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A bitter cold day with some sunshine. The Arrow was carrying a bit of extra water from recent rain and with a tinge of colour I was almost going to turn around and come home. My client was keen to try though and thanks to his enthusiasm we banked 7 grayling and lost one very good one, all to trotted maggot. Each fish was in perfect condition. Some of the pools had changed and a few fallen trees made certain runs I had in mind, unfishable. No trout, but we did catch a bullhead trundling bottom - haven't seen one of those since I was a kid, mad little thing. All in all a thoroughly enjoyable days fishing.

7 Grayling

First time on Courtfield. Looked some pikey looking swims but unfortunately the pike weren't playing, although the river looked good. It was a little low and clear but we have fished in much worse conditions. Two of us fished all day, covering the whole stretch without a touch.

19 x grayling 6-16 inches, 10 x out of season trout 7-14 inches, trotting. This beat has been fished fairly hard over the weekend, but I had a wash-off in the bank so I thought I would give it a go. 18 inches on the gauge. Cold showers to begin; sunny later. A salmon kelt was wallowing and dying in the shallows with the characteristic white fungus. Eventually I cut the session short after lunch due to post-spawning trout which seemed to be all over the place.

19 Grayling

A cold day, the air temperature never above 4 degrees all day, with no evidence of fly life or hatches. Water was 1ft on the gauge at Skenfrith bridge.
All grayling taken utilising the "Duo method" on the lower fly, a gold head PTN. The OOS WBT was taken on a heavy bug. Great fishery, thanks WUF. Just got recover from the cold...we'll be back!

1 Trout, 12 Grayling

20 x grayling 6-18 inches, Pink Shrimp. After rain before and around dawn, the Lugg was rather higher at 1ft 4.5 inches than I would have liked ideally. The faster pools at the top end were quite turbulent, which makes it difficult to control the nymphs. However, I did feel like a change from the Wye and the Irfon and as I never got to fish Eyton at all last winter due to the prolonged floods, I was keen to give it a try now. Once on the river, the day became much brighter, if colder, with a big wind blowing. 19 of the grayling caught were small, mostly shoats of 10 and 11 inches. However, the last one of the day, taken at sunset after a protracted struggle while it was boring into the depths, finally came to the surface to reveal itself as a bull of a cock fish, 18 inches, thickset and dark pewter in colour. This made a perfect end to a lovely winter day's sport. Every one of the fish took a Pink Shrimp, although more life-like nymphs were offered. Salmon present on the beat and, I'm sorry to report, so were cormorants.

20 Grayling

2 of us fished beat 3 on Saturday and blanked. Heavy frost did not help. Returned Sunday (1 rod), fished directly below the island on beat 2 (LH bank) in the morning, no luck. Switched to RH bank in the afternoon and fished opposite the red brick building, 3 chub all around 3lb, 15 grayling and 2 oos brown trout. All taken on float fished maggot.
Fished the feeder in 2 separate periods with pellet/corn/caster and no bites.

2 Trout, 15 Grayling, 3 Chub

2 pike caught to 8lb. Fish in lovely condition.

2 Pike

A very chilly day on one of my favourite stretches and a big fat blank for me but a few chub for the chap that I took along. We did see a few chub showing on dark but the barbel didn't play ball this time. I will be back next summer.

3 Chub

Very cold water & gin clear. One chub only. Fished approx 75 yds downstream of hut.

1 Chub

Paid visit to Brelston for first time. Access still difficult but water level was good. Trotting produced one bite which fought well but slipped off before it could be landed. Will return.