After last weeks bonanza I was on the phone making plans to attack the Forth and Clyde canal for Pike. I bought some materials the other day and they have been sitting around just waiting for me to tie up some killing patterns. So last night I decided to tie up some Pike Flies. I…
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Alex, I have either hooked the bottom or a very big Pike!
So last year a couple of friends and I headed down to the river Endrick for a spot of Pike action. If you were a reader at that time you will now remember that “action” is the opposite of what happened. We did not in fact see any Pike at all and my and the…
Boxing day Pike, or not!
So it was at around 10pm on Christmas night when I got a text message from an enthusiastic fisher Charlie. – Want to go fishing tomorrow? I replied – Why the hell not! I had read something somewhere about going Pike fishing on Boxing Day being traditional so we decided to go to the local…
I know a great place for Pike!!!
Ah yes, that was what I said…..a deep river…I have caught Pike there in the past…hell Claire caught Pike their in the past…..except now we will be armed and dangerous!! Where did it all go wrong? We had wire traces, giant plugs that rattled (mine cost £1.50 but Alex bought Rapalas at 10 quid each)…
Pike action on the Forth n Clyde!!
So I headed down to the canal for a bit of Pike action. No I was not using a fly rod (for my sins) I was using a nice spinning rod with a big “fuck off†plug that dived and darted and generally did impressions of a dying fish. It was all very exiting! A…
Pike Vanish From Lake
Pike Vanish From Lake Canadian resort puzzled by disappearing fish. August 2004 Where did all the northern pike go? That’s the question being asked by the community surrounding Watson Lake, located on the border between British Columbia and the Yukon in Canada. Before last year, Watson was considered a prime destination for trophy pike. In…
Wee urban burns and future plans.
It seems that every year the season gets shorter and shorter and the list of stuff that I want to do gets longer. This year has been particularly hard as I just discovered my thyroid has gone kaput and has been that way for quite some time – I now have a reason as to…
New tracks!
It has been a while that I have actually fished anywhere new or unknown, especially because the place was so close really. I found myself at a weird loose end mid morning, the family were staying home and I was allowed a free pass to head out fishing. I considered heading to the estuary after…
Fool’s Paradise Review – John Gierach
I don’t like reading reviews of books where people say someone is “back on form” or the writer is retuning to their “classic style”. It gives the impression that the author’s last couple of books have been pretty shit and they have finally pulled their socks up and decided to write something decent instead of…
What fly rod for the Kelvin?
One of the questions that folk ask an awful lot is what weight of fly rod you need to use for the Kelvin. Have I got to explain it? Ok – essentially the weight of a rod is irrelevant – it is the AFTM rating that you have got to look out for. Secretly fly…