As many of you know I visit a few forums on the net and occasionally make comment on interesting stuff that takes my fancy. One of the newest forums that I did not include in my list of UK based roundup was the River Clyde Forum as back then it did not exist. I was…
Month: August 2011
Fantastic Cloud Display Sunday Evening!
We had a wonderful display of Mammatus Cloud on Sunday evening – I was actually sitting on the computer and commented to my wife what a lovely light was coming in through the window – she then proceeded to tell me the clouds were starting to freak her out – I managed to eventually find my camera and take…
You would be forgiven…
…for thinking that all I appear to do these days is get myself banned from internet forums for making statements about how lovely trout are. However I have actually managed to wet a line – in fact last week twice. Both times were nothing much to write home about and on one occasion I forgot…
Ahem – Pike Time!
The summer is almost over – everything seems a little old now, the grass is not so green and I disrupted a mushroom picker in the bushes the other day – he was talking to himself which was all a bit awkward – “Are you lost?” I asked him (he was an incredibly fat man who…
Weekly Water Photo 34 of 52
I actually visited a fishery this week with some guys from work (all of whom have brain injuries) – I was not fishing just helping out. We ended up visiting Carbeth Trout Fishery where we hoped some of the guys would actually catch something. Out of 9 guys only one caught something – most were using…
Weekly water photo 33 of 52
So I was down the park with the boy and spotted a couple of fly anglers having a bash for the salmon – couple of nice lads! I spoke to them for a bit until the boy got bored and then headed up the road – had to stop on a bench next to the…
Bin throwing yobs block Milngavie salmon run – Local Headlines – Milngavie Herald
http://www.milngavieherald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/bin_throwing_yobs_block_milngavie_salmon_run_1_1789437
Weekly Water Photo – 32 (There is a pool I know)
There is a pool I know on the Kelvin – a few fishers know it (I know the infamous Jim Burns knows it) where the trout are plump, the water is deep and the casting is bloody difficult due to a steep bank behind you. The wading is also treacherous for someone as non nimble footed…
Canal graffiti!
Really?
Weekly Water Photo 31
I was down at Loch Lomond the other day( as you do) having a picnic with the full compliment of wives and children (as you do) when this lovely little Olive decided to hatch and sit on my hand – I got the boy over to seer the beast into his memory so that when…