You may be reading this for the wrong reason. If you are reading this to find out where to go fishing and to locate hot spots on rivers around Glasgow then this diary may not be for you. If you are reading this to gain some inspiration for your fishing and just to have a chat then that may be at the right place. If you are reading this to get to know other anglers around Glasgow that fish the places others neglect then you may be in the right place. If you are reading this to see pictures of huge trout then you are definitely in the wrong place. If you are reading this to get tips on flies and technique then you are probably in the right place. If you are the sort of person that can take a joke with a little humility and not ridicule others opinion then you are definitely in the right place. If you think you know it all and are the master of your sport you may want to look elsewhere. If you love catching a bandy (a tiny trout) as much as a 12 incher then pull up a chair.
Like I say you may be reading this for the wrong reason.
Why Urban?
Um, yes well, that might seem a little confusing to people who are new readers as I do seem to do rather a lot of non urban fishing as well. To appreciate the reason behind this I must tell you a little bit of history first. When I first started this blog it was called “Urban Fly Fishing on the Kelvin” and it was joined to my first site which was dedicated to fly fishing on my home river the Kelvin. At that point I could not drive and it was a simple matter of a ten minute walk or a short buss journey to access my fishing. Then I learned to drive and started to explore further a bit further. At this point seeing as how I was exploring other rivers the blog became a sister site called “The Urban Fly Fisher” and “Urban Fly Fishing on the Kelvin” was retired however all the posts were kept (a good few years worth) and then everything progressed from there. I suppose I always wanted to keep the “Urban” part of the site as really any of the fishing I do is not really far from the city – you are talking about an hour maximum drive and even then there is always a busy motorway or other town not far from where you are.
In The Media
I am amazed as I have been noticed in the media a few times. I appeared in the show Trout n About – which really should have been called “Aboot N Aboot” as we caught absolutley no trout !
I was also contacted to appear in an article about Urban Fishing….
I was actually misquoted – what I actually said was my worst nightmare was “becoming a dead body in the Kelvin”
I also came second in the Metro newspapers Top of the Blogs 2007.
Comments
Enjoy my Diary- put your feet up if you are at work, feel free to make a comment- just remember that I expect you to behave the same way as you would if you were in my own home dont put your muddy boots on my nice table.
