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Again, the river was very coloured. Lots of rain and sometimes warm blue sky. I saw no fish activity all day, while lots of salmon jumps on the rectory the day before. I caught 2 trouts on cascade tubes.

2 Trout

1 x coloured cock salmon, 28 inches, from Chapel Catch on size 12 Black Pennell fished on the dropper. Again fishing small flies with a switch rod. We wanted rain and boy did we get it this afternoon. It was really pouring, but there came that magic half hour with the level lifted by a few inches, but before the river coloured, which brought a few residents on to the take.

1 Salmon

Plenty of fly on the water but no fish rising. All grayling caught on weighted nymphs in the fast water sections. Several salmon and one eel seen.

3 Grayling

1 coloured salmon 12lbs with lure for Cherry salmon. She had a lot of river rice on her body. I picked away before relieved.

1 Salmon

Short session for a hour or so in the Llangoed rapids. Landed 1lb trout second cast which took the klinkhammer, lost a couple of others.

1 Trout

Both taken in the same pool and both on a spinner. I'd not caught a pike before. It was like being stuck for 5 minutes before I realised it was a fish. The salmon was around 5lbs and I have a photo if you would like a copy.

1 Salmon, 1 Pike

1 Trout

Lovely fresh grilse about 4lb on a small size 12 Usk grub another better fish lost !

1 Salmon

2 salmon hooked and lost , and forecast rain did not arrive ,but still a good day on a fascinating beat.