It's another bright and sunny start with almost no cloud and a very light breeze.  The river is fairly low now, but still worth a try on the deeper glides and pools as there is an abundance of fly on the wing and fish are surface feeding.

You may recall that a number of cages containing crayfish were put into Ling Ghyll a few weeks ago to try to determine whether plague had died out in the pools below the weirs.  A thorough check yesterday showed that plague is still rampant so plans are afoot to draw down the weir pools tomorrow and also try to dewater the natural pool below the first fall in Ling Ghyll.  Then it will be all hands to clearing the area of any resident crayfish to try once and for all to prevent the further propagation of plague.  If you are coming up to Horton tomorrow why not take a trip up to Ling Ghyll bridge and take a look at what's going on.  Who knows, you might even get roped in to help search the pools for crayfish.

It's always deeply satisfying when a member brings a guest to fish our waters and they enjoy themselves so much that they can't wait to come back.  The main reason for issuing guest tickets is to try to encourage potential new members so I have high hopes that one particular guest who was a member some years ago will have found his past two visits so enjoyable that he can't resist the temptation to rejoin.  There is still time to introduce a guest to the delights of Horton before the end of this month and with the weather set fairer than it has been all summer what's stopping you?

Ian