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After a cossetted summer on Cotswold chalk streams, it was good to be back on a wild river de bonne heure this morning, on a decidedly autumnal day. Not that there was much wildness with the Lugg today; I cannot remember seeing it with so little water - and I don't just mean level, there was next to no flow either. Not that the Grayling appeared to mind; I caught fish after fish, with Grayling coming from just about every run that I covered - usually 2 or 3 per run, sometimes 5 or 6

Two dozen plus from upstream before lunch, and almost as productive downstream in the afternoon. I am tempted to sandbag low with the number, but we are all friends here, so let's call it 40 shall we. Mostly fish in the 8 to 10 inch year class, with a handful of bigger fish. All on the same Endrick Spider

Probably only the third or fourth time I have fished that oh so enticing pool in front of the Cottage in the 20 years that I have been fishing this beat. This was at the insistence of the occupier - the same occupier that give me two bags of apples to take home with me

Tres bonne

2 Trout, 40 Grayling

Two anglers caught Grayling and Brown trout on klink and dink. Most fish on the dink but a few on the klinkhammer with lots of splashy rises. Several of the grayling were in the 12 to 14 inch class and one of the trout was around 15 inches. Saw a kingfisher fly down the river. The river had a tinge of colour. The 2 others were minnows. All fish returned. A very enjoyable day.

4 Trout, 37 Grayling, 2 Other

Lugg was low and fished for few hours only as still warm. Saw 4 rises and caught three on klink - lost a larger fish in pool up from bridge. Beat bank was overgrown in parts and best waded.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

11 Grayling

Another top class day at Lyepole. After an overnight downpour, the river was slightly higher and some of the pools had begun to fill up. 10 Grayling to the net on various flies, Red Tag, PTN, Sedge. 3 Trout on similar. Amazing setting and a great days sport yet again.

3 Trout, 10 Grayling

5 Grayling

12 Grayling

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

1 x trout 11 inches plus 4 x out of season grayling, Mayfly patterns, for JA of Deal

1 Trout

Excellent day as ever at Lyepole. Fish were going for dries all day. Best of the bunch caught on the top part of the beat past the bridge in the deep pool, rising to a March Brown upright. Beautiful!

4 Trout