I downloaded emails this morning and found a dozen from the Secretary of the Ribble Fisheries Consultative all with multiple attachments so clearly someone has been busy and so will I be reading through all this, no doubt, highly enlightening, bumpf.  I will of course tell you about anything that I think merits wider distribution or is of particular interest.

The traps are in for the crayfish course that takes place at the Tarn later this morning and we shall have to wait and see if the catch is as overwhelming as last month.  The weather looks a bit iffy with heavy showers forecast (and in evidence), but there is some sunshine mixed in so fingers crossed that we get the sun whilst the course is in progress rather than the wet.

The river is still in good water with just a touch of colour and there are some sporadic hatches of fly when the sun breaks through.  It's very much a matter of luck being on the bank at the right time.  Over the past week there have been long periods when the river looked dead.  At other times fish can be seen feeding freely at the surface so I am confident that the fish are there, they just prefer taking worms that come down on the flood when the hatches are not prolific enough to tempt them to the surface.

Time now to settle down and wade through all the stuff from the RF CA before setting off for the Tarn.

Ian