The Urban Fly Fisher

What can I say about The Tay ? Wikipedia says:
 The River Tay is a river in the southern Highlands of Scotland; it was made somewhat famous (or infamous) by William McGonagall’s The Tay Bridge Disaster. It is the longest river in Scotland and the sixth-longest in the UK. It is also the largest river in [...]

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Oh dear, oh dear - I see not many people are happy at the BBC for this little ditty encouraging disabled anglers to grab a concession:
If you are of a mind to disable or kill some fish, you will be delighted to hear that your own disability may work in your favour when obtaining the [...]

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Yegads, I came runner up in the Metro Blog Awards

Congratulations to Caught Offside who targets those who love football and indulging in everything that goes along with following it.
I just knew posting about Toad Sex was a bad idea so close to the judging.

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Written by Alex
The Ericht is a tributary of the river Isla, and appeared to be considerably larger than the ‘main’ river. With its unusually clear pools and bone-white rocks, it would not surprise me to find a glacier hidden away in her headwaters. After we’d roughed the near-Arctic conditions the night before, it almost [...]

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A few trusty Kelvintators (Alex, Allan and I) left Glasgow on Thursday morning to meet Mike to fish a few rivers that we had discussed about at great length - around 15mins. Little did we know we were driving towards a rather vicious cold front that swept in to pretty much put a stop to [...]

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I came across this storywhen I got back from my trip(more on that later) - sounds positive
ROYAL NAVY sailors are teaming up with a local environment charity to help clean up the River Kelvin.
A 40-strong team from Clyde-built HMS Daring will be using special equipment including open-top canoes to clear hard-to-reach spots on the [...]

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