Well here we are, almost autumn and fast approaching the end of another trouting season.  Mind you a new month seems to have made scant difference to the weather which started off quite bright here this morning and then steadily went pear shaped as the day wore on.  The river was in spate early on and has dropped a touch, but with persistent and heavy showers forecast for the next 24 hours it's unlikely that we will see much decent trouting water this week.

The Tarn is as full as I have ever seen it in August.  The boat this morning was almost level with the gangway in the boat house so with plenty of water sloshing around I gave it a thorough dousing to get rid of the guano that the swallows keep depositing on it.  The outfall down by the duck wall was a turbulent beck and the swamp below the wall by Turn Dub where the outfall soaks away was under a good three inches of water.  No sign of any cormorants this morning although it's possible that the semi resident individual was trying its luck down on the river.

I have at long last managed to get something that I think will enable me to bring the pump in the hut into use.  A bit late in the season I know but better late than never.  I will try fitting it tomorrow and fingers crossed that it will do the trick.

Ian