It was cold and the wind was blowing – usually I would just score some brownie points and sit it out knowing that in a few weeks things are going to look a lot better weather wise for trout fishing however there was an itch that had to be scratched and that itch was for Pike….
Month: March 2010
Tenuous Fishing Photos 12/52
Today I actually went fishing – a report on that Piketastic Extravaganza to follow – however this weeks tenuous picture is an image of some of my fishing gear in “winter mode” I have no idea what I was thinking when I decided to stick all my gear in a heap in my attic – needless…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-21
I would love to know how crap like this ends up in our rivers .. surely it takes less effort going to the dump! http://twitgoo.com/krh8p # More litter next to a burn that I pass! http://twitgoo.com/ktbad # Spring .. let's not get too cocky .. in like a lamb out like a lion! # Powered…
Tenuous Fishing Photos 11/52
It is a pile of litter next to a burn.. You guys that follow me on Twitter have already seen this photo during the week – I have been taking pictures of litter next to water – this wee bridge goes over a burn somewhere and is used as a dumping ground by the looks…
First week of the season eh?
Loads of people are going on about this being the first week of the season – it does not look like it to me to be honest – I mean it is bloody freezing out there, well not freezing like -15 however a pretty chilly 8-10 degrees – and it has only been like that…
Tenuous Fishing Photos 10/52
Ha – you guys thought I had forgot eh? I thought for my tenth tenuous fishing pic I would post a pic that I took the other day and posted to twitter – it is a pic of a little burn I pass most days on the way to work and am sure it deserves…
Would you eat human flesh?
I mean seriously – lets say it was an experiment totally sanctioned by the health board right – lets say they needed a half dozen people to eat a slice of human flesh for some totally unknown reason – you are not actually told what the reason is other than the test is not whether…
Urban Fly Fisher on Twitter
I have decided to embrace the whole twitter revolution – witter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets – the main reason I am embracing it as I have a fancy new phone which allows me to use the service easily. I intend…
Tenuous Fishing Photos 9/52
I had to attend some training the other day in Clydebank – for those that do not know Clydebank is a pretty major town on the banks of the River Clyde of which the Kelvin is a tributary. Anyway, I was walking towards my destination and two fully grown deer datrted out across the road. It was…
Glasgow Angling Centre Opening Weekend – this weekend!
You know the trout season is just around the corner when the Glasgow Angling Centre have an opening day ..I was having a gander at the invited guests and guess who I spotted was missing That’s right – John Wilson will not be attending – that in itself should be a crowd pleaser considering he blanked…