Deary Deary Me!
There are two very real reasons why you do not see many pictures of me on my blog. Firstly not many of my pals carry cameras and the ones that do always forget to charge them and secondly I always end up looking like a gimp.
I rest my case.
Still, it is better than a dead fish I suppose.
May 19th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Maybe 1 of those day I’ll take some action shots of you in the kelvin !had a great day fishing down the weir today near the botanic ,did clean up a bit too in the river ,the big wheel on top of the weir is now down ,more water should take it to the clyde !!one good photo is worth a million word !great blog always
May 19th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
You look like your waders have just sprung a leak in an unfortunate place in that photo.
Super grayling , never caught one myself and I am not even sure if we have them in Ireland.
May 20th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Hmmmmm!!!!
Lets create a caption for that picture competion 1st prize a day on the Kelvin with Alistair
Heres my entry
“Oh my looks like the fish have found the maggot”
May 20th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
have seen you looking better mate ,is their any chance if i see you again on the river you could give me some casting tips ,i catch fish i can get a good line out but im just not happy with my turn over or presentation i would appreciate it very much .
Oh starting my own blog about the Kelvin its at
http://theriverreturns.blogspot.com/
not much in it as yet just started it but looking forward to showing the river from my perspective .
a great blog as ever .
May 21st, 2008 at 7:21 am
Hi Derek - nice one - I look forward to reading about your exploits! I will add it to my links list when I get a chance.
It makes me smile that most rivers do not even have one site dedicated to it and the Kelvin has half a dozen
Got to admit though I am not the best caster and would be hopeless at teaching - all I would teach is my bad habits. If you really want to push the boat out and get some proper advice I would say contact Alberto Laidlaw at:
http://www.gameanglingscotland.co.uk/
He is probably the most local fly casting instructor - I think he charges a reasnable amount an hour (dont quote me) and will meet you on the kelvin. Probably the best investment you would make !
May 21st, 2008 at 11:20 am
Where’s your report on the 4 days extravaganza? had a day on the Avon and had 3 nice trout to the dry flee. Had a session on the other river yesterday but have never seen it so quiet. Vey few fish were rising in the bright , low conditions. Off to the Northy soon for 4 days quality salmon / sea trout fishing
May 21st, 2008 at 4:24 pm
The same happens to me, except of course the gimp look.
May 21st, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Alan, you lucky monkey - I have not seen or heard from you in a while - I am assuming you are hanging out with the gentry and the big rods a lot ?
Eduardo - thanks for commenting - sometimes I think I have to actually hand my camera to folks
May 22nd, 2008 at 8:56 am
Alistair, the conditions have been too low for the salomon and the sea trout have yet to appear in numbers in the river i fish. So, i have been re-aquainting myself with the brownies and have had a couple of good sessions on the Kelvin and Avon. I have been finding sport in shady runs and pools and along the foam lines. The other river just did not fish the other day, too bright, too open , too low ?
May 22nd, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Nice grayling. Looks like a favourite stretch of mine in darkest Perthshire, where flies don’t drift downstream so much as tear your arm from its socket. A place where the current makes a 4 ounce trout feel like a salmon and occasionally it is a salmon. Might there be a railway line not too far away?
May 23rd, 2008 at 5:24 am
James - there is the possibility of a train line not too far away
May 23rd, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Clyde with the West Coast line nearby or is that too broad for the Clyde .?
May 23rd, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Its the Tummel !
May 23rd, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Aaaah!!!
“James - there is the possibility of a train line not too far away
”
That’s far too subtle ..LOL
What part of the Tummel was that ?…looks quite nice
May 23rd, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Yegads - no directions will be given on the blog - mail me if you like though !
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:10 pm
All parts of the Tummel look nice from a distance. Then you fish it and life gets more complicated. It’s my favourite river outside Glasgow, but I have had a fair few blank days. It’s a hard one to fish when it’s high. And it can get ridiculously high. First time I was there for salmon this year, it was 6 feet about the summer low and the previous week it had been 11 feet up.
Not far from where Alister was fishing there are complex flows that verge on the insane. You can watch your fly line literally being tied in knots in some places.
Hint: once the fishing is done for the day, if you’re driving back to Glasgow, it’s worth taking the scenic route home. I like to leave the A9 at Ballinluig and drive beside the Tay to Kenmore, then to Killin and down through Callander. Makes a cracking finish to a day out, if you’re not too tired
May 24th, 2008 at 6:17 am
The problem I find with the Tummel is that it does not have a lot of features – if there is no fly life then the trout fishing can be slow and pretty monotonous. Hen they are on they are on though
I know the bit you are talking about - yikes !
June 5th, 2008 at 6:44 am
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