A daily report on the condition of the River Eden at Kirkby Stephen maintained by Kirkby Stephen & District Angling Association. Check before you travel.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
HOT AGAIN
Beautiful day again but perhaps not the best day for fishing.
You will have to find some shaded parts of the river.
The river is likely to be unchanged from yesterday and it's currently adding more rain to the system. As usual, the upper reaches offer the best chance unless you're into worm drowning!!
These two websites may help in the planning of your days fishing.
The first is http://www.xcweather.co.uk/ , this gives wind direction and strength and is updated every 15 mins . The next is http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ which has a rainfall radar updated every 30 mins. To find the rainfall radar click on latest/recent on the right hand side of the page and the it should come up with the rainfall radar option. I think, if not just keep looking.
It's a bright sunny morning with a nice breeze, the Eden has dropped considerably and although still a tad high, it's at quite a good level. Make the most of it!!
The Eden has started dropping and clearing but is still running quite high and there is more rain falling at the min, so i think it may rise again at some point.
The Eden has risen even further following yesterdays rain, although quite bright at the moment it is still very breezey with the possibility of further showers
The Eden is still running above normal and would be difficult for fly fishing but you may find areas upstream that are fishable. The weather is dry and overcast but more rain is forecast.
The river has dropped to a reasonable level but there has been more rain over night which could bring the level up and more rain is forecast for the rest of the day