishing the Wye but any further drop may bring high water beats up river on the Usk just into fishable height. Its fly only on the Usk in the Spring......But its going to rain again!

7:35 am Rivers dropping everywhere but the Elan has overtopped and will slow the rate of fall on the Wye
15.00 pm looks like its coming up again at Pant Mawr...

8:05 am Both rivers high and coloured after heavy overnight rain.

7:30 pm Backney: Decent fish lost at the net for Keith Maddox today, other fish seen.

6:32 pm Rectory: Jonathan Joseph out fishing for grayling landed a 7lbs kelt on #18 Beadhead and 3wt rod. Great skill ! Please see angler catches blog for photo

5:47 pm Wyebank: 20lb+ fish for Don Macer-Wright on a single hooked flying C. Perfect release.

5:25 pm Courtfield: 18 pounder early this morning for Don Macer-Wright. The fish took a black and silver FC.

4:37 pm Both rivers rose by over 1ft overnight and were carrying some colour. The upper/middle Usk should be fishable now while the upper Wye is dropping and clearing. Wye beats upstream of Hereford should be fishing tomorrow but more rain is forecast later in the afternoon/evening.

5:47 pm Coedithiel: 31lb on red and silver single hooked flying C for Nathan Jubb. First thing this morning and looks to have won the Pol Roger. If so it will be a worthy winner.