2007 Summer Update   Like much of south-eastern Australia, the Millbrook area has been affected by unusually dry conditions. Good autumn and winter rains saw our lake levels rising, but an exceptionally dry spring (normally our wettest season) meant inflows barely stayed ahead of evaporation.             Other than curtailing floodwater feeder action, the drought had no effect on the spring fishing.  Dun hatches were consistently good. And if the fine, settled weather wasn’t conducive to rainfall, it certainly was to polaroiding and evening rises! Spring highlights included the FlyLife Forum weekend at the end of September, where David Coutts managed 10 trout to 8 lbs. Polaroiding and evening beetle falls were particular highlights of this weekend.               Through October, the feature fishing was often provided by dun hatches. Although the weather was often brighter than ideal for duns, our little friends kept hatching anyway – evidently, they couldn’t wait for the all-too-rare cloudy days! This led to a heady mix of duns and polaroiding, demanding steely nerves to avoid striking too soon. Participants on the Australia Club, Melbourne Club and Australian Dental Association days were just some who enjoyed this intense but thrilling fishing.               Late November and early December saw dun numbers decline, but the trout maintained a healthy interest in any that chose to hatch. During a 10 fish day with Tony Rogers, Philip’s diary notes say there were almost more rises to Tony’s Shaving Brush than to real duns. FPD Saville’s December trip saw some similar responses, with fish on lakes like Bluegum and Harbours once again very keen to rise to dries, despite few naturals. Evening mudeye fishing kicked in around this time, and has continued through summer.       Over the last couple of months, lake levels have dropped substantially, although thunderstorms early in January added between a third of a metre and half a metre of much needed water to several lakes. Despite low levels, the fishing has continued to be very good on mild days, and as this report is being written mid January, Bruce and Rod have just today enjoyed excellent sport, landing several trout to 5 pounds—most sighted first. Smelters, damselfly feeders and mudeye feeders provided most of the action, as is so often the case in mid-summer. Drought or not, some things fortunately don’t change!