Welcome to another lovely Horton morning.  A little more cloud than of late but it's still bright and sunny.  It got quite warm yesterday afternoon which produced a modest hatch of fly.  The river is lowering but still very fishable and with rain forecast for Thursday it should remain so all this week.

This warm damp weather has produced a bumper crop of field mushrooms far more than I can remember for a number of years.  Just right for breakfast with fresh eggs and I'm off in a moment to pick this morning's crop from Cow Pasture.

As I mentioned last week I'm giving a short talk to the Ribble Fisheries Association at Waddington tomorrow evening about our future strategy for managing the fishery in a more sustainable way and  I will say a few words about the sterling work that the EA and the landowner have done in getting the hatchery project off the ground.  I'm not sure what they will make of it, but it will be a good chance to remind fishermen on the lower reaches of the Ribble that the MAA in partneship with others continues to take seriously its stewardship of the headwaters of this important northern river.

One slight glitch on the Hot Pot front was resolved yesterday thanks to Sandra Millman at the Crown.  The Hotel has a policy of only booking 2 night accommodation at weekends, but I have agreed with Sandra that any member attending the Hot Pot supper and wishing to book for the Friday night only may do so.  You need to tell whoever answers the phone at the Hotel that you are a MAA member and are attending the Hot Pot.  If you encounter any problems ask to speak to Sandra. 

Now I'm off to pick breakfast.

Ian