I usually take my first trip to the river during early May so I calculate that it is only 3 months or thereabouts to go! I have to say this winter has been long and hard and I cannot wait to cast that fly over my favourite pool on a warm still evening, dressed only in shirt sleeves (and my waders obviously) while I watch the odd monster sewin jumping and splashing further downstream! It can in my book only be described as 'majical'!
I must start thinking about getting all my fishing gear out and giving it a good clean and a drop of oil where required. Also I need to get all my camping gear out, give it a good washing and a scrub and put it back in its containers in some sort of order rather than how it is currently which is thrown in all together!
I wonder what sort of season we will have? I have to say, if last July had been a normal July instead of the relentless downpours that we had then I think the 2009 season as a whole would probably have been exceptional!
Anyway, lets just hope that those sewin decide to visit us in great numbers this season, that the weather is moderate and that the river and its wildlife inhabitants are as prolific as ever! This season will see me concentrating on both sewin fishing and wildlife photography so my nights will be taken with the fly and my days, after sleeping that is, will be spent lurking around in the bushes trying to capture that illusive wildlife shot to beat all others! I have already made a bit of a start with my photography as many of you will have seen on my new website at:-
http://www.kingfisherimages.co.uk