As the temperature climbs through the thirties outside, I thought I'd do a round-up of recent news. The fish below was spotted from field 4 at Trottenden (2A) very early on Saturday morning. It was relatively cool then, and OK for a few hours before the sun got cooking. I put on a size 18 Plume Tip and crept upstream towards him and tried a bow and arrow cast into the very limited spot. No response, so I crept closer until I could dangle the fly over his nose, and still no r

This season has got off to a racing start with loads of members taking advantage of the bank holiday weekend and decent weather (mostly). We've probably had more catch returns yesterday and today than for any other single day for many years (and there are still a few people yet to submit them ;-). I'm sure most of you have found the river amd its banks in a particularly good state, with more new ladders and steps than you can shake a stick at. Hats off to Stuart for manag