Proper rain, at last!
After a scorching July which saw river levels dropping steadily, then a strange August which was hot at first, then cold, but devoid of significant rain, we now have a good spate running. Two-thirds of an inch of rain fell at Lifton yesterday, with a very wet morning followed by more showers overnight. The Tamar at Polson bridge was 0.8 metres on the gauge at 0800, it was 0.9 metres at 1300, having languished at 0.3 for weeks.
Currently the water is very dirty, but this is the first decent spate since April, and will start to get some salmon moving.
Another belt of heavy rain is predicted for tomorrow afternoon, and falling on already wettted ground this should give another rise. One can almost hear the salmon lacing up their running boots, preparing to scamper up the river as the spate starts to drop and clear.
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