Wake up early; dark and dreary out; going to be that way all day; it’s July; should be sunny and oven hot; instead it’s breezy and 6c; there could be snow up high where the peaks pierce the sky; October has bullied and pushed July aside; July is catching its breath and when the bell rings it will come back.

It could be a good brown trout day deep down in a river valley with the heavy sky and low light; could be; maybe; going to layer up as it’s October in July; you have to go to find out…

Brown trout caught on size 16/18 Pale Morning Duns dry flies.