Good grief, it seems I have been short listed in the Sports category for the Metro blog awards. I have been eyeing up the contenders in the category and it seems I have some pretty stiff competition. Next steps: Now our panel of celebrity judges – including England cricketer Alastair Cook, TV presenter Jason Bradbury…
Olives on the Water
A howling gale with intermittent light rain finally told me the trout season was finally under way. Over the Easter weekend I was visiting family in sunny Birmingham, and boy was it sunny – almost shorts weather. However scanning the weather for today here in Glasgow it was too be cloudy, windy with rain –…
1st Visit to the Kelvin of 2007
So toninght I am driving down to Birmingham to see some family. I managed to wangle my way out of work early so instead of tidying up my house I decided to do what any normal fly fisher would do with mounting laundry responsibilities – I went fishing. I would like to say I caught…
Review:Safe Passage Complete Chest Pack
Like clothes and French fries fishing trips often come in three sizes- small medium and large. I always think the amount of stuff you carry often directly relates to the amount of time you spend on the water. For small trips where not much tackle is needed , for example, a tiny burn being minimalist…
The Dead Sheep
When we were out fishing the other day Steven stumbled upon a dead sheep. Well, when I say stumbled I mean he was fishing away happily and noticed a funny smell – a rotting sheep was amongst some reeds on the bank. We all had a good look at it through our trusty monocular (boy…
April 1st gag on FlyFish Magazine ?
Hang on a moment – I was re-reading my favourite blogs and came across this post on the most excellent FlyFish Magazine  Classic ! I notice that no other bloggers in my little genre decided to try and pull the wool over anyones eyes, I did not even blog but waited until the next day to…
April 1st – Spring Trip
What a strange day we had fishing yesterday. We decided to hit our other favourite river for a full day session. We arrived on the water at around 0900 and it was cold- the sun was out and it was a clear blue sky (always a bad sign) but there was a cold wind. It…
Marriage Counseling
A husband and wife go to a counselor after 15 years of marriage. The counselor asks them what the problem is and the wife goes into a tirade listing every problem they have ever had in the 15 years they’ve been married. She goes on and on and on. Finally, the counselor gets up, goes…
That Friday Feeling
Another night at my fly tying class last night, very interesting. On the way back home I got to discussing with Alex another river that we fish and just how special it actually is. The river is split with reeds and islands and weed beds making the currents form hundreds of small pools, riffles and…
The Complete Fisher
I see The Complete Fisher has had a new front end making it into a hub rather than simply a forum. Looks nice 🙂