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Lovely day, no fish caught, or seen. Plenty of leaves in the river
Regards Denis

Not the best of days for salmon fishing, totally clear sky and blazing sun - not what you expect at the end of September in Wales - but non the less we got the big rods out and had a go. No salmon seen or touched. One beautiful brown trout of about a pound and a quarter, the other 4 wouldn’t have made a pound together. Still, that’s fishin’!

5 Trout

some of the banks are sheer and dangerous with slippy slidey mud........trees need felling to provide acessable swims

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Very bright. Breathless. 1 wbt early on before the sun burnt the mist away. 2 on for a while and then off. Then just got very bright and tricky. Pulled stumps at 2pm to get back to London.

1 Trout

3 x trout 10-13 inches, 10 x grayling 10-14 inches, Pink Shrimp, Tungsten Hare's Ear, F-Fly. First a cold mist, then a glorious sunny autumn day in what must be our loveliest valley. The fishing was initially rather slow (I started with nymphs due to the cold morning) but perked up when I switched to dry fly mid-afternoon. I met my friend the resident otter twice.

3 Trout, 10 Grayling

Decided after working my last night shift to have another crack at the lovely Lugg beat at Litton , so having meandered around roadworks on the outskirts of Leominster and Pembridge eventually got to Lower Litton farmhouse at one !!!! Lovely weather , sunny, a slight breeze ,and when I got down to the stream , plenty of insect activity , with sedges and upswings in abundance . . . .

Tied on an eighteen Parachute Adams and to be honest no real interest in the first two decent pools and not a touch in the riffley water either . . . . Change fly to tan klinkhammer , and had a savage take of a beautifully marked brownie , about ten inches and tubby too !!!

Next trout Also took the klinkhammer with ferocity , and superbly marked as well , again perhaps ten or eleven inches , things were looking good . However sport slowed down and it seemed that the fish were instantly of the boil and refused several dry patterns , and no interest in nymphs either . . . . .

Had a chill out were the huge old willow straddles the stream , sat there had a smoke and pondered my next move ! On with a larger Adams , seemed to do the trick , nice splashy rise in the broken water , dooooooh !!!, missed him , then the next two in a row , eventually contacting with the fourth fish , scrappy little fighter , of about eight inches . . . .

A fun few hours , and a nice way to spend the afternoon on your Birthday , didn't quite make it to the top end of the beat , as had to get back to the Ponderosa , as "Mrs A "had organised a nice meal at The Riverside Inn , what could be better to finish of a lovely day , three beautifully marked Lugg brownies , followed by some posh nosh at The Riverside with my other half , spot on . . . . . .

3 Trout

great day out. managed 6 nice grayling on dry fly. No trout were seen.

6 Grayling

Arrived at midday with only a short time to fish. River was very clear and there was a good flow. Water marks on the high banks still showing how high the river must have been during the recent rain.

Managed to tempt 4 Grayling but it was difficult fishing. Quite a bit of fly life but didn’t see a rise all afternoon (except at my fly). Usual wildlife spotted and still a great afternoon out in the sunshine despite the difficult conditions. Thanks

4 Grayling

A cool downstream wind blowing, so I knew it would be challenging. My persistence paid off with a fat 17 incher and a couple of 10 inchers.

3 Trout