I can think of few places more tranquil than the Tarn early on a still and sunny summers morning and so it was this morning.  I sat for a while in the lodge to give the residents time to settle again after my approach.  I counted six brace of coot sculling around and feeding out on the weed patches. The swan family was hauled up on the bank down in the wildlife area and the only cormorant had long since headed down river.

None of the traps had been sprung so with nearly a week gone and no catches I have blocked them off, but left them in place just in case.

All the rain that has fallen over the past month has made a dramatic improvement to the water quality in the Tarn.  It's crystal clear now that the algae has been broken up and dispersed.  There is a good flow coming out under the duck wall once again so the replenishment cycle is working once again.  This will reduce the already low nutrient levels and stop further algae from growing in the warmer weather we have here this weekend.

The river is still in good nick with plenty of flow on the glides and riffles.  Levels are too low for good salmon fishing, but are just about ideal for trout.  Mind you, we seem to be in the August fishing doldrums right now with very few visits recorded over the past couple of weeks.

Ian