My Goodness- two posts in a day – you guys must be reeling. Anyway – I got into work this morning and recieved a text from my boss telling me I was in the Herald. Thinking “what have they found out about me” after all now Tommy Sheridan is out the spotlight the media must now have…
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Busy, busy and more busy..
Busy is an understatement – with both family life and fishing. I have been enjoying looking with wonder at the small things in nature through my sons eyes – we have spotted lots of young frogs over the last week and we always stop to examine them before carefully sending them on their way.. I think…
Tenuous Fishing Photos 27,28,29/52
Ok – I have totally lost my way with my weekly pictures due to shitty non fishing stuff sucking up my time however I will provide a crazy three in one post and then another two later in the week which should bring me back on track. For those that do not know I am providing a…
Tenuous Fishing Photos 20/52
20th tenuous fishing photo is of a committee meeting of the KAA . Willie Yeomans was in attendance – he updated us on his findings from the habitat survey and will soon need help from you guys! Watch this space (and the official site)
It is cold – I want to see an olive.
One month until the start of the season and it is still very cold. I am currently wondering if the temperature is going to rise and give us a good start to the season. The first fly we should all be looking out for are “Large Dark Olives” – an absolutely lovely wee insect: The above…
Urban Fly Fisher’s alternative Newsletter for the 2010 AGM
Seeing as how I do not get a spot to say my piece in the Newsletter before the AGM I thought I would post it here – also I get to say whatever the hell I want as I am no longer an office bearer – sweet! Having a baby has really affected how much time…
WTF – the skunk cabbage came back!
So I was planning on hitting the Clyde today however as my car had to return to the garage because of a bizarre squeaking sound (any of my readers mechanics?) I took my beloved wife’s motor and hit the Kelvin. Things went from bad to worse – the temp seemed to plummet and the wind…
Grannom in the Kelvin?
I wish I had my wee sample bottle today – I am pretty sure I witnessed a hatch of Grannom in the Kelvin – I kid ye not! In spring, the first sedge fly of real importance to river fishers is the grannom, and it causes great excitement both on chalk streams and on rain-fed rivers….
Shit Pipe River..
Sunday – it had been raining for three days so pretty much knew the Kelvin would be out of action. I considered a few other possibilities and decided the “river of pipes” was a possibility, I called it that as it has an extraordinary number of pipes over it – most if em’ shite pipes…