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A couple of hours on the Bridge Flats produced 11 grayling to dry flies (small tan & grey klinkhammers mostly) and many more missed. Nearly all were of the same year class of just under the pound mark.

11 Grayling

River low for time of year, walked the beat, top looks good for chub, must give this a go next time.
Took the first two swims by the old bridge. On the stick and feeder.

4 Trout, 1 Barbel, 4 Chub, 20 Other

All fish caught on dry fly. First time on the Lugg - river looked like it could do with a bit more depth to it but was still a great day. Trout were small but lively, grayling about 1lb.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

Guided by Oliver Burch. Lovely beat. 2 small browns at beginning of beat on Orange Otter; 1 medium-sized grayling (12") at upper end on grayling blue fly. Cloudy in morning, brighter in afternoon. Quite hard fishing.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

18 lb salmon from the Eardisley beat.

1 Salmon

Fished from approx 10:00 to 20:00 and a very enjoyable experience. All fish taken were small browns, the biggest being about 1/2 lb and all taken on small nymphs primarily bead head hares ears. Water still a little low so access easy. Plenty of salmon movement in the top pool, nothing else lower down.

13 Trout

All very quiet - a handful of small trout caught to nymphs at the end of the day.

This is certainly a wild stream! I fished it for a couple of hours with a six-foot cane rod - anything else would have been hugely over-gunned. Great fun though and four feisty little trout to show for it.

4 Trout

Fished the late afternoon and evening. Few fish showing and only a couple of small fish to show for my efforts.

2 Trout

Started at bottom of beat and slowly fished upstream using both upstream nymph (PTN) and dry fly (small red tag). Water level good and very slightly coloured. Managed 4 btr, best being 13in! Marvellous day overall, fine weather and tricky fishing. Slightly surprised to meet another angler (not Wye and Usk) fishing downstream.

4 Trout