The river has been in constant flood since February 11. No fishing has been done at all, so it is very hard to judge whether the spring run is well & truly under way yet.
The last few years have seen a significant increase in the spring run, so hopefully this will continue this year. Certainly there will have been very few spring fish taken, & the welcome new rule of one fish only up to May 12 is a welcome one for conservation-minded anglers.
Anglers can continue to fish catch & release if they do kill a fish.
On March 9, the river is still about 2 feet above good spinning height & 3 feet above fly height. Looking at the weather for the coming week, there seems little prospect that much fishing will be done until mid-March.
Whatever about stocks of spring salmon, at 07.00 this morning when I went to check the gauge height on the river - I saw a flight of five white egrets flying up the river in the early morning light . A beautiful sight!