The Hon Sec called in this morning and as it is a cracking day with low water we decided to have a go at getting the old wire netting out of the river down opposite Studfold.  First though, we put in a stile on the east bank just above Penny bridge.  This will give access to the long run up to the right hand bend so that salmon fishers in particular can fish across to the deeper water under the west bank.  The stile is about 20 yards up from the bridge to discourage walkers on the footpath from using it as a hop over to pick nick on the river bank.

Then we turned our attention to the netting and after an hour of heaving, grunting and general assault with a pair of bolt cutters we got the whole lot out and heaved up onto the high bank well above flood level.  It's now accompanied by a Balfour Beattie road barrier that was festooned on a tree just up stream so if any one want a perfectly serviceable plastic barrier it's there waiting.  This beat now looks like nature intended once more and should present less hazard to those wading in high water.

Met one of our new members fishing up from Penny Bridge.  He had blanked so far, but since the Hon Sec had landed one and lost one by the pipe pool this morning and we had seen a good few young fish about on our wander up the river we raised his hopes for a take before long.

Ian