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The beat was in perfect conditions for salmon on upper wye. It was after very heavy rain and a falling river which was at perfect low medium height and water visibility great. I never saw a single salmon splash, and cast the fly on the entire beat twice. Changed flies and tips and covered the water well. When I had any black variant fly on there were stretches of water in which an abundance of trout. On a small stoats tail fly I had 5 trout from 1/2 lb up to a lovely estimated 1 1/2 lb trout on one stretch. However the lack of salmon signs was concerning in these perfect conditions.

5 Trout

Following late afternoon behind Gordon & Joe after them cleaning up the river of salmon was never going to make my day!

Rivers too swollen to fish. Will try again next year!

4 Trout, 1 Other

6 Trout

2 Trout

Large Chub caught on nymph, small trout and a couple of Dace. Water crystal clear.

1 Trout, 1 Chub, 2 Other

Dour day, continual rain and blustery cool breeze. No hatch or rising fish and couldnt tempt any with nymph

River at 9" Tried the low water spots and moved a fish to the sunray in the Spring pool gutter. Fish came twice to the sunray, but wouldn't look at a wet fly.