Fairplay cumbrian, still struggling meself lol
Not trying to be funny Francie, but don't compare your catches to LLC, he has fished for years and in that time has picked up a knowledge of the rivers he fishes. He probably knows every stone on the bottom of the rivers he fishes.
My advice would be to stick to one river and learn how that fishes in different conditions. You will find taking places on the river, where running fish like to rest, there will be different places dependant on the hight of the water, learn all you can about the water you can never know it all but don't let tha