Another scorching day with the sun beating down from an azure sky and little white fluffy clouds drifting lazily in the still air.  It was cooler and breezier up by the Tarn with quite a ripple on the surface. 

I went up this morning to fit the new seat to the boat.  This is an innovation suggested by a member whose knees protest strongly when bent at an acute angle whilst fishing off the bench seat.  Not one to suffer unnecessarily he has provided a raised, padded swivel seat with a backrest and Council have sanctioned the alteration to the boat.  The seat is now firmly fixed and I have to say that it does provide a measure of comfort that can only lead to sloth and loose living!

It was so pleasant by the water that I spent some time just watching the squadrons of damsel flies patrolling the margins.  Whilst I watched three small fish swam in line into the shallows.  I assume that these are minnow.  Two were about two inches long and the tail end Charlie was about half that size.  As these swam under the hut a very large female crayfish emerged and proceeded to bumble around presumably searching for food.  I don't often see these in day time and its possible that the very warm water had made her more active in daylight.

Ian