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3 Trout

Water low and clear but a fair few fish rising. Managed seven trout to 9 inches and two out of season grayling to 12 inches. Changed tactics throughout the day and caught on various beaded pheasant tail nymphs, cdc emerger and mayfly emerger fished on a french leader on conventional rod and reel with the last two caught on a tenkara rod. Not easy fishing but an enjoyable day on this attractive beat.

7 Trout, 2 Grayling

Very sunny day on the lugg which made foshingbthe stretch that much tougher. Early hatch of mayfly which fish were rising to. Manage just the two between us however. A Trout on a mayfly and a Grayling on a hares ear.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Absolutely stunning day on a glorious beat, river low with bright very warm sun all day.
Arrived late morning, no great hatch going on but a steady trickle of a variety of insects throughout the morning brought up a good number of trout, I managed 3 on small dries before things slowed around lunchtime as the sun was at its strongest. Things picked up again in the evening and I took another nice fish before leaving. Plenty of missed takes and one or two lost fish made for a memorable day's fishing.

4 Trout

All trout taken on a midge dry fly. There was a light breeze.

8 Trout

Plenty of mayflies coming off the river and the trout were taking these. I fished a dry mayfly and managed to rise quite a few but only landed two, 9 and 12 inches

2 Trout

1 Trout

One salmon on the fly lost late morning after playing the fish for 3/4 minutes. Very hot!
A nice Chub taken on the spinner!

1 Chub

Early start, mist soon burnt off to reveal a blue, cloudless sky. Temperature and brightness increased through to midday when it became too uncomfortable for me to fish on. A few fish showing lazily in the bottom of Vanstone early on, no sightings in upper pools. Algae starting to become nuisance. Nil return today but some interest, believed to have come from shad.