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Chilly downstream wind held things back in the morning. 3 fish on leaded shrimp. 2 others on small green winged mayfly type. Fish rising above bridge after 2pm but not eating anything I had on. Very pleasant day for the first time on the Lugg.
Excellent access and pleasant wading.

5 Trout

Perfect conditions. Not much moving about. No large fish seen. Fish taken were all on dry fly and small.

5 Trout

River was running high and coloured, three fish on and off! On small ptn's ,large olives coming off in periodic spells and a few March Browns.

A beautiful stretch of river in glorious surroundings but on an awful day where the weather was concerned, but stuck it out and was rewarded with 3 trout, 1 landed and an oos grayling est. very close to 2lb fabulous! Thanks very much Wye and Usk! I understand that the cottage on this stretch is available for holiday rental any information would be most appreciated, regards!
WUF Note : The Holiday Cottage is for private use only

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Arrived to a light shower of rain and a stunning rainbow over the beat. Parked up and had a look over the bridge,the river was very high/fast flowing and coloured.But I'd traveled a long way so I put on my waders and walked the beat. The beat was pretty much unfishable,but still a beautiful place to spend a couple of hours.

Drizzle in the morning, brief sunshine in the afternoon and a chill wind. River was slightly coloured but looked fine. Saw perhaps half a dozen upwings come off the water around 1pm, but didn't spot any trout.
Fished nymphs without luck and wrapped up just before 3pm as I started to get a little cold. Despite the chill, a really beautiful spot and always enjoyable to spend a few hours in peace listening to the sounds of the river.
Most exciting moment of the day was while changing flies standing in the tail of the pool just upstream of the bridge. A cormorant that had clearly submerged itself a long way upstream suddenly surfaced a couple metres in front of me and took off in a panic. I nearly had a heart attack.

Ok,if you're reading this hoping for tips and guidance on how to tackle this water them I'm afraid I will be no help whatsoever!
This was my first ever attempt at fly fishing, my companion however is much more experienced than me having been once before. First I'd like to thank the WUF for making the whole experience possible, what a great organisation.
The day was a bright, chilly, very early spring day, the river looked glorious, clear with just a tinge of colour and running through at quite a pace and very cold.
Marc used a pink shrimp looking fly while I opted for a Grayling special and gold headed nymphs, by the end I think I was doing a reasonable impression of someone who knew what they were doing, a very steep learning curve. In all a fabulous day out in a wonderful location but no fish were caught. Maybe next time...

This was my first visit to this beat it is easy to find and parking excellent.
On a very cold morning I failed to catch on the lower half but after stopping for lunch and a hot drink at the car I managed four Grayling on the top half in the afternoon.
All fish caught on weighted nymphs in the deeper pools.
Three fish were around half a pound and one superb fish estimated over two pounds tested my 2 weight rod to the limit!

4 Grayling

Lovely mild day. River running a little high but could see down a couple of feet so not too coloured. No takes or fish seen unfortunately. Enjoyed the beauty of the surroundings though.

Arrived to find the river slightly higher than I anticipated and rising, but we decided to crack on anyway. Stuck at bugging the whole day, first fish was an out of season WBT followed at regular intervals by a few grayling up to 12". All taken on a pink shrimp deep.

1 Trout, 6 Grayling