Month: October 2005

Pike action on the Forth n Clyde!!

by Alistair

So I headed down to the canal for a bit of Pike action. No I was not using a fly rod (for my sins) I was using a nice spinning rod with a big “fuck off” plug that dived and darted and generally did impressions of a dying fish. It was all very exiting! A…

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My next purchase? Tea Stick Reel??

by Alistair

I think I just found my next purchase. I have enjoyed using my little bamboo rod a lot this season and I see the same company is now producing reels. I have got to say they look mighty sweet… It is funny how fishing with bamboo rods is not as popular here in the UK…

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Quote

by Alistair

” The boy reached into the net and cleared the hook and leader from the trout and lowered the net back into the water. ‘ Thank you’, said the boy. ‘Thank you very much. I hope you live forever. ” David Seybold Waters Swift and Still

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Eh what??? its the end of the damn season???

by Alistair

Where the hooey did the season go? One minute we were all moaning about the hot weather and dead fish and the next I am walking down to nice little part of the Kelvin and suddenly not only is it autumn it is also the last day of the season. I caught nowt by the…

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Wedding Invitations!!

by Alistair

So my wedding invitations are away winging there way to people near and far. Of course the whole wedding was handily organised for the end of November! About the only other thing I got a say in was the choice of buffet food for the evening guests: mini pizzas!! I am getting hungry already! My…

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Last fish caught?

by Alistair

You know, I might just have caught my last trout of the season today, well from the Kelvin anyway. I fished one of the tributaries and it was pretty dour, the water was at a good height but there was just no action at all, no fly life and no rises. I headed down to…

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