Written by Alex The Ericht is a tributary of the river Isla, and appeared to be considerably larger than the ‘main’ river. With its unusually clear pools and bone-white rocks, it would not surprise me to find a glacier hidden away in her headwaters. After we’d roughed the near-Arctic conditions the night before, it almost…
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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…
The Clyde – two weeks early
A short report. Hit the Upper Clyde yesterday with a pal. It was bright sunshine with a chill in the air. There was a few Large Dark Olives coming off the water but did not see any trout rising at all. As you can see, Allan is about as stealthy as Emanuelle when it comes…
Websites related to the Clyde
I always like finding fly fishing sites to do with the rivers off the River Clyde. When I started Urban Fly Fishing on the Kelvin all those years ago i was very lonely all by myself- now a quick run through gives us this little list.. Urban Fly Fishing on the Kelvin – sister site…
More Friends and Fish
I am in New York enjoying myself 🙂
Monocular
All this talk of carrying minimal amount of gear has made me think of the things I carry regularly. One thing that I carry regularly is my monocular.A monocular is similar to a pair of binoculars except it is just like a mini telescope. I dont use it to see vast distances but for just…
Rain, rain and a bit more rain (with some extas)
If you do not live in Scotland then I don’t have to tell you the weather has been bad. For my international readers I can tell you the Scotland is stuck with an area of low pressure that is causing wild winds, torrential rain, thunder n lightning (with hailstones) and generally making fishing impossible. When…
End of Season thoughts 2
I am trying to blank the whole end of seson situation, as such I have not updated in a while. On Monday I shall be giving Grayling a bash so will see yo then ….
The Kelvin alas….
The Kelvin, alas, is still out of action after all that rain. So last Sunday was a bit of a non starter when it came to trout rising and flies hatching. I mean the water had settled from the day before- a little lower and clearer but there was very little action. I just took…
Fishing a Nymph…
I got to the river at around 0930 on Saturday which with hindsight a little optimistic as it was still quite chilly, there was no fly life and no fish moving. In fact I spent most of my time just sitting watching the water waiting for something to happen. When I got bored of that…