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Good conditions Wed evening river back down and reasonably clear. Mr Knapman had a first sea trout and a friend caught one too, school peel under a lb. Try as I might just could not touch a thing although one was caught on my rod! My purple patch with the salmon is holding out though, fished lower Exe for a few hours yesterday afternoon and returned an 8lb fish on fly a bit stale but very welcome!

Been to Slovenia, sadly not fishing though one road trip enabled a stop by a bridge over the Soca and did the old peep over and saw the biggest trout I've ever seen, more like spotting a salmon in the Lyn! Beautiful clear green water but a bit cold for swimming, despite the 35 degree heat! Back to the little old Axe last night, which was clear despite the regular showers and quickly back into the routine of losing fish. One good pull and one hooked for a while and then off! Driving me knuts doing nothing different from the beginning of the season landed first 10 now last 4 all off! Fair bit of rain overnight in Lyme, should think some colour got into it by now. Anyone seen it today?