Sitting here on hogmany browsing around thinking about the new year - we have only around 70 odd days to go before the new trout season opens. I would like to think I would get some pike fishing done over the next month however it now looks like the weather will be against us all. The UK is to be hit by a big freeze making temperatures plummet to around -17 in the Midlands, it is all thanks to winds from Siberia seemingly.
Ah well - have a good 2008 you guys ! I hope to be meeting you on the river bank at some point.
22 responses so far ↓
1 Paul // Jan 1, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Happy New Year Alistair.Defo need to meet up the canal for some pike action soon.I also plan to fish the Kelvin and tribs this year so will probably be pestering you for advice.
All the best
Paul
2 George // Jan 1, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Hey Alistair man ,,, Happy New Year … best to you and C :o) .. wil try to meet sometime this year .. George :o)
3 peter // Jan 2, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Any info on A G M. Is it worth going or does no one care any more?
4 Alistair // Jan 2, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Hi Peter, as far as I know the AGM is on the 10th January - do you see any point in going ?
Last year was a joke as noone could understand what Dougie was saying (even though the guy has a lot to say) and a round of applause was given for the bailiffs that noone ever seen on the river - fantastic !
There was such bad feeling after last year that I considered resigning from the commitee - as it turned out I did not have to bother as they just stopped sending me the invites to the meetings.
Dont let them tell you anything else !
5 peter // Jan 2, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Speaking of bailiffs,do you know there were guys bait fishing the week before Christmas on the Kelvin.The phone no. on permit just rings out.
6 Alistair // Jan 3, 2008 at 10:22 am
Hi Peter, I am away from home at the moment but will be back tomorrow - I will get you the chairmans phone number to give him a bell !
Alistair
7 Alistair // Jan 3, 2008 at 10:25 am
Oh Peter, you can contact the club secretary, Douglas Brown, on 0141 946 6060….give him a bell and then raise the issue at the agm if you go….when i raise things they just think i am moaning !
8 alan atkins // Jan 3, 2008 at 11:34 am
Happy new year Alistair, i will be planning a trip to the special grayling river this weekend, give me a bell if you are interested, any news of the bold MacGregor’s return?
9 Alistair // Jan 3, 2008 at 3:22 pm
I am up for that Alan, what day are you planning ?
By the way I tried to bell you on that mobile number you gave me and it did not seem to work ? Wanna send me it again (by email)
No idea when Mac Gregor gets back from the states - he has been staying out of communication for a while now …no doubt he is enjoying himself and does not want to come back -
edit: I am in Birmingham and just seen the forecast for the UK - I see it is blizzard conditions in Scotland - will that be ok for the Grayling ?
10 alan atkins // Jan 3, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Alistair, either day will suit me. I will probably wait and see what day the conditions are at their best. The snow seems to mainly concentrated in the East of the Country so hopefully it will not effect the fishing in the West too much. I will drop an e-mail with my mobile again, although i thought i got a text from you on my phone.
Speak soon
11 Alex // Jan 4, 2008 at 10:42 am
Hey guys! I’m back and ready for some grayling action!
My mobile is still out of action but you can get me at the house or on my work number.
cheers
Alex
12 alan atkins // Jan 4, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Alex, great to hear you are back. I’m at my desk and will give you a bell if i can find your number
13 John // Jan 5, 2008 at 2:27 pm
All the best and many tight lines for 2008. Reading the posts i was wondering if someone can confirm that the Kelvin AGM is on the 10th Jan. I enjoy nothing better that an evening straining the old ears…. Cheers John
14 Alistair // Jan 6, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Hi John,
I believe it is on the 10th although I have not had anything through the post at all yet. Maybe wait and see if anything goes into the Daily Record - it would not surprise me if they had the agm without telling anyone - you can count on the fact that if there is one thing they need to get right, for example, sending out the correct date for the agm, they will get it wrong - this is what happened last year !
15 Rhona // Jan 21, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Was the AGM held on the 10th? I had phoned up Partick Burgh Halls earlier today and was told that it should have been tomorrow (22nd Jan) but had been canceled.
If it was on the 10th then I’ve totally missed it!
Anything interesting said?
16 Alistair // Jan 21, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Hi Rhona, I have no idea I am afraid - I tend to just concentrate on my love of fishing the river rather than what the association does these days. I would not put it past them to forget to let people know that it was happening or something like that.
If you have missed it I would not worry - you probably missed nowt anyway !
Alistair
17 John // Jan 22, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Hi Folk, Have heard a rumour that the AGM is possibly on the 12th Feb @ the Burgh Halls. Dont know what time it starts but I would expect that this would be announced by the Association or then again maybe not..I would treat this as a rumour until some sort of clarification from the Association confirms it. Cheers
18 Rhona // Jan 22, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Thanks, will give them a phone closer to the 12th just to check.
Have to say not really worried about missing the AGM as such, suppose it’s just handy to hear if there’s any news.
Looking forward to the new season!
19 nikki // Jan 24, 2008 at 5:17 pm
hi alistair hows thing not been doing much fishing as it has been to cold looking foward to the session starting bk .even it that i read the bit u rote about the weather getting bad that will proppley steo the fishing bk
i miss it so much i notic were we fish is all blocked off at the old mill well tight lines and good luck to all 
20 Alistair // Jan 26, 2008 at 12:34 am
Hey Nikki,
Yup, pretty much everywhere is slowing down at this time of year - the Pike are being particulary dour and the rivers I would fish for Grayling are out of action - where abouts is blocked off at the mill - has a fence been put up or something to stop people getting to the river ?
21 nikki // Jan 26, 2008 at 1:09 am
well they have put metal fenceing all up round the river . i dont think it is to stop ppl getting in as they can use the gate and there is no sign say do not enter or things like that i think they might be pulling down the bridge or maybe part of the new transport museum project in progress
22 Alistair // Jan 26, 2008 at 2:20 am
Not sure why they would pull down the bridge Nikki - so you can still get onto it ok!
Might be worthwhile bringing the issue up at the AGM !
A.
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