The Hon Sec dropped in to see me last evening bringing news of a good afternoons fishing above New Inn and up at Selside despite the brisk wind that made casting a challenge.  He and Ray B had a fish each at New Inn and then fishing alone he got a few more up by Cam Beck.  All these fish were wild brownies in good condition and of a range of sizes showing once again that our wild stock is breeding and replenishing the river.  The biggest fish of the afternoon was about a pound and three quarters which is a tidy wild fish for this river.

The weather here this morning looks a bit uncertain.  We had some sun first thing, but now the cloud is thickening again and it looks showery.  If the sun does break through later then conditions on the river will be near perfect as it's still and fairly warm with plenty of water on a falling river.  We just need a bit of sun to encourage a hatch for a few rising trout.

Ian