A rather moist morning after a pretty wet night but it's clearing from the west and looks like another showery day with brighter patches.

The river came up quickly yesterday morning so that water conditions here are now very good.  So much so that AM caught a really nice salmon in tip top condition by Whit Beck towards lunchtime yesterday.  This suggests that they are running up the Foss and getting up to Horton quite quickly now.  I'm off to Settle later so will try to stop by the Foss and get a look.  I am still determined to get at least one good photograph of a salmon on these falls.  It's an ideal spot but really difficult to time the picture just right.  By the time you react to what you see and press the shutter release the fish has either got into the water at the top of the fall or fallen back.  It's even more difficult with a digital camera because of the extended delay between shutter release and image capture.  Anyway, we will have another bash at it.  I also want some good shots of redd building and spawning so, work permitting, will try that up at Dale Mire later this week. 

If I do get anything worth sharing I'll post them up.

The Hot Pot supper on the 13th looks set to be a good night.  We have at least 25 farmers and families coming and 15 or so members.  Not a bad response and a few always turn up on the night who forget to reply to the invite.

Ian