I have just got back from an early morning visit to the Tarn.  It looked stunning in the early sunshine and it's so good to see both cygnets still thriving and now almost as big as their parents.  There is a light westerly breeze rippling the water so not much sign of surface feeding trout.  A quick check of catch returns for last week shows that the fish are still taking well and Geoff B got a big brownie yesterday.  I do wonder just how many times this big brown trout has been caught now or whether there is more than one lurking in the depths of the Tarn.  I haven't stocked brownies for a couple of years so clearly some fish do manage to overwinter here.

We had a fair drop of rain again last night so the river is bank full this morning and whilst it's still coloured it does seem to be dropping back.  This should give good enough water for the last three days of the season to make a trip to Horton worthwhile for those who want a last shot at a salmon.  Geoff was going to try his luck yesterday afternoon on a falling river.  I haven't heard yet how he got on.

We seem to be set for a fair day with plenty of sun and a scattering of cloud drifting slowly on a westerly breeze.  The forecast here for the next couple of days looks good so not a bad end to the season.

Ian