Atmospherics in the Coniston fells today as we tramped up Wet Side Edge, over Great Carrs to Grey Friar.

Great writer, great speaker, all round great bloke really.... The Wild Trout Trust President, Jon Beer, giving a talk at our online #Christmas Get Together (alongside our #charity raffle - hint 😉) There may be spots....See you there?

That's my latest one finished, the end of an era for me. Over twenty years running construction projects but on to a new challenge now. It's been a blast at times, but also ground me down and I am definitely ready for a change.

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Just me, the dog and Will Johnson on the stereo tonight.

Hazelhurst Fell this afternoon in absolutely bloody glorious conditions.

Interesting marketing spiel here. Any of my fellow flyfishers need a grab and go system for their technical nymphs?

A glorious day to be out on the fells. Welcome respite after days of shitty wet weather. Normal service to be resumed tomorrow by all accounts.

A sunny moment for another shitty wet day. youtu.be/U8G6IGlS3vU

A recent grayling. Fed up of them now and very much ready for spring.

A smashing walk up in the Howgills today after too long away from this gloriously quiet corner of northern England.

Ahh....Tom Verlaine's gone. RIP to the front man of possibly the most underrated band of all time. youtu.be/xCvbntj_RKA

'We're going to gamble Jim"

Not the first person to share this uncommonly insightful thread tonight. Chapeau Mr Prideaux.

I wonder if it's possible we might end up with more guides than anglers in the UK? Experience and know-how not necessarily a barrier apparently.

So I've sacked off Instagram today. That just leaves Twitter between me and social media anonymity. In other news Tarka got a soaking in patio cleaner in readiness for his unveiling as talisman of our spring Aberdeenshire fishing trip.

Goredale Scar. I recall a school trip one year when the whole class had to scramble up the waterfall and into the valley beyond. I imagine such an outing would be a risk assessment nightmare nowadays!

Away with ye! First of the season.

A couple of days on the river. As usual for the time of year, things not really in full swing yet and a subsurface approach proving most fruitful. Some good fish caught on both days.

Gotcha! Thanks due to Stuart Minnikin for this nice shot of a good trout safely in the net. A satisfying end to a smashing day on the river.