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2 salmon returned. 15lb cock, slightly coloured at Upper Rocks on brass tube alleys shrimp and a 5lb bright fish on a flying C below The Rock. 0.65 on gauge, perfect height. Retired at 4pm.

Many thanks to WUF and local fisherman Mr Hannon helping us get the most out of the beat. Good day returning 2 on fly to 10lbs.

We arrived at 10.30 to find the river rather coloured but commenced to fish (fly) in the hope that it would fine down later. We had reckoned without what had clearly been heavy rain somewhere in the catchment as in the next three hours the river rose almost a foot and became heavily coloured. After a quick sandwich at 1 o'clock we were faced with a chocolate coloured and still rising river so abandoned ship. Not sure whether this counts as a 'wash-off'?
This was our first visit to this beat but even under the conditions we faced we could see enough to justify another trip under more favourable circumstances.

10lbs silver salmon lost at top of Chine on spinner. Salmon seen at The Barn, Oak [cables] and above 4-5 in total. Fishing from early evening till dark where others had fished just before. A brief struggle...and a straightened hook.

Again very low and suitable for trout only. High wind and lots of leaf drop made fishing impossible. No rises and no takes, so abandoned early evening.

Opted for trout as river very low and clear. Took one fish of 1 lb on 16 tin head pheasant tail nymph and failed to land another of 2lb + as it cleared the water surface and shed the hook.

Hooked a few small chub on an adams 16 dry later, but little or no activity at dusk as temp dropped sharply

Arrived at hut and approached the river via the first slope on Wood Stream. A salmon showed at 7.00am about 30-40 yards below the bridge on the right bank. At summer level the flow below the bridge is not perfect for the fly rod so set up spinning rod to tackle the salmon (and others?).

On previous trips have spotted salmon holding in the deep water along this right bank. Concentrated on the first 150 yards below the bridge, wading whenever possible. Also fished quickly at various points along the rest of the beat. From the bridge down saw a busy mink, several kingfishers and a cormorant. Spent last 1/2 hour of my 3 hours fishing for trout on the fast water at Wood Stream
- 3 small trout caught on nymphs and returned. Seems to be a resident family of 7 gossander near Rock Pool.

Stayed Panty Goitre Farm Cottages ( highly recommended ) on family holiday - took in Monmouth Show and rainy day at Cardiff Bay.

WUF Note: Anyone spotting cormorant, goosander or merganser are requested to record it on the Angling Trust website - http://www.cormorantwatch.org/

3 grilse seen below Chimes beat.
Nil return. Water v low, even after Thursday's torrential rain.

Did not fish 1/8/11 as away for week.

River low and gin clear on 8th making for very hard fishing. Saw one salmon late on at rock but fished for trout throughout. John Phillips also fished. I landed 5 to half pound and John landed 7, biggest three quarters.

Some taken on dry pheasant tail spider size 14 and size 16 olive emerger. Some larger trout active late on but none came to the fly. John had same experience. Need some rain as down to 2 inches today (Friday)

4 brown trout all returned