Considering I had tied up all those comparaduns it would have been plain rude not to actually use them. I got in the roasting hot car mid afternoon and headed up the motorway towards my shit pipe river. I knew that the part I wanted to fish was in a deep shaded valley so was…
Author: Alistair
Nae Comparaduns Left
It was a Wednesday I can tell you that much – because that is my fortnightly non working day. What that means is that while the kids are at school and my wife is at work I can actually go fishing for the day. What this also means is that I kinda need to go…
Infamy, infamy, they have all got in infamy!
I attended an online AGM for a local fishing club – there was less than a dozen folk on the call and it was mostly made up of actual commitee members. I was one of two ordinary members that rocked up. When we got to the near the end of the session they asked if…
What did you learn today?
A few weeks ago now I took advantage of a mid week non working day and headed for my first bit of river fishing of the year. I have already been out several times after Sea Trout and up to my local pond where I had been catching vast numbers of stocked trout so wanted…
A funny thing happened on the way to the fish market.
It was Saturday night and I was sitting in the Flip Out cafe in Glasgow – I took the kids there to burn off some steam. I was feeling a bit edgy as several folk had been coughing harshly and there was a lack of mask wearing. You may think I am being hyper cautious…
Silly Season is Upon Us.
Ah yes, silly season is upon us. That moment on the internet when madness descends on anglers and keyboard warriors and they start getting restless and mouthing off to each other about nonsense. I first witnessed the phenomenon well over 15 years ago and it usually happened just after Christmas when folk got a new…
Brownlining the shit pipe!
Before I left the house I noticed that my felt sole was coming off my Orvis Wading boots – I think I have worn them a couple of dozen times and never in the salt so the fact the sole is hanging off is annoying. Not having any evostick I just used some glue I…
It is getting old..
Only one person agrees with me that the summer is old and weary – even on the hottest sunny days the sun feels lower and there is a sense of decay and coldness on its way. I hit the Kelvin for a few hours after work the other evening, it was dusk at just past…
Dark Conversations
We spent a lot more time gabbing than we did fishing. The plan was to hit the river at dusk by staking out a long pool and then fishing until it was properly dark, however there was already an angler who had got to the pool before us. The old timer was simply sitting and…
New tracks!
It has been a while that I have actually fished anywhere new or unknown, especially because the place was so close really. I found myself at a weird loose end mid morning, the family were staying home and I was allowed a free pass to head out fishing. I considered heading to the estuary after…