It’s been a while but it’s great to get back on the stickleback trail again

Take the place where I fished this morning, for example.

It’s in a valley and very close to the spring from which it rises.

Shallow, narrow and clear at the best of times, it reduces to hardly a trickle when the rain isn’t forthcoming.

The fish also switch off as well.

However, I’ve been wanting to go back, and with some overnight rain I thought that’s enough to freshen things up and bring the fish on the feed.