I can’t remember when I realised that breathable waders are not like rods and reels and that they are more like fly lines – the damn things wear out over time. Before I got breathables I wore a pair of cheap as chips thigh waders that were made out of PVC or something, they cost…
Visited the House of Hardy Museum !
Just back from a visit to Northumberland – a place that I have never visited before. Whilst there I popped in to the Hardy Museum. It was quite interesting – even the kids enjoyed it. Sadly whilst I was in Northumberland I did not hear any woodpeckers despite keeping my ears peeled. See you at…
2023 River Kelvin Permits are now available
Paul phoned me last night – can you have a look at the Kelvin website, something is wrong with the shop. Bloody hell, the whole thing was buggered. I had to stick on a default theme and reinstall some stuff and thankfully folk can now buy permits through the site. All you have to do…
Springwatch!
At this time last year I was down south a bit – not far, just down in the Lake District. What I noticed at that time was the fact that it was a couple of degrees warmer and it felt like spring was about to be sprung. One of the signs that really struck me…
Well, that is January out the way!
Thank goodness – January is the most horrible month there is. Freezing cold and miserable. Then it gets to February and check this nonsense out:
Old fart photos and the diversity of kelvin trout.
When I first started regularly taking photos of my fish for this blog it was with a wee digital camera – it was a little thicker than a credit card and took alright photos – good enough for the blog anyway. Over the years my digital cameras changed – they were never expensive however most…
Happy Xmas
Walking around with my new fishing vest on like a boss!
Urban Fly Fishing views…
To be fair, not as many burnt out cars around these days – it used to be on the Kelvin there was a new one every week!
Tactics on small streams
This is an awesome wee book for newbies as well as folk that just like reading about some new “old school” tactics. You can buy it from Amazon here. Synopsis Small stream flyfishing is a rewarding but demanding sport that requires skill, an understanding of successful tactics, and knowledge of the quarry. This revised edition…
Sunday Walks
Unlike some folk I do not enjoy going for a wander along the Kelvin during the winter – It just looks depressingly dead and the trout seem like a distant memory. The water is always dark and knowing there are no coarse fish worth going after, the river just seems at a total slumber. My…