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Very hard going today what grayling caught were all between 10-15 inches all taken bouncing bottom in the deepest pools. Fished duo 3mm tungsten size 18 jig on point and 3.5mm jig on dropper size 14. All taking dropper bar one. Water very cold now but at a very good level. Was hoping for a fair few more but sadly the larger fish were not playing ball.

4 Trout, 9 Grayling

A good days fishing on the lyepole beat, river at a good height and running fairly clear. Fish were difficult to find though and most of the deep pools on the bends were visited through the day with tungston bead patterns and we were surprised that we did not catch more fish but did enjoy a great day on this lovely little river. 4 grayling & 1 osbt

1 Trout, 4 Grayling

No fish to report. River carrying some colour from earlier rise. A very pleasant day on the river however.

Did not fish on account of weather forecast for Leominster/Ludlow area. Rain predicted most of Friday night which worried me about river colouring up. Then from 11am to 7pm today so decided not to travel. Will try again on another day !

Arrived to find the river carrying a lot of colour (this dropped out during the session) I suspect over night rain was the villain here, managed to catch a few fish including a trout which must have been 2lb plus and a Grayling 48cm as well as the usual mix of sizes. all fish caught on nymphs with the gorgonite nymph proving deadly.

1 Trout, 6 Grayling

Nice mild day after the cold snap. River clear and at a nice level - 1'2" at Byton. No fly life about and, it would appear, few fish showing; perhaps they needed a day to adapt to the change of weather. Only had the two small grayling between us, one each plus a fingerling trout, all on weighted nymphs. DB's first visit to this very pretty valley.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

17 x grayling 6-16 inches, Pink Shrimp and Tungsten Hare's Ear, 1 x out of season trout 12 inches. A dull day, slightly warmer than of late. Lugg water beautifully clear with that slight grey-green tinge, but with 1 foot 3 inches on the Byton gauge, a bit higher and more turbulent than ideal in my opinion. Thus there was much tinkering around with the weight of the nymphs in order to try and get the right result. Mostly shotts, but a couple of good ones turned up as the light faded. Interesting how often that happens.

17 Grayling

1 Trout, 5 Grayling

A good day on the river, sunshine, mist rising and frost in the fields when I started. Kingfishers and dippers were flying low over the water and buzzards overhead in this beautiful valley. The fishing was slow, but very rewarding and a perfect morning was completed with the landing of two very nice grayling of just over a pound each. The afternoon brought rain and a couple more fish before the gathering gloom meant it was time to return to the car and start the journey home.

1 Trout, 7 Grayling

High sticking on 10ft 3WT before lunch and got 2 Grayling both to a gold head. After a blustery start the wind dropped, the sun settled and a constant hatch came on. I became preoccupied by the number of rising fish and caught one flicking out a dry submerger on the 10ft rod but after fly got wet and went down I couldn't tempt the rising fish. So, back to the car and after a quick lunch went on the dry with 7ft 3WT. Caught another 5 Grayling and 5 out-of-season WBT on a nicely tied CDC dry (barbless.com). Lyepole is a lovely beat. The water was very low and by 3.30pm the fish stopped and I was getting cold. 4 or 5 hours of nice fishing. All fish were between 10-12".

5 Trout, 7 Grayling