Coldingham Loch, 16 May 2026

It’s getting warmer.  Now the middle of May.  It was 5.5 C at the start at Cobbinsahw last week.  Up to 6.5 C yesterday.  There was a NW breeze at the start, but it fell away to give a bright, calmish morning.  It clouded over in the afternoon, which would have improved our dry fly…

Cobbinshaw Reservoir, 09 May 2026

The last time we were at Cobbinshaw, 11 April, it was 2.5 C and dreich and breezy.  All layers on.  This time it was 5.5 C, and dreich and breezy.  Every stitch on again.  I counted 10 layers!  At least it was 3 C less cold, but the wind was 180 degrees from last time…