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Month: August 2006

Lake District

10 August, 2006 by Alistair

Greetings, I have done very little fishing so I have not had the time to update the blog. I have been away in the Lake District doing a spot of walking and hiking. We stayed at a reasonable campsite called Scotgate and did a few interesting walks around Keswick and beyond. Lots of lovely walks…

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Harelaw- Back with a whimper

5 August, 2006 by Alistair

We slinked back to Harelaw as the conditions on the rivers have been wiped out, as it turned out the conditions on the loch were pretty poor as well. A low temperature and high wind kept the fish dour, however Brian the colourful owner of the place kept us amused with his patter as usual….

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A rather nice update…

3 August, 2006 by Alistair

A rather nice update from Rob Wilson, a frequent Kelvin fisher I headed out early this morning, and wandered down from my house as far as the art galleries. The river was pretty coloured, and no real sign of any fish. On the way back, despite the rain coming back on, the water was clearing…

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Sea Trout n Salmon

1 August, 2006 by Alistair

When people talk about Sea Trout fishing at night what they fail to tell you is just how fucked you will be the next day. Yesterday morning I found myself in a car whizzing back from the North Esk struggling to keep my eyes open, I caught brief glimpses of what was going on in…

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