Feedback & Reports

CP and BS from London fished the beat, 11.30am-4.00pm. Water very clear and river level good; not affected by recent rains. Scattered clouds and occasional rain. Fish seen and rising throughout the day, fished a combination of small dry flies upstream and nymphs down and across; 2 brown trout caught and released.

2 Trout

River low even after the day or so of rain previously. Also quite sunny, so the trout saw me well in advance of me casting a fly. However, two small trout approx. 6 inches to dry elk hair and one to goldhead ptn below. The odd fish rising in difficult to access places. Good fun testing my casting skills though! However, negotiating the numerous barriers across the river (fallen trees and cattle fences) beat me in the end and I left for home before getting to the end of the beat. Lovely place to spend a few hours though and on a day with a bit more water / less bright it would be worth a return visit!

3 Trout

I fished from 11am-3-30pm on a warm and sunny day. River running low and clear with fish easily spooked, especially in the tails of pools. 14 trout of about 6 to 10 inches caught on CDC & Elk/Parachute Adams dry flies, the majority from in or near the faster/broken water where it was harder for the fish to know I was there. About half were caught casting to rising fish and the other half casting blind.

14 Trout

East wind. sunny. A few mayfly about. Trout readily accepted the artificial. Much timber in the river so plenty of obstacles to surmount.

10 Trout

Didn't catch only fished in morning, nothing much about. Maybe it had something to do with the family of three otters that appeared opposite me at one stage, playing in the river under the bank. Still had good day and will certainly try again.

Difficult few hours on the Lugg today. Bright sun and low crystal clear water meant creeping very slowly and casting on my knees for much of the time. Managed to winkle out 3 trout each one 6 inches like peas in a pod on a very small PTN but had to work very hard for them. Must of spooked at least a dozen more of a similar size trying to get close enough to cast without them seeing me first but not easy!! Still it was a lovely place to be and I do enjoy a challenge!

3 Trout

A lovely fishing beat. Fished a dry fly not much insect life rising but saw a few fish, will return next summer.

Stream looked a bit low but still a few deep pools where a couple of decent sized trout were rising to small duns.
Nothing caught, but a very nice beat none-the-less.
Was advised to park just inside the gateway to the farm on the grass.

Overcast and fairly mild afternoon with the river running clear and at an average height. 10 trout up to about 10 inches caught on dry flies with the majority taking a sedge pattern. A small number of mayfly hatching through the afternoon with a few fish rising for them. Access quite difficult in a few parts due to barbed wire fences.

10 Trout

River was quite clear considering amount of rain recently. A few mayfly around so used dry imitations to catch 4 fish to 6 inches. Lots missed/lost most of whom were probably too small to take such a large fly. A lovely beat.

4 Trout