As I lately had some extra time on my hands I went out again for another trip to the river.
The unusual warm weather had changed to a somewhat cooler and windier version.
I was a bit unprepared for the predicted “light rain”, it was heavy.

Despite the rain the river had almost returned to a more or less normal level and the clarity had greatly improved.
I still could not spot any moving fish but the first spot that I fished yielded a brown trout and a dace which was promising.

With the wind and rather dull conditions I did not expect to see any dace in the surface at the section above the mill dam but they where present near a bridge where the water was calmer.
A spot unfishable during the last weeks yielded quite a few takes and brought two more dace and a roach to the surface.

The last spot of the day where I always used to catch fish was now void of fish.
I spotted one fish but only because a brown rat that scurried on the bank I was fishing was startled by my presence.
The rat decided the best option was to jump in the river and make for the other bank, in the process I spotted a larger fish scooting off.

In a couple of days the river will return to a normal level and with the rising temperature fishing might pick up even more.