I've never been anywhere where the fishermen have such huge tents as they do at Yeadon Tarn (or Tarnfield Dam, as it seems now to be called). Park one of these by the side of the canal and it would take up the entire towpath! I suspect it is simply an excuse for getting out of the house and finding some peace and quiet, mini-camping for the day. Although with the number of visitors strolling around the Tarn's circular path, it's not actually that peaceful.
It's a pleasant walk, quieter than usual at the moment as there are no water sports and few aeroplanes coming and going from Leeds-Bradford Airport's main runway, which lies right at the end of the lake.
The members of Bradford Model Sailing Boat Club constructed a ring of wooden duckboards around Billing Tarn to enable them to turn their lovely sailing boats around. You would be astonished how much frog spawn a small boy with a butterfly net could catch under the duckboards. They were taken to school to hatch out in jam jars.
ReplyDeleteThe birds don't seem to mind the visitors.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen tents set up for the day while fishing!
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of gear to catch a little fish!
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