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7 x trout 6-12 inches, Monnow Gosling. Rise to mayfly began mid-afternoon, but generally rather quiet.

7 Trout

Got to the beat c 11:00. Weather mostly rain until after lunch and cold at around 11C. No sign of fly life until about 14:30. Only saw one fish rising to a fly which I couldn’t identify. A couple of small mayfly about 15:30 which the fish seemed to ignore. Left about 15:30 when it was beginning to warm up a little. All that said, a decent day on what looks like a really nice beat on a better day. Took both fish on a GHPTN under a green Klink.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

5 Trout

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

Two 6" trout and 1 Grayling below the bridge during the morning, one 12" trout and more grayling upstream during the afternoon. A few mayfly appearing but the fish were not switching on to them, one fish caught on a dry fly all the others to nymphs. Finished fishing a 15:00 so probably missed some late afternoon / evening hatches. (there were lots of hatches during the day but hardly any rising fish. I'm finding it impossible to avoid catching grayling on all Lugg beats this year, changing fly, technique and location doesn't seem to make a difference. I don't remember a previous year when, at this point in the season, they were so prolific. I also caught a couple of what i think were Salmon Parr.

3 Trout, 8 Grayling

One or two mayfly only and very little activity from the fish.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

Our planned day's fishing was reduced to 1.5 hours as car and family problems conspired to keep us from the water, which was a great shame. In spite the river carrying some colour from overnight rain I did manage to catch a trout of 1 1/4 lb and a small Grayling on a dry parachute Adams. Would love to see what the rest of the beat looks like!

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

The Lugg looked promising. when I arrived early morning, the level at 1ft 2 Ins on gauge. I fished a pair of nymphs for 5 hours catching 3 trout and 3 grayling, no rising fish were seen. The Lugg can be a slow starter and I am sure in another couple of weeks will fish a lot better. Lyepole is a beautiful beat, with a symphony of birdsong as an accompaniment.

3 Trout, 3 Grayling

Nothing. No sign of a fish on both days fished, although plenty of fly life. Not sure why the price of this beat is higher than most. The stretch in front of the cottage looked good - but this cant not be fished while there are guests in the cottage - but there is no way of knowing...

Not even a sign of a fish.