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 […]
The first of the sand martins arrived on the river today, a little later than last year, also saw a couple of kingfishers which all makes for a nice day! On the river Eden the last couple of days with my good friend from Dorset Jeremy who also brought his friend Richard to the Eden […]
Good friend Steven and his son Bill came to the Eden for a couple of days fishing for brown trout this week. Always good to see Steven, to meet Bill and enjoy some warmer weather at last. The water levels were still a little high for ideal conditions but Bill managed a fish to a […]
It reminded me a little of being back in Patagonia today, it certainly got a little draughty as the day wore on, more surfing kind of weather than for the delicate art of fly casting. Out with Mike today on the lower river, I have to say in all that wind he was putting some […]
