Thursday morning and a misty start to what looks set to be a fine day , the river is settled and in good shape following the recent spates . The picture below shows the new fence line at Kingfisher bend to replace the previously damaged old line caused by Storm Ciara and Dennis last February . This new enclosure will greatly enhance the fishery for members
Friday morning and the river is in spate , with rain continuing overnight and forecast for most of the day .
Tuesday morning and despite heavy showers yesterday the river remains fishable and is falling slowly .
Sunday morning and following yesterdays rain the river has risen overnight , currently falling slowly and the colour is good enough for the fly .
24 hrs and the river is falling , blue skies and a frosty start to the day .
Another cold start however temperatures are rising quicker in the sun , weather remains dry and good fish continue to be landed and lost and all seem to have overwintered well , as can be seen from the picture above .
Peak hatches of Olives and March Browns continue to be centred around 2pm , resulting in exciting dry fly tactics during which is often over all too briefly for the unprepared , with fish reluctant to show interest following the hatch !
This afternoon saw increased fish activity as good hatches of Browns stirred a frenzied surface activity resulting in lots of chances to connect with an overwintered beauty as seen .
Friday morning 0830 and a bright start , and the river remains settled .
Yesterday I caught up with one of our member during a hatch of Olives and March Browns which resulted in two fish returned .
A cold bright start , air temperature is 3 degrees and water is 4 degrees as of 0900 am . Good sighting of an Osprey yesterday afternoon hunting the river on its way north from its wintering grounds possibly in Africa .
Thursday morning 0900 am , grey skies and a cold 8 degrees , otherwise the river is in good shape .
Wednesday morning and the river continues to fall slowly , another fine day ahead very much a bonus for late March ! However temperatures are set to decline tomorrow and into the weekend .
The river as at 0900 am , considerable improvement on yesterday and fishable , given another 24hrs conditions will be ideal .
Thursday morning 0900 am , level is normal and clear water temperature 8.0c , Air temperature 11.0c
