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Alistair Stewart’s piscatorial adventures around Glasgow, Scotland

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Entries from September 2004

Bob Wyatts Book!

September 30th, 2004 · No Comments · River Kelvin Fishing

So Bob Wyatts book is finally out. he writes a good yarn in Fly Fishing and Fly Tying magazine and has some cracking insights into fishing the fly. I enjoy reading his artcles in FFFT magazine and it was one of his paterns for the Grey Duster that I use most!
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Camera busted!!

September 29th, 2004 · No Comments · River Kelvin Fishing

Damn and blast. Like I said the other day about my dinky camera…it got dipped in the water whilst I was wading deep….but I thought I would let it dry out and maybe , just maybe it would be ok. Well, today I found it on top of the fridge with the lense cracked [...]

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A nice orchid

September 27th, 2004 · No Comments · River Kelvin Fishing

Here is a nice Sri Lankan orchid!!

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Scary wading!

September 26th, 2004 · 1 Comment · Life!, Other River Fishing!!

So today I had one of those crazy “I think I am going to drown moments”. I had waded out to the middle of the river that I was fishing. Rather foolhardy really. It was difficult fishing in the wind and you had to get yourself into particular positions to be able to present a [...]

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Season’s end!!

September 25th, 2004 · No Comments · Life!

Well, it’s only another couple of weeks (if that) till the end of the trout season. It’s a shame as the last couple of weeks have been pretty bad weather wise so I have not gotten any fishing done. In the morning I am going with a friend to attack another river, not the Kelvin [...]

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Yaergh….now its the boots!!

September 24th, 2004 · No Comments · River Kelvin Fishing

Right……so I have a few weeks left to the end of the season and one of the felt soles is coming off my boot.

Usually I would complain bitterly but I was actually warned about this happening if I did not hose down the boots instead of letting dirt bulid up in the felt.
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Small Stream in spate

September 21st, 2004 · No Comments · River Kelvin Fishing

Added some small stream spate pictures to my new gallery.
Here is one:

Click the picture to go to the main small stream spate gallery.
Not sure how long it will be up for!

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