Hmmm, obsession. Scott shows us how it is done by sending this photo of a rather nice looking Pike. It fell to a roach deadbait and muses that it would be a lot of fun if caught on a fly rod… I bet you it would ! It reminds me of my own personal best…
Do you think your obsession with fishing grows ?
I have lots of work to do – I have one essay due in around 2 weeks and even though I have a good plan guess what am I thinking about constantly? Yup – Pike slamming into my horrors down on the canal. I think about it when driving, when falling asleep, in meetings, at my…
Pike Flies..
I was starting to think my recent unsuccessful attempts at Pike were to do with pure technique and possibly choice of flies. I was glad then to hear other people have been struggling down on the Forth n Clyde as well – a recent commenter (Scott) has been struggling as well. Still the tide (as…
Pike – not playing ball with the fly…
Well, two sessions after Pike the last two weekends – result – nil points! I took peoples advice and on the deeper sections (the canal basins) I used a fast sinking leader – it got the fly down deeper but did not manage to raise a Pike from the depths. After a couple of hours…
A Little Something For Your Ka Sir ?
How much would you pay for a seasons fishing? I contributed to a thread (you may have to register) recently on a forum about what the maximum would be you would pay for a day’s trout fishing. I thought if it was a one off special occasion on a special river I may pay up…
Nothing worse than the cold…
I stood outside today and noticed how cold it was – a cold lazy wind that goes right through you rather than around you. Brrrr It reminds me (or rather not actually) of the other kind of cold you can get – during summer when at one point you have been roasting hot and then…
First proper attempt at Pike on the fly..
My wife was on nightshift – the plan was as soon as she got home I was going to have a morning Piking down at the Forth n Clyde canal. Unfortunately I had not factored in the neighbours BBQ, copious amounts of alcohol and a young chap from Bosnia who encouraged me to sample his…
Winter – it is on its way…
So the season is ended and now thoughts have turned to other matters – fly tying, grayling and Pike, although not necessarily in that order. Usually by the end of the season most people are quite glad for the rest but somehow this year I remain restless. The plans made last year only seem half…