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8 trout 5 on nymphs 3 dries to 1.5lbs Very low water

8 Trout

Completing this 1 year later - probaby blanked

Initial rain then fine and sunny 5 dry fly emergers 5 nymphs

10 Trout

3 Trout

A friend suggested that I visit the beat and even though the water was very low, I had a very enjoyable days fishing. Sadly I didn't make contact with a salmon but I did see one very reasonable size fish leap when I was making my way down Chapel Catch.
Reasonable conditions, not too hot, overcast (a few small showers), water had a very slight bit of colour in it but plenty clear enough, water on the low side but I will return once we have had some rain!
One good size brown trout and two small chub took my fly, all quickly and safely returned. Lovely beat and I would recommend it to anyone who hasn't been.

1 Trout, 2 Chub

A really nice part of the lugg, first time I've fished this beat and this far up the Lugg. A bit disappointed how overgrown the beat is rendering many parts unfishable with a fly rod. Water very clear making it hard not to spook fish trying to get into a castable position. I think a good clearing party this winter would transform this beat into something special as there is certainly plenty of trout here!
There's my moan out of the way so onto the fishing! Fished duo for the first half of the beat taking one on my own variant pheasant tail nymph. With a nagging downstream breeze and trying to keep casting low to keep under the tree canopy I took off the nymph and fished a size 14 hares ear klinkhammer I tied the night before. Brought 2 more to hand and loosing 3-4 due to using barbless hooks.
As for flylife there was a few olives and a handful of mayfly. I see two herons and met a really angry duck that was hell bent on trying to keep me away from her nest pretty much disturbing several good pools upstream of me! Found a gill plate off im guessing a large trout that ended up being otter food.
All in all a nice couple of hours away from the real world!

3 Trout

3 Trout

plenty pf fly on water but mainly grayling rising to it, most trout to beadheads a couple to mayfly dry.

10 Trout, 4 Grayling

All returned. Typical mountain weather, low cloud and stong wind. Good day in wild location with wild fish. All under 1LB. Loch style wet flies

8 Trout

One of my favourite days fishing - when I caught nothing! Great river, and 100’s of rising trout - just couldn’t work out what they were feeding on. Tried 4 nymphs and half a dozen dry flies- popping right onto rising trout, big with no result. Had a couple of rises and tugs, just no real connections. Will definitely return, and hope to discover the secret next time.