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First time on this beat 7 grayling all small lots of rises first 6 on an Adam’s and last one on a nymph

7 Grayling

Had the first 6 on a dry and the last one on a nymph all small fish

7 Grayling

1 angler.
Caught throughout the day with a rotation of 14mm halibut pellets and luncheon meat.
Barbel ranges from 8.5lb to 5lb, Chub mostly about 3lb with one stand out at 5lb
Steady flow, although low, with some colour in water.

8 Barbel, 6 Chub

River low and clear and in need of rain. Had to search out a few swims before catching a barbel.

1 Barbel, 5 Chub

Another tough day for the barbel, rain needed to induce them it’s the time of year to feed. Fish from both the top, middle and bottom of the length.

10 Barbel, 25 Chub

River low and clear, but reasonable pace. Bites hard to come by but a really satisfying day in the end. Look forward to coming back when there's 6' more water!

7 Barbel, 7 Chub

I hadn't fished Lyepole for several years and concur with other reports that the beat could do with a little maintenance. It wasn't just the stiles; many of the best places to fish (and there weren't as many as usual because of the extremely low levels) are in need of a branch or two removed.
Still, it was great to be back in the Lugg valley and fishing in what seemed to be a very healthy river. Every stoned turned revealed large numbers of gammarus and various other inverts. We ended with 19 grayling between us (2 anglers) up to 1lb 5oz (14") and 3 out-of-season trout. Most of the fish came to nymphs with a few on dry.

3 Trout, 19 Grayling, 1 Other

Fishing with streamers and dry flies.

A great day on this fantastic part of the Wye, after a slow start with no bites in the morning the fish switched on in mid afternoon with regular bites to Swimfeeder and pellet,most fish around 5-8 lbs with the highlight being a cracking Barbel of 9 lbs 11 oz.Looking forward to returning here

21 Barbel, 4 Chub