Feedback & Reports

Being two years since I last fished Lyepole I was not sure how I would find the beat after the summer drought. I’m pleased to say the fish stocks seem healthy with Graying from 3inches too one and a half pounds and plenty of small oos trout which were all returned quickly. The river is still low and clear and in need of heavy winter rains

11 Trout, 14 Grayling

2 of us tried trotting for grayling for the first time. 16 grayling to the net and 3 oos trout. It's a lovely beat with fantastic scenery.

3 Trout, 16 Grayling

Two rods. Most grayling caught on nymphs except 4 on drys.

17 Grayling

A quick morning session, 9-12. Grayling taking dries first thing, yes please. Switched to nymphs for the second half of the session when the hatch finished. A great session considering how low the water was.

2 Trout, 11 Grayling

A slow morning, but the fishing picked up after lunch. Tight line nymphing and dry fly were equally successful.

6 Trout, 7 Grayling

First time fishing the lugg at lyepole , although I have visited the area before, it didn't disappoint.
Even with low water conditions there were abundant amounts of fish about and the scenery is beautiful. The comments about styles etc are correct and the beat could do with some TLC but the river more than makes up for that. Will definitely be back .

2 Trout, 18 Grayling

I have been a bit disparaging about the downstream half of this beat in the past. Thinking about it, this was probably as much due to my rushing through it, having spent too much time on the upper beat in the morning, than any reflection of the water itself. Also, if I catch a few fish in the morning, my concentration tends to waiver in the afternoon. This being the case, I decided to reverse the order today, fishing the downstream half of the beat first

As a previous correspondent indicated, at these low levels, there is not much water to go at, and I only fished around half a dozen runs during the morning. However, I spent longer in each run, and was pleasantly surprised with the results this produced, often picking up 3 or 4 Grayling long after I would normally have moved off the run. A dozen plus Grayling and one Trout, all on a nymph, before moving to the upper half of the beat after lunch. A similar catch from the upper half of the beat, a few more Grayling than in the morning (but this included some very small fish) and 3 Trout. Again, I only fished around half a dozen runs, sitting on the run usually produced good results

There were a few fish rising by mid afternoon, but I had had enough by then; with the prospect of my lovely wife's Lamb Casserole, in red wine sauce, with Mediterranean herbs and Dauphinoise potatoes and a bottle of Shiraz, more alluring than a few more fish

4 Trout, 30 Grayling

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. The return doesn't include the number number of baby 3" grayling caught, which must have added up to over 35.

3 Trout, 19 Grayling, 1 Other

Fished the upper end of beat. Fish caught in run off pools of faster water.
Biggest grayling was 13oz.
I shall certainly return in the winter when bankside vegetation has died back.

4 Trout, 5 Grayling

10 grayling
Nice fish in good condition
No trout seen
Low water
Fish in top section of deeper pools where oxygenated water runs in
All to Bead head nymphs

10 Grayling