Feedback & Reports

3 hours fishing around noon. Plenty of sunshine, temperatures was over 20 degrees in mid September! Tricky cast was required due to the over grown branch of tree and heavy bush on both side bank. River bed and stone were covered by weed, this was another cause of trouble...I caught 3 Grayling under the trees.

3 Grayling

4 Grayling

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

11 x grayling 8-13 inches, 3 x trout 6-12 inches, nymphs with French leader. Nothing much to do with the dry fly rod this afternoon - virtually no rises.

3 Trout, 11 Grayling

All fish caught on New Zealand dropper.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

Grabbed a few hours this evening and the river higher than a few days ago. Such a beautiful beat. 3 decent size Grayling caught on a ptn, larger one (of course) lost to a dodgey knot.

3 Grayling

Stayed upstream - house very busy. Lovely balmy evening, river pretty low and banks very overgrown in places. Found the fish eventually on a ptn

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

2 Trout

1 Trout

The Lugg has not fished well this season (no, let me rephrase that, I have not done well on the Lugg this season). That said, I was expecting more from Lyepole; which invariably produces, even on those dog days of summer. Not much to report. My "other" was a specimen minnow; which picked the nymph off the bottom, as I was checking my phone to see how the golfer I had backed in The Open was getting on (placed at 200/1)
I agree with Oliver Birch, this beat needs a trim. You should take note of this observation, as it comes from a man who knows a thing or two about trimming; I have my hair cut twice a year, whether it needs cutting or not. You might also like to re-think the premium pricing for this beat as, with the Cottage occupied, as it invariably is, there is not a fat lot to go at downstream. I accept that it is the owner, and not Wye & Usk, that sets the ticket price but, the paucity of bookings this season suggests that I am not the only one who thinks this way
Stopped of at one of our club beats on the way home where, with the exception of the minnow, I duplicated my Lyepole catch

4 Trout, 2 Grayling, 1 Other