It's a nice bright start here in the valley and the weather seems to have settled down again after the persistent showers of the past week.  Consequently the river is lowering quite quickly and is once again past its best though still fishable on most beats.

Following comments from members about the new boat seat and after discussion with the Hon Sec I have made some significant changes to the way in which the swivel seat is installed.  The bench with its integral buoyancy tank has been reinstalled.  I have found a way to fix the seat to the bench using a swivel plate which I think should address the very sensible concerns expressed about the original installation whilst making fishing from the boat a more comfortable experience for those with long legs and dodgy knees. Once again I would like comments and observations.

Where are all the budding authors in the club?  It's noticeable that most of the material posted on the club website is from a very small handful of members.  We all have treasured experiences and observations that would make compelling reading for others and one of the reasons for setting up the site was so that these could be shared in much the way that the founding fathers of the club shared their thoughts and experience through the regular Anglers' Evenings.  So do chase the muse and if you are reluctant to wrestle with uploading the result to the site just email it to me and I will do the techie stuff.

Ian