August was a bit of a strange month this year as it felt much more like September/October it was that cold. Temperatures were down drastically as the hot summer of 2017 plummeted to it's end. Winds howled in from the North covering the skies in a blanket of slate grey and then the rain came.
Getting on the end of a northerly after or during a long hot summer can often produce the goods with the fish coming from close range more often than not. They just seem to revel in the cool highly oxygenated water after a long hot summer. This is why in summer the fish come up in the water and often why in winter they come at night. Water temperature, it has a big affect on the fish and is a big part of location but the air temperature also plays it's part.
In this picture taken after the bad weather had passed we can see mist forming. This is because the long clear cold nights cool the ground and as they cool the relative humidity rises. In the morning the air temperature rises and with it the dew point, this causes condensation (Fog) and if you have ever fished in the fog you will know getting a bite is very very rare.