Feedback & Reports

After nearly a week of damp but not drenching weather, I took a risk that the Lugg would be at a fishable level. It wasn't, by a foot or two, unning fast, somewhat coloured and carrying a lot of leaves and debris. As if that wasn't enough the wind had come strongly round to the North and biting cold. I blanked after three hours effort. No discernable takes as the flotsam coming down plucked at the weighted hot-spot nymphs I tried. To think I even tied a couple of dries the night before! Oh for a 2oz lead and a bunch of lobworms! Still this Eyton water gives plenty of clues that it's a quality flyfishing beat when the conditions are friendly. Note to management: the 'stile' toward the bottom of the beat is derelict and impassable unless your atop a Grand National runner. The one at the top isn't much better and the path there to the end of the beat is overgrown and barely navigable. Don't visitors ever get to these extremities?

WUF note - Our volunteers will be addressing many access issues and overgrown undergrowth over the coming Winter months.

3 x WBT all below 6". Missed 4 more, all to K'hammers. Difficult within wooded areas, otherwise an excellent location on probably one of the best days of the year for weather.

Windy day, very few fish seen. Several grayling caught including a lot of fry, on dry flies and emergers.

Water was quite low and not many fish seen. No success with wet flies but noted a couple of rises which proved successful - two nice brownies about 12 oz each, taken on a black ant with white wing.
Wind became too much of a problem on my light tackle after midday and decided to call it a day. Lovely stretch of water - crystal clear and easy wading.

Very windy all day. Little fly and few rises. LN Tenkara-ed and DC fished conventionally. Had just a dozen fish between us, mainly grayling to about ten inches. Fish mainly taken on PTNs. Surprisingly disappointing fishing in the dubs in the woods where some more clearance in the upper part of the wooded section would help on a number of fronts. Access there far better than it was a year ago though!

A windy day making fishing quite difficult at times. There were a few Olives, Spinners and Sedges, with the odd fish rising intermittently through the day. Half a dozen notable grayling to 45cm, plus a number of very small this years’ 'fry'. 5 trout to about 3/4lb. Best flies, small PTN (18), GRHE, and size 14 jig type grayling gold heads. Access really difficult in the wooded areas of the beat in need of some TLC. Found a good pair of sunglasses, contact the Foundation for my contact details.

1 x 12" trout, 1 x 7" trout, 4 x grayling to 11".
Trout and 11" grayling to hares ear. 3 small grayling
to F fly. All fish returned. Enjoyed the river lots of
varied fishing. Saw one cormorant.

Fished by T aged 13 - one small brown trout on goldhead nymph.

Weather cloudy to sunny intervals. Caught 13 grayling up to three quarters of a pound and three small WBT. Unfortunately, the day was somewhat spoilt by a mother, her two daughters and loose dog who thought they had the right to use the Lugg as a swimming pool (thanks TV country shows). Roll on colder weather when the grayling will be forthcoming and wild swimmers forced indoors.

None caught,river in good condition. Very warm and bright daymay have sent the fish moody. Two cormorants sighted which maybe didnt help.