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Despite the main rivers being well up and coloured the Dore at Chanstone Court was running clear, at a good level and from the bridge close to the parking spot looked very 'fishy'! It therefore gave us the opportunity of successfully "using up" our accumulated 'excess' Vouchers before the year end.
However the grayling of the Dore were not very obliging today - one rod caught an 8" and a 10" grayling on Pink Shrimp patterns while the other failed to score.
If you enjoy small stream fishing all-year-round this is a beat well worth considering. Very noticeable recent clearance work (vmts to WUF) has made this a delightful proposition but beware the deep pools especially upstream from the bridge!

Two good takes all day but no sight of a silver scale. Both fish were tempted with a heavily weighted Hares Ear nymph fished across and down the margins. River running clear but fast and high, difficult to know where to start. Very windy and chilly wading.

2 x Grayling 8" and 10".

Water was well up and coloured, that added to strong winds made for a difficult day with no fish caught. A couple of large Grayling made splashy rises but were impossible to cover due to the fast flow. Other than that it is a lovely stretch of water and I look forward to returning under more hospitable conditions.

Pike fishing Luggsbridge beat. Blanked. Great day though.

I had been watching the river levels in order to make sure my trip was not a wasted one. As it was the river was running high but fishable. I walked the stretch looking for quieter water where I might catch pike. There were few slacks dispite the salmon groynes. The largest slack is below the island near the downstream boundary but is inaccessible from the bank due to trees. I blanked!

15 chub on meat and cheese paste. River was about 2' higher than previous visits but clear. Next time we fish this beat we will defiantly take maggots, I think it could be even better. Also average size of fish were bigger than other visits, most 4-5lb.

Water level was up by 3 feet according to land owner. Fished the lower point of the beat. It is deeper and slower. The main current was quite fast, my 150g lead couldn't hold bottom. Caught 4 chub biggest about 5lb, 2 came on luncheon meat and 2 on cheese paste towards the end of the session. All in all memorable days fishing.

Did not fish.

Was looking forward to this all month as a day on the banks on Christmas day was too good to be true, much to the other halts dismay!

The tables turned when I turned up knowing we had been having a decent amount of rain, only to find the stretch unfishable. Now I will still try normally no matter what, but it was raging through with the top edge of the field being touched by the waters edge so I admitted defeat.

I will definitely be back again however as it looks like a cracking stretch of river. My advice to those booking however is to keep a close eye on the forecast and do not underestimate the rainfall as I did. Out of pocket by £20 but I suppose I managed a decent walk!

WUF NOTE: further information on our wash-off policy can be found on our website. Further information on river levels can be found through the EA website or via the webcam pages on the WUF website.