Took a walk up a hill to my local Dam for the evening. Fished anti clockwise however found them spooky. The wind was blowing down up the water for a change and I lost a couple within the first 20 mins and then finally one came to the hand. I got to the top (bottom?)…
Broken Toe
Was away for a week to the middle class playground of Centr Parks and was supposed to meet up with Matt from North Country Angler. Unfortunately the only day I could get away was a day that winter appeared to strike with low temps and rain so we decided to cancel. Plus I had somehow…
“Gorge”eous!
I stood next to Paul as he lay on the ground moaning in pain. I am not a big fan of sympathy unless it is really bad (giving and receiving) however sometimes when another man has hurt himself and it will pass in a short while there is nothing you can or should say, even…
Salty Sins!
“So what you are telling me is that you have been catching huge numbers of stocked trout during what might be the best week of wild trout fishing we have had all year”? said Alex, after I had told him about a wee local club that I have joined that stock a couple of reservoirs…
How is your Season?
Mine is quite frankly weird! I have been hellish problems with my Mazda, before Christmas I managed to spend a ton of cash on it and now it appears to have a recurring oil leak that the mechanic is unable to locate. Since it has been in and out the garage my access to fishing…
First Trout Trip!
Actually, looking at it this is my third trout trip. I had a session at Carbeth Fishery with a group of disabled guys that I help through work and had caught a few slobs in the fly only pool including what might actually be my biggest rainbow on the fly. It was in the teens, I…
River Kelvin Opening Ceremony ! 18th March 1100 Islay Inn
This Saturday it is all happening down the Kelvin. It is the annual River Kelvin Angling Association opening ceremony. Here is a video from the past: And that video was from 4 years ago so it is even more mental now! We now have rolls n sausage or bacon in the Islay Inn with a…
Two Kelvin Videos!
Kelvin videos are like buses, you wait for ages and then two excellent ones come along at once. The first is a video of some tree felling next to the river which at first I thought was going to be a bit of a bore however was actually very cool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tAnq9CHCv4 The second is a…