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Did not have a single take all day, saw about 4 fish rise, the most difficult day's fishing I have ever had. Also please note, any baliffs out there, saw a guy camping overnight at the lake side with a night line worm cast out.

Need to do some work on bank access which is overgrown and difficult to get into river.

2 Trout

Light rain, 14c, brightened later. 2 trout to 3/4lb caught and released on Gravel beat. Nymphing with gold beaded Pheasant Tail. Failed to connect with several more. A few Mayflies and 2 salmon spotted. Easy parking and access.
First time to this lovely, big river. Foundation info clear and accurate.

2 Trout

Blustery showery day with little hatching. Both (small) trout caught on nymphs.

2 Trout

One of my favourite beats and recommended if you don't mind lots of barbed wire, a hike and losing flies....or the now infamous chap in the house on the right bank (yes, DO cross over the footbridge to avoid a confrontation). A long beat and a challenge with the odd Mayfly in the middle of the day. Five in all in a few hours and many more risen. Caught one excellent fish of over seventeen inches - a monster given the size of the river.

5 Trout

Only fished for 2 or 3 hours on this lovely best after arriving quite late on Sunday evening. There had been quite a lot of rain in the previous few days so was concerned that levels would be quite high - hence the Ithon which sounded like it may be less affected by rain than se of the other local stretches. This turned out to be true and the river was spot on and fishable. Fished a single PTN on a French leader, and took a few 6" or so brownies who all put up a good scrap. Very active fighters, probably lost twice as many as I got to hand. Most fish taken from the bubble lines through relatively deep water. A really nice beat with plenty of fish!

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

Couple of hours fishing on abbey dore. all trout came to mayfly dunn with beadhead nymph klink and dink .5-6 to nymph the rest to mayfly. All about 9 inches with a couple about 12 inches. Both grayling took beadhead in the deeper runs largest 14 inches the other 8 inches. Water levels quite low now. Fair few mayfly peeling off by 1pm and trout locked onto them instantly even with the hoards of spinners on the water.

15 Trout, 2 Grayling

Today there wasn't much fly life about so i fished Klink and dink/NZ style. They were obviously on the nymphs as every pool and pocket of water my flies were in I was hooking fish big and small. Managed to catch 30 plus fish from 1/4lb up to 2lb plus 18 inch fish. All wild fish and all released.

30 Trout

This is pretty beat with a good variety of water to fish. There was a sustained but very sparse hatch of yellow mayfly but the fish were more interested in the olive and brook dun hatches. Fish taken on size 18 and 16 grey with brown hackle klinkerhammer and size 14 LBD dry flies. The water was quite coloured today and the fish seemed only periodically to be rising but were obliging when they did. I fished from 11 until 14:30 at which point I had not seem any rises for almost an hour. The trees were loaded with duns though so i think the evening would have been good fishing alas I had to get home.
6 Canoeists did come and launch their canoes at the bridge in the middle of the beat. I asked if they were sure that they were allowed to access the river but they assured me they were, they also said that they would only be heading downstream of the bridge so with plenty of water upstream and fishing time being my relaxing time i left them to it.
WUF Note: There is a right of navigation on the Lugg from Presteigne Bridge downstream. However, canoeists may not cross private land to access the river without consent of the landowner, and it is unlikely this group had such permission.

7 Trout

Fished from 3.30pm to 6.30pm, caught 5 beautiful trout, largest of which about 10 inches, all taken on para Adams.

5 Trout