Lower Itchen Fishery

0830 - 1830

Dull and overcast all day temps around 11/12ºC. River low, gin clear & carrying quite a bit of debris - mainly weed with some leaf litter.

44 Grayling: 14 over 1lb - best 3, 2lb 1oz, 2lb 1oz & 1lb 15oz. 3 Chub, 4lb 14oz, 3lb 6oz, 2lb 12oz, 2 Brownies, 4 Salmon Parr, 1 roach & a gudgeon - possibly my 1st ever from LIF - can't ever remember catching one from here before!

Very pleasant days angling organised by Paul with Lee, Merv & Dave joining us for some early autumn grayling action. We all caught between 40 - 60 ladies and I think we all caught chub too - Lee and Dave certainly had 4lb+ fish. No other 2lb grayling caught - all my biggest fish (above) along with another grayling of 1¾lb and the 2 smaller chub came from the carrier.

My brace of 2lbers...