I had a short break in the Yorkshire Dales at the beginning of March. Driving up through Upper Wharfedale, I stopped at Kilnsey Trout Farm, expecting their very nice café to be open. Sadly it wasn't, and I didn't get any refreshments until much later. It seems Mondays and Tuesdays are closing days in the Dales.
As always, I enjoyed the lovely view of Kilnsey Crag across the fishing lake. I reckon that blue sky really suits the Dales scenery, despite it generally being frowned on by photographers (boring, chocolate-boxy). A harbinger of Spring, a swathe of snowdrops added to the beauty. (Spring marches on. Now, a mere three weeks later, the snowdrops have been replaced by crocus and daffodils everywhere.)
Even though the café was closed, there were several people fishing around the lake. (All men; I wonder if there are ever any female anglers? I've never seen one.) As I was watching, one of them landed a trout, though it didn't make much fuss being caught. I expected much more splashing about but it was reeled in and neatly netted so that I hardly got time to capture the moment.
I'm thinking of the folks who live in those little houses next to the lake, and under the Crag...an immense neighbor! Good for fisherman catching his trout. I just noticed the three men on their little platforms fishing away! Sometimes I have to look at things for a while!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful day to be out and about. It is a mystery why men seem to dominate fishing.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like it was a lovely day. Our snowdrops are just starting to come out now.
ReplyDeleteI admittedly have never understood the appeal of fishing.
ReplyDeleteThere are certainly a nice bunch of blooms all about in the UK, but sadly none here in NH.
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