My Mother was wont to say 'be careful what you wish for as you might get it'.  Last week I stood in the river at Turn Dub and fleetingly wished for a flush through to rid the river of the filament weed that has grown in profusion in the dry weather we had a the end of September.  Yesterday I got my wish.  It rained hard and steadily all day and by mid afternoon the river at Horton was coming into full spate.  Interestingly I noticed that at about 2.45pm the weir at Settle was just a mere trickle, but by 4.00pm, on my way back up to Horton the weir was a thundering torrent.  It just goes to show how quickly this river rises (and falls) during heavy rain.

One member who fished with a guest on Monday prefers his river in full water when seeking salmon.  He mistimed his visit this week by 24 hours as what he got on Monday was bare bones.  Yesterday he would have found near perfect conditions for him.

The swans are back on the Tarn this morning after their regular late summer break.  I'm never too sure where they go during September, but every year they disappear during the day and return to residency at the start of October.  Our interest in dealing with the cormorant problem seems to have communicated itself to the birds in question as my regular early morning visits to the Tarn have revealed not one pterodactyl since we had a visit from Natural England.  Long may that continue.

It's a brighter, more showery day today with some sunshine and a lot less wind.  The river should fall off a bit by this afternoon so salmon and sea trout fishing may be worth a try.

Ian