Feedback & Reports

Wonderful day for fishing with cloud cover most of the day. Started off below the wood for 3 chub around 3-4lbs. but was bringing more weed than fish & so moved up above the hut for the afternoon & found a few barbel to 7lbs. Very pleasant afternoon with the occasional company of a gentleman who had made the journey down from Suffolk; When we weren't talking he was catching Barbel...an experienced angler by comparison!

3 Barbel, 3 Chub

12 Barbel

6 Trout

Pellet and feeder tactics. All fish taken through afternoon and evening.
Nice chub of 5.0 lb. (always nice to hit that weight). Barbel 5.5 - 7lb. 3 further lost fish.

6 Barbel, 5 Chub

First time on the Wye. Nice day on a nice beat. No fish taken though 1 lost.

12 Trout

Parked up at Lower Litton Farm at ten , had a chat with the very pleasant lady of the house , then bimbled down to the start of the beat , taking my usual six foot two weight rod , rigged up with a tiny flashback gold head PTN , weather was heavy drizzle and reading 15 degrees when I got out of the truck . . . . .

Nicking the nymph under alders in deceptively deep pools was really fun , and all morning had ferocious hits by fat brownies , that are obviously doing very well up here in the gin clear waters of the infant Lugg !!!!!

The first fish was an absolute cracker , at about ten inches , beautiful Lugg markings , and bright red spots , superb !!!! The potential to this small wild stream is huge , and there are some cracking brownies , lurking in those depths of the deeper pools . . . .

Sport was pretty frantic and fun throughout the five hours it took me to get to the bridge . . . Nine cracking brownies to hand , and five or six slipping the barbless hook , as the Lugg brownies go baserk when hooked !!!!

The fish ranged from seven to twelve inches , all in superb condition , and about two a hatch brought them on the go , and various upwings where evident , once the rain petered out , which was great to see , had a bit of a chill out about half way , just enjoying the little river . . . .

I continued with the tiny flashback nymph , as takes were so confident to it , a superb five hours , with nine gorgeous brownies to hand , and the regular up and down flight of the kingfisher , just a blur of bright colours as it went about its business . . . .

Reached the bridge just before three , there are quite a few trees down along the route , sometimes a bit of an assault course , but keeps you fit , and great cover for brownies too !!!!! After all wild is what they are !!!!! Great fun , back sooooooooon !!!!!!

9 Trout

River still low and fish wary, but an enjoyable day nonetheless

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

7 x grayling 14 - 17 inches, 4 x trout, 6 - 11 inches, Grayling Steel Blue, Grey Duster, Red Tag etc. Dry flies in the rain which drizzled away all morning. Landowner showed me inside the saw mill by the parking place, which was interesting.

4 Trout, 7 Grayling

3 Barbel