No trout again this week I am afraid – I have a mission you see – an obsession if you will- I want to catch a double figure Pike on the fly rod….today alas it was not me, however I am getting close – oh yes, so close…. It is always worrying when you take…
Month: August 2008
Project Healing Waters
Is there such a project in the UK? Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active duty military personnel and veterans through fly fishing and fly tying education and outings. As usual, Orvis leads the way! Project Healing Waters
Topsy Turvy: River Kelvin Seasonal Photos
The first hint of Autumn is on the way, here are some photos I took when the first hint of spring was in the air….
Sleep Deprivation for Salmon and Sea Trout
My pal has been asking me when I am going to write up the trip report for our mammoth Salmon and Sea Trout session. Mid July we went to a river up North – a nice private beat which usually fishes very well. It was craziness – we stayed awake for a ridiculous amount of…
Great Expectations with Pike on the Fly
Isn’t it great when a fishing session you have planned turns out as expected – I mean, there has been times in the past when on the run up to a fishing trip (even a short one – the excitement usually starts on a Tuesday) my pals regale each other with tales of how many…
Happy (belated) 5th Birthday to Me…
I was looking over at Tamanawis and noticed he was having a wee birthday. I then decided to have a look at my own stats and noticed that I have just past my own 5th birthday of blogging about fishing. Way back in the beginning I remember emailing Marshall Cutchin at Midcurrent who was one…
Alistair 0 Pike 7
Well, if I had to look at success with my pike fishing today by the number of fish hooked – I would say it was an excellent day with around a half dozen caught. However if success was how many I actually landed then I would have to say – none. The Pike were in…
Dealing with Dodgy Cows
Ok – Let’s do it – let’s talk about cows! Quite simply I don’t trust the buggers, they stand about chewing their cud occasionally giving you the evil eye as you walk past – they look at you as if they own the damn place and occasionally they all moo at one another as if…
Beautiful Views
You know, I don’t go North often enough – most of my fishing is South. North is beautiful…
Pike on the Sabbath
I am sitting here writing this between coats of paint. You see, I had scheduled in to do some painting and decorating over the weekend and this meant definitely no fishing. However, there had to be somewhere in the schedule that I could squeeze in a few hours – it turned out that if I…