I am delighted to say that we have near perfect fishing conditions here this morning.  It's bright with about 50% cloud cover, no wind and plenty of clear water in the river.  We know from from the evidence of the fish counters further down the Ribble that there are plenty of salmon in the river so it's a fair chance that they will run up to Horton on this high water.  Do bear in mind that the village is without power all day tomorrow.  This should not in any way affect those fishing, but since the Crown will be running on a standby generator lunch menu choice may be a little limited.

I think it would be a good opportunity to do a further riverfly sample this morning in the exposed gravels down by New Inn Bridge.  You will recall that the river was far too low on 8 September when we did the last sample to get a good return from these gravels so it will be worth while, I think, to see just what is living here at this time of year and compare it to the results we got in similar water conditions back in May.  More on this tomorrow before the power goes off.

Ian