Just a quick update on conditions here at Horton today.  We had a lot of rain last night which has brought the river up to a fishable level today.  Generally it's overcast with a stiff westerly breeze and the occasional shower.  Anyone planning to fish the river tomorrow should find it in quite favourable condition.

The draw down at Ling Ghyll gave further evidence that the system is working well.  Despite a flood during the preceding week only 60 crayfish were found in the top pond.  None were found in the second pond and one individual was discovered lurking in the lower pond.  These escapees to the lower pond are too few in number to enable plague to persist so it now looks as though the system will enable the eradication of plague in the river as planned.

Everything is now gearing up for the big crayfish seminar at Malham on Thursday and Friday.  I am attending to offer a fisheries management perspective so expect a report back on Sunday.

Ian