Water levels are holding up well after the heavy rain we had on Wednesday and the fish are feeding.  I spent a couple of hours yesterday walking the river as far as Selside with a prospective member and whilst we saw little sign of trout moving it was heartening to see all the runs and glides washed clean of the algae that had accumulated over the past couple of months.

Others did see fish later in the day as the water cleared off.  Brian T fished the upper river and reports as follows.

Hi Ian,I thought you may be interested to know.The upper reaches of the infant Ribble  beckoned me today with the rainfall we had yesterday.It's 3 years since I fished as far up as this so I thought it was time to have another look.I was quite surprised at the amount of water coming down from the cave/pot just above Gayle Beck and I was quite encouraged at the prospect of some decent fishing.I was not to be disappointed.First fish was taken just below Gayle Beck,a beautiful wild 1/2 pounder.A total of 4 fish landed and several hooked but lost.All fish were around the 1/2 pound mark or just under and took either Snipe/Purple.Wickhams,or F Fly.The poor blighters must be pretty hungry after the long dry spell but its nice to know the fish are still up as far as this  and catchable given the extra water.Its a pity that the river levels we had today are not more regular at this altitude because it makes for some pretty good sport.Incidentaly,the water  level still seemed to be pretty constant as I left about 7PM.      Regards Brian.

There is still good water today so I plan to do the bankside invertebrate check for June later this morning.  We shall see what effect 2 months of drought have had on the distribution and populations.

Ian