Heavy rain has put around four feet on the river levels overnight making the Eden out of condition for the time being. May is a fantastic time on the Eden where along with much wildlife to see, anything is possible given the ideal conditions. The hatches of invertebrates the last two weeks have been phenomenal […]
There were some incredible hatches throughout most of the day, a veritable smorgasbord of so many invertebrates that kept the birds and fish preoccupied. It was again a very cool wind from the north-west and the river had slowly risen around four inches during the day but still clear. Had a superb day out on […]
Light rain and very cool winds from the north-west this morning did not seem the ideal conditions for a good day on the river. It just shows how wrong we can get things sometimes! All day long there were consistent hatches of small, medium and large darks, brook duns, grannom and some what looked like […]
The river is at summer height, clear water and 12oC with tides now dropping off. The strong light and cool breezes are suppressing the hatches over the last two days. My good friend Ben from Cheshire who I had not seen for nearly two years, came to the Eden today with his wife Laura who […]
The river is now at summer level, water temperature 11oC, bright skies, clear water and high pressure, not always the best combination for a good day’s fishing sometimes for either salmon or trout. On the middle river the flows are getting a little slow now with no rain for so long, a lighter outfit for […]
