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Month: July 2004

The Kelvins a bloody mess!!

30 July, 2004 by Alistair

Someone left a messege on my guestbook..They were saying when its gone its gone talking about the river and the wildlife around it. Even though the river has come on in leaps and bounds the river still looks like a shite hole. I got a mail from a guy who was visiting from Canada last…

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Strange day!

29 July, 2004 by Alistair

So I had a strange day at the river today. I left the house at around 4pm…it had been warm and muggy all day. Almost as soon as i got to the river it started to rain. I didnt bring a jacket….all i had on was my waistcoat and waders. No hat. Anyway, I was…

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Yahoo! Search Results for

27 July, 2004 by Alistair

Yahoo! Search Results for “i have a nice cock” If you search for “I have a nice cock” on yahoo my blog is number 2. I have finally reached the ultimate in blogingdom. #bows# Goodnight!

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I have Typhoid!!

27 July, 2004 by Alistair

Nah, not really. But yesterday I got my combined typhoid and hep A jag. My other half had got hers last week and her arm got sore because of it so i wanted to go fishing before the pain hit. Headed down to the River and using my fav little fly (if you dont know…

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Urgent – river Kelvin under threat

24 July, 2004 by Alistair

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/07/294582.html People needed asap to protect a reclaimed patch of the river Kelvin in Glasgow. Tea and tree-loving people are urgently needed to help stop the destruction of one of the nicest parts of Glasgow. The garden round the back of Otago Lane (near the Tchai Ovna teahouse) is threatened by plans to build luxury…

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Upstream Dry!

22 July, 2004 by Alistair

To be honest Im not bothered about the actual size of the fish that i catch. I mean, when i do catch a big trout im happy….like very happy but usually I get a lot of enjoyment out of catching a tricky fish. I was fishing dry and was casting upstream when I seen a…

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Dirty water!

21 July, 2004 by Alistair

So Ive been gagging to get down to the river. Ive not been down in a good couple of weeks or so. I headed down today……the conditions were perfect…..the water was at a good level, their was a gentle breeze……….and unfortunetly the water was a tan colour. The problem is that the river flows through…

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Fantastico!…..and leaders!

20 July, 2004 by Alistair

So I was taken to a spot on another river by a friend on Sunday. What a marvelous place. This part of the river is unnusual in that for a good long stretch it is dotted with lots and lots of bushes and weed beds. It channels the water into not just one flow but…

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BBC NEWS | Scotland | Fisherman dies in loch accident

19 July, 2004 by Alistair

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Fisherman dies in loch accident One man has died and another has been taken to hospital after a boating accident on Loch Lomond.

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your narrow minded outlook!

17 July, 2004 by Alistair

I recieve a lot of emails. Most of them are telling me that they used to fish the river and now moved on and some people mail me to tell me how well they have been fairing fishing the river. Ive got to admit I meet and speak to a lot of Anglers on the…

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