Nice  12lb fish for Alex Davies from Cadora Backs yesterday on fly making his long trip from Dorset worthwhile.

4lb grilse  for Maurice Hudson at Redbrook yesterday.

8lb fish to John Levick on beat three at Whitney court this morning.

Reports of plenty of 'running' fish below Monmouth but how far can they get I wonder.

Atlantic Salmon Federation News   Friday, July 17, 2015

ASF RIVERNOTES Finds Patterns Emerging in 2015 Salmon Returns ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A wealth of scientific and anecdotal information this week is finding interesting patterns of returns emerging. Read more http://atlanticsalmonfederation.org/rivernotes/ ASF Research Blog - Attending a Fish Telemetry Conference ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF Researchers attended a fish telemetry conference this week and examined a new design of fish counting barrier on the West River-Sheet Harbour. http://asf.ca/research-in-the-field.html Scientists to Study "Rock Snot" Proliferation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A five-year study supported by a $125,000 grant is under way to better understand why Didymo or "Rock Snot" is expanding - and the impact on salmon populations. The Matapedia and Restigouche are central to the study. http://asf.ca/scientist-to-study-why-rock-snot-proliferating.html Funding Announced for PEI Habitat Conservation Projects ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Six projects, including some on PEI salmon rivers, have received new financial support. Read more. http://asf.ca/funding-announced-for-six-new-pei-habitat-conservation-proj.html Investigation Reveals More Illegal Salmon Netting in NL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thirteen untagged Atlantic salmon were found when two ATVs were investigated. Read More - and photo. http://asf.ca/investigation-reveals-illegally-netted-salmon.html