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Mostly caught on French leader system with beaded pheasant tail nymph

12 Trout

2 small trout on spent red spinner type cdc fly last thing in the day 3 standard 3/4lb trout and one lovely trout of about 2.5 lbs that filled the net all these on beaded pheasant tail type nymph.

6 Trout

2 Trout

Started out at around 1pm, having taken the afternoon off work. Not the best time to start, but I could fish until late. Overcast but bright, and humid. I was hoping for a bit more water after the recent rain a few days before, but the level was still low.
Walked to the end of the beat and was met by a large (but friendly) chocolate Labrador who decided it would be a good idea to run and swim up and down about 100 metres of the river! Not such a good start.
As I walked upstream I spotted four trout on separate occasions in the slow pool areas, but they were easily spooked so it was hard to get anywhere near them. There was not much action until the last hour or so to be honest. Missed a few bites but eventually hooked a decent sized fish that got off the hook before I could land it. Soon after that another bite and the fish was landed. Smaller but beautiful nonetheless. Caught on nymph/Klinkhammer dropper set up. A great day, just would have liked dusk to go on a bit longer!

1 Trout

Slightly coloured 9lb hen fish on a Bann Shrimp.

1 Salmon

33 inch fish for J Gooch to an Ally's Shrimp,a second large fish lost.

1 Salmon

Good flush of water has helped fish move up river autumn colours now showing hen fish 8lbs

1 Salmon

Great day at the river. Lost count of fish caught. Was about 15 or more. Lovely beat with lot of riffles which is exactly what I was planning on fishing today due to hot weather. All fish caught on GRHE and black evil weevil. Definitely one of the favourite beats on my list.

15 Trout

Approx 2 ft of water on river and dropping. Little coloured but fining down.
Note that the gate padlock code is correct for both gates but the locks are fiddly and stiff so it takes some patience to open them.

3 Barbel, 4 Chub

Over the years, at one time or another, I must have fished just about every yard of the Lugg from Eyton up to Presteigne. Prime Grayling water throughout but, if you are looking for the Grayling sweet-spot, look no further than Lyepole. Arrived de bonne heure; to find a very low river (to use Harry Redknapp football-speak, it was down to its bare bones). In spite of the low level, the Grayling were really having it today; with, seemingly, a Grayling hitting the nymph every time the nymph hit the water. Fish from just about every run I fished; usually 2 or 3 fish from the run and, occasionally, 5 or 6 fish from the run. Mostly fish in the 8-10 inch bracket, with a handful at 12 inches plus.
One of those days where I am tempted to sandbag low in terms of what I report but, we are all friends here (are we not?). 3 dozen Grayling it shall be then. All on a tungsten Endrick Spider. Curiously, just a solitary Trout.
Tres bonne.

1 Trout, 36 Grayling