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Slow day on the Lugg, very few hatches and even fewer rises. All fish taken from slow pools on a black nymph suspended under a clinkhammer, which felt like still water fishing. I tried hard to get a fish from some of the faster runs, but not a touch.

1 Trout, 4 Grayling

4 Trout

Great fun - mostly smaller fish (6 inches) but the best trout was about 12 inches. All taken on dry flies in faster water or near the weed beds halfway down the beat. Will be back again!

7 Trout, 9 Grayling

2 Trout

First time at fly fishing. Chose this beat as I knew from a previous winter grayling session that there were some good clear areas where I could have unimpeded casting. There were a few fish rising to Mayflies and despite my ineptness I managed to catch a brown trout of about 8 inches on a Mayfly imitation. A few others had a good look but didn’t take it down. Looking forward to the next trip.

1 Trout

Beautiful day on a lovely stretch of water. Bright sunshine and a prolific hatch throughout the day. All fish caught on the dry and varied in size from 6" to 10".

1 Trout, 11 Grayling

4 Grayling

3 Grayling

4 Trout

The river was still up a bit following the weekends rain (0.64) on the Byton gauge but there were still some decent swims for trotting maggots. Three small grayling and an out of season brown trout were caught. An enjoyable day on a nice beat even if I didn't manage to catch one of the bigger grayling. Hoping to get one more trip in before the trotting season ends.

1 Trout, 3 Grayling