31st July 2015


Friday morning and the river is settled once again and the level is good .

30th July 2015


Thursday morning and the river continues to fall slowly and the colour continues to improve .

29th July 2015


Wednesday morning and the river is falling slowly following yesterdays lift , the colour has improved enough for flies to have a chance .

28th July 2015



Tuesday morning and the river is rising following a night of rain , we need to go back to the beginning of June for the last lift .

27th July 2015


Monday morning and rain is forecast today ,  however the river remains settled .

24th July 2015



Friday morning`s picture is an all too familiar one .

22nd July 2015


Wednesday morning and the river remains settled at summer level .

20th July 2015


Monday morning and the river remains settled .

18th July 2015


A windy Blustery day otherwise river remains settled .

16th July 2015


Thursday morning and the river remains settled .


14th July 2015


This morning the river is up six inches  following yesterdays rain , however the colour is unchanged .

13th July 2015


A grey dull and damp start to the week , however the river remains settled . 



Two good pictures of fish caught last Thursday thanks to Kris for sharing them .

09th July 2015


Thursday morning and a dry warm start to the day river remains at summer level .

08th July 2015


The river remains settled at summer level .

06th July 2015


Despite the arrival of a heavy thunderstorm yesterday afternoon the river remains unmoved .

04th July 2015


A grey and misty damp start river remains at summer level .

03rd July 2015


Friday morning and the river remains settled .



Congratulations to Mark from Bury who I witnessed land this 3lb Brown caught on an unweighted Hares ears nymph and then sportingly released .

02nd July 2015


Thursday morning and despite a heavy rainstorm overnight the river remains unmoved small risk this may change later .

01st July 2015


Wednesday morning and another hot day ahead as the heatwave takes hold , picture below is of a fine fish returned on Monday .