Merry Christmas everyone!

Well, we are approaching the end of 2013. I am sat in my living room and all I can hear is a storm brewing outside. The rain is lashing down and the wind approaching gale force! For various reasons I didn't spend as much time on the river as I would have liked this season but I still managed a 9 lb and a 3 lb sewn, both on the fly and of course a fox and a Jack Russell! I don't think there were many fish about from what I saw but as I didn't spend much time on the river then maybe my perception was not quite as it really was. I haven't heard any reports from anywhere else so I'm in the dark a bit. So what about the future I wonder? With ever increasing fuel costs I know that I will have to choose my trips more carefully especially as I am now retired. I doubt whether I will be alone in this. Crewel Pool was a disappointment for me and from what I could see was continually hammered by a small number of anglers. I still think that there are better pools on the beat. I must say that Sandy's ladder is a god send and was used quite a few times by me and others over the season. His bench and rod rack seemed to be used frequently as well I think. So what will the 2014 season bring I wonder? Lets just hope and pray that we are all around to enjoy it, fish or no fish! Merry Christmas all and a Happy New Year - tight lines!