Had a lovely time on the lower river with Jeremy and Will who joined me for the day. The morning was dry and a good southerly breeze was keeping the air temperature on the low side. The river level was dropping in at one foot two inches and looking good. Will. Using a John Norris 14′ 6″ which […]
With the dry spell of last week, it was a good time to get on top of all the repairs needed to the fishery, I admit I was tempted to go fishing instead but… A few new styles installed….. new fencing… with a bit more of a clear-up on the banks and we are almost there. Cumbria […]
24th March, the easterly wind direction has swung south-westerly, the tides are increasing in height, water temperature at 7 oC, river level six inches above summer height. A wet weekend is forecast which will give the river hopefully a small rise and encourage the main spring run into the Eden. From now, the last week of […]
Unfortunately for me so far this spring, I have not had the pleasure of getting on the river to do some fishing for myself just yet. With all the damage the severe floods have done since December, it has been a massive clean up operation to get the fishery back into some sort of shape. […]
As the river levels began to drop over the last two weeks after the persistent high waters, salmon have been entering the Eden with some good fish among them. 3rd – river at two foot and fairly clear, water temperature 5.5 oC. 9th – Dave Bamford at Warwick Hall, 9 pounds. River at one foot and […]
