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This beat is very much 'pocket water' with only a few runs and pools however did manage to weedle out a fish and a few takes in surprisingly unlikely places. This must be one of the most isolated beats that WuF manage - ideal if you like solitude!

1 Trout

4 trout in the net 6-9", all on dries. Missed around 6 more, most takes on adams para. Fish were happy to strike at larger flies than I would have expected. Last fish of evening was on a 14 brown mayfly shown in pic and had a brilliant take on a purple haze size 16 in the morning. This beat is fun because the fish are basically textbook. If you drop a fly, drag free in a likely spot, there seemed to be an emphatic take. Good spot for building confidence and having fun.

4 Trout

2 Trout

A great days fishing , dry fly all day and a fair amount of rising fish largely to olives . Largest trout 17 inches .

5 Trout

I bought this permit for one of our party of three anglers, the other two of us are Merthyr AA members. We arrived about 10.30am, a beautiful warm morning , cloudless sky and very light breeze (NE).Fish were rising in the calm water around the weed beds at the southern end, but within half an hour this activity ceased abruptly when the wind freshened a little. Throughout the morning the wiind gradually increased until by 1pm it was quite strong with the odd white crested wave just beginning to appear. It then gradually lessened throughout the rest of the day, until it was a light breeze by late afternoon early evening. But there was no sign of surface feeding fish again except for the occasional splashy take or jumping well out in the middle of the reservoir. We stopped fishing at approx. 7pm.
We fished a variety of common imitative nymph and buzzer patterns on hook sizes 10-14, both weighted and unweighted on leaders down to 3lb b.s. but had no takes. A most enjoyable day out in beautiful surroundings but no contact with the fish. Birds of note, cuckoo and tree pipit.

4 Trout

The sun shines on the righteous?! In that, a bright sunny day, low water and a cold breeze did not deter a prolonged hatch of olives which brought a fabulous head of fish to the top. Many missed, lost etc but had 14 to 15 inches or so. Happy days.

14 Trout

1 Trout

Started fishing the WUF beat of the Lugg at about eleven , having fished a club water further down for an hour , and picked up two crackers on an olive nymph by half ten . . . . . Had some light refreshments , and was itching to get going again . .. . Sunny , clear and blue blue sky , already by eleven some serious insect activity , including some yellow Sallies on the go !!!!!

I did chop and change dry Adams for olive tungsten nymph just to cover the deep pools , although four out of the six fish from the Litton beat were on the Parachute Adams , all between seven and ten inches , great fun , nice confident splashy rises to the fly too , excellent !!!!

Didn't fish the full beat today , and fished this stretch for three hours , spot on. The Lugg brownies are starting to perk up big time , nivoce to see , and the colours of them are superb as always . . . . .

So that rounded off the day nicely , just a few hour s in this peaceful valley , six gorgeous brownies to the net , and four on the Adams , idyllic , back very soon , when the mayfly is in full force !!!!!!,

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