Category: Observations
We are going hunting boys!
Once the afternoon looked as if it was heating up some I got the boys into their warm coats and headed along to the Kelvin. I had heard stories of trout in some rivers still responding to olives even though it was snowing and wanted to see if I was being premature in dismissing the…
When I think..
When I think about what once was I think about what we have now And I think about what we might have in the future
New season, new forum, new other stuff.
Welcome friends to another season on The Urban Fly Fisher! This is now my tenth year writing this pish diary of musings and I must say I am not in any great hurry to end it. As long as i continue to make new friends and folk keep mailing me I will keep on writing. Something…
A weekend of fishing and children related activities!
Sadly due to the fact my four year old knew there was a soft play around the corner I did not get much of a chance to really enjoy the experience of the Glasgow Angling Centre Open Weekend. My idea of fun and his are two totally different things. Paul Young got him a shot…
River Thoughts…
I had a damned busy time at work on Friday, dashing from one meeting to another with barely enough time to even have a think about a fish. However, half way through the day it happened, I found myself with a sudden spare 5 mins as I was driving past my wee gem of a…
River Kelvin Angling Association 2013 AGM
It is that time of year again – the finer points of urban river management will be discussed, the accounts will be scrutinized and suggestions made about how the association shall make more money for the urban rehab plan. People volunteering for roles and odd jobs… Just kidding! It is the River Kelvin Angling Association AGM!…
Haunted by foxes!
I encountered it in a Bed and Breakfast in Pitlochry – the look of pure absolute evil. Its eyes were attached to a head that had been wrenched off its shoulders and then had a hapless duck stuck between its jaws. I have never been freaked out by a stuffed animal so much in my…
Tamanawis – You Crazy!
Tamanawis has always been an erratic poster. It feels like just the other day that I was fishing with him however on the phone a few weeks (months ago) he told me it had been years. That frightens me, to think the years are sliding past. I found some photos from a few years ago… Back…