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1 Barbel, 1 Chub

First time on this beat. Started with French Leader and heavy nymphs. Water at a good height.50 on the climary gauge. Good access to the river from this bank. 8 good sized Grayling from 14 to 18 inches and 2 oos trout either on the cased caddis or pink shrimp all taken in the fast deeper water with gravelled or shingled bottoms. I think this would be a great dry fly stretch if you get the conditions right on the day.

2 Trout, 8 Grayling

First time on the Lugg, hmm.. ? Low and slow, and the pools were full of debris. Access in the wooded areas is disappointing even though you have prior warning. A frustrating debut drew a blank and left us wondering regarding previous catch reports and what lay in store at Lypole on Sunday.
Oh, AB is demanding his tiny 3 incher be counted in the catch, I said that wouldn't really be right, I take it he was talking about the tiny grayling? The water was quite cold though !

Only fished the afternoon for a few hours, the river was up a few inches from 2wks ago and the pace quicker which can make a lot of different on a shallow stretch like this one, it was also a lot Colder.The extra pace and cold water made it hard fishing .....

1 Trout, 3 Chub

Nothing caught cold spell.

Cows and Shooting. . . . Set off to Sugwas Court on the final day of the trip, parking at to base of the orchard in parking area one. found the venue to be a interesting challenge with a number of event full moments throughout the day. setting off up stream to the top end of the Sugwas stretch we immediately encountered a field of beef cattle. not ideal when carrying rods and bait buckets... on the other side of the field we entered the wooded section where the fishing i would suggest is more suited to the angler well adverse to a good pair of waders. the faster flow was packed with rocky snags and from the bank side in the trees unfortunately difficult to get the desired baiting positions. the water at the time was running low and fast with very little colour so we decided to head back down river to the lower end.
The lower section in the field to the back of the orchard was a superb spot with some really great looking deeper pools. the pegs had been kept well and with great access to the water. as the time went by we moved from swim to swim in hunt of the fish. it was once we were in the middle to lower end of the field (anyone fishing for the first time start here) that we were aware of our large hoofed spectators (who were not originally in the field). if your not overly keen on cattle then I would suggest timing is key when traveling to this venue.
After the crowd has dispersed we where able to better concentrate of the fishing. unfortunately between the two of us we were unable to muster any barbel not even a knock but my mate did hook into a chunky 5lbs chub. despite the cattle and the shoot in the trees on the opposite bank I would definitely return to this venue, specifically to the lower stretch, for a second attempt and getting a target Barbel.

1 Chub

Slow in the morning but picked up in the afternoon.....fished the other bank from Weds just along the shore line from the boats. 5 trout in total......4 on Toby spinner and 1 on fly. Bigger fish than those caught earlier in the week.

5 Trout

A tough day on the river, with bright sunshine for the most part and little colour in the water. Excuses aside, what a beautiful place to fish! The lack of action barely mattered and I'll definitely be back.

1 Barbel

Perfect autumn day,14 grayling, 3 trout, 3 leaping salmon, 2 canoeist.10 on small wt nymph,7 on grey dry fly.Had a word with the canoeist, who just said its gone the 18th.
(WUF note: yes, canoeists can canoe at any height between 18th Oct and 15th March)

3 Trout, 14 Grayling

Perfect conditions on a beautiful beat. Despite employing all known tactics upstream, downstream, dry, nymph, wet, teams etc we only managed 1 x 10" oos trout and 1 x 12" grayling. In hindsight we maybe missed a trick by not putting enough colour on the nymph patterns. Great to get out of the office to enjoy Red Kites, Buzzards, Kingfishers and the lovely herd of black cattle.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling