It's raining cats & dogs here at present with a sky that looks full of more rain to come.  The river had fallen off by yesterday afternoon to give near perfect trouting water and with a very light breeze and some sun the fish were feeding at the surface.  Today is rather different! there is no breeze, but neither is there any sun so hatches will be pretty well non existent apart from a few dumb olives which seem to hatch in even the most unpromising conditions.

I had a call last evening from a member requesting a guest ticket for today (bring an aqualung, Brian).  During the course of our conversation he reported his experience of the top end of the fishery last Friday which was that 'it's stuffed with fish'.  Now Brian knows the tricky waters above Lodge Hall as well as any member and if he says it's fishing well then I can rest easy.  This is true bandit country where the trout are not big, but they are wild and feisty and take all ones bushcraft to sneak up on if you are not to spook them and send them dashing for cover.  By all reports the river there can offer wild trout fishing at its finest provided that one has the patience, persistence and skill to tempt them.

The sky now seems to be getting brighter in the west so maybe it will stop raining soon and before the river comes into full spate.

Ian