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Another very hot day with record temperatures forecast. We decided to fish for four hours after sunrise without any success. We returned in early evening to find the river still very low with high water temperature. More successful this time with three barbel each. Floating weed still a big problem but we overcame this by having the rod tips low at water level.

6 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other

Only fished the morning as I was driven from the bank by the weather, it’s the first time I have had to give up fishing in the uk because of the heat! Nice stretch of the river, but didn’t explore the whole beat. Ended up at the orchard area and fished really well despite the heat, which was a pleasant surprise. All fish fell to pellet and were all in pristine condition.

2 Barbel, 6 Chub

Just fished the early morning as didn't fancy the hot weather. Anyway, the chub liked my pellets.

5 Chub

Picked the hottest day of the year to climb the hill and walk to the lucky stones. The heat was overpowering in the afternoon meaning a siesta was taken. Chub were taken during the day but despite trying feeder tactics, trotting and rolling meat the barbel didn't come until the evening when both of us landed one and lost one .Best was 7lb 2oz. One fish lost to a snag and the other to a hook pull at the net. The other was an eel.

2 Barbel, 15 Chub, 1 Other

Fished the bay area-had one mid morning a fish about two pound-then it went dead- a very very hot day. Moved to top end of bay on advice of bailiff and caught x 3 Golden trout on the fly all fish again aver two pound and fought hard.

4 Trout, 3 Other

4 Other

Only fished from 7 pm until 9 pm as daytime temperatures were oppressive.

Action from start to finish with 1 Barbel lost.

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

Another evening on the Lugg - the last this year, the evenings are drawing in already! Again not much surface activity....one pod of rising grayling yielded a nine incher and much more excitement as the rest kept coming and missing the fly....
Last knockings a fish crunched in a streamy run which turned out to be another Lugg beauty - about 8 inches - but that was our lot. Lovely evening to be out though.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Total blank. Very very hot. Swimmers made fishing very tricky. Boat traffic heavy but courteous.

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4 Trout, 6 Other