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Sun beating down, river very low, tons and tons of insects, fish rising but all close to the banks or other cover and unenthusiastic. Hard going , managed 11 small fish the biggest being 9" but could not raise any that were bigger and I know they are there. All to size 18 dry flies..Adams, Greenwells, Tupps, Iron Blues, and some nymphs just under the surface. Wonderful to watch a Kingfisher deal with its meal just 20 feet from me and to return several times to the same spot.
Thanks WUF for the opportunity to fish such lovely places!

11 Trout

River at summer low, cloud early morning cleared to a bright warm day. Fish rising as a started at 8.00am but this faded away as the sun came out by 8.45 ish 8 fish hooked 4 landed best 1 3/4lb all smashing spotty usk fish in great nick

4 Trout

3 Trout

Water low and clear but a fair few fish rising. Managed seven trout to 9 inches and two out of season grayling to 12 inches. Changed tactics throughout the day and caught on various beaded pheasant tail nymphs, cdc emerger and mayfly emerger fished on a french leader on conventional rod and reel with the last two caught on a tenkara rod. Not easy fishing but an enjoyable day on this attractive beat.

7 Trout, 2 Grayling

Very sunny day on the lugg which made foshingbthe stretch that much tougher. Early hatch of mayfly which fish were rising to. Manage just the two between us however. A Trout on a mayfly and a Grayling on a hares ear.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Absolutely stunning day on a glorious beat, river low with bright very warm sun all day.
Arrived late morning, no great hatch going on but a steady trickle of a variety of insects throughout the morning brought up a good number of trout, I managed 3 on small dries before things slowed around lunchtime as the sun was at its strongest. Things picked up again in the evening and I took another nice fish before leaving. Plenty of missed takes and one or two lost fish made for a memorable day's fishing.

4 Trout

All trout taken on a midge dry fly. There was a light breeze.

8 Trout

Plenty of mayflies coming off the river and the trout were taking these. I fished a dry mayfly and managed to rise quite a few but only landed two, 9 and 12 inches

2 Trout

1 Trout