Show Notes
After slugging it out with home water & getting a pounding - we hit the road to Carlise in hope of a change in fortune. Two days away for under £100 with the slim chance of a fish. I nearly embrace new tech and we all find comfort in Witherspoons.
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With the river out of the picture due to the heatwave I relive my youth and go tench fishing. When the rain arrives we enjoy the whiskey olympics and company. Fish are caught and lost and patience is tested. AOB - Dan Osmond's book - Peace Trout & understanding plus some music recommendations.
Salmon fishing on the Eden - automatic transmissions - poor trout fishing and fabulous pond fishing - inc Tench
Happiness is a wet summer ! However, spate rivers can be like James Joyce - Difficult to read. Im feeling out of synch - Do you ever just feel like it's just never going to click?
Salmon fever - dictates the week - Eden, Ribble and Lune plus local news
With the river too low to fish for Salmon Boo heads out for over wintered rainbows and then try for Brown Trout on the dry fly. Along the way he encounters Ospreys and a merry brown Hare.