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Nice sunny day with water clear and low but no fish showing.

Fishing during an eclipse was an experience... even more so when a fish took the fly. Unfortunately, it was one of those on and off moments lasting 10 seconds or so. I would hazard it was a pike rather than a fish by the strength and characteristics of the take, but still an exciting moment.
The water was rather too high for the beat, but a good day out in some welcome sunshine. Good to see some maintenance on the beat in recent times.

Melt water and bright sunlight made for a challenging days fishing! Both fish at a lb. trickle of LDO and MB but nothing rising to them. Fish had on tungsten hares ears

2 Trout

3 fish on fly, gold head bibio. Flat calm and sunny made fishing very hard in afternoon.

3 Trout

Used a small nymph in morning and with a few LDO's in afternoon switched to dry fly - but nothing seen or caught.
River very clear and low for March and water cold.
Probably too early in season for the upper Lugg beats.

2 Trout

Water was a touch high for the fly, lovely beat and well maintained. Ghillie was very helpful indeed will fish again.

Only sporadic small hatches of LDOs between 11 and 2.30 meant quite a few tackle changes but when the trout were rising they really hit hard. 1 on a GRHE early on followed by 4 decent fish, lean but fit, on Kite's Imperial who accounted for themselves well before being returned. The best at 40cm just didn't give up on the acrobatics. A lovely beat although I didn't get past the first two flats. A big otter roamed along the far bank at one point. I'm glad I brought my wading staff, the notes are spot on about the challenging rocky bottom. Plenty of parking on the road going up the hill.

5 Trout

River in good nick. clear and steady at 0.80m. Arrived with a cold northerly wind. Sun came out at 1p.m.and a good hatch of olives ensued. Surprisingly trout were uninterested and no risers. Had one smash take on a wet olive but fine leader parted. No sign of salmon either but a fabulous Spring day with Buzzards and a Red Kite in attendance.

First ever Salmon - caught on a flying C. Fresh Springer - 20lbs - river conditions perfect. Big thanks to Seth and Terry for advice. A lifetimes ambition realised!

1 Salmon