“The ponds continued to fish well this week, despite the water temperature approaching 18 degrees centigrade. Yesterday night’s rain should provide a welcome check on this temperature rise. “

“A much more productive week on the river, with the unusually settled, warmer and drier conditions in the catchment helping to boost invertebrate abundance and diversity. Particularly encouraging in this month’s riverfly survey was the marked increase in blue-winged olive nymphs (none were recorded when surveys began 10 years ago, with only the odd one showing up in the last two years). Our trout have plenty to eat! “

Part of this month’s river invertebrate survey on the river, showing abundance of olive, mayfly and blue-winged olive nymphs, caseless caddis, stoneclingers and shrimps.

Male minnow in breeding condition – a large shoal was evident at one of the survey areas.

Andrew Thompson

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