Apologies to folk who received a rough draft of this post by email. A cold front started to move in over the weekend – the reasonable temps of last week gave way to temps in the single figures Saturday and Sunday – Saturday I went to the Zoo (and ran into Mike from Tamanawis at the Monkeys) however Sunday I…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-02
It is overcast and mild … could do with a little more heat however it is my birthday and I am hitting the river for an hour or so! # Got rained on and seen one fly .. # Consistent good temps over next few days .. overcast and high pressure …. guess who twisted…
That Friday Feeling!
I got that Friday feeling – thankfully this week it was actually yesterday – today I had a day off – physiotherapy has instructed me to make sure my ankle does not seize up so I scheduled in a walk along the Kelvin valley – the boy accompanied me! First stop was the entrance into the Botanic Gardens – it was here…
Tenuous Fishing Photos 17/52
This is a picture from last Sunday – sewage leaking into the river from an old pipe. This was reported to SEPA last year as well. This kind of shit makes our rivers stink and drives people away – it is pretty bad for the fish and insect life as well. Serious action must be…
Tenuous Fishing Photos 16/52
I appear to have missed last weeks tenuous fishing photo – so here it is here – if you follow me on Twitter you have probably already seen this however to me it was an important moment – finally after months of freezing temps and many long minutes spent river gazing I finally spotted some…
Scott Loudon Fly Casting Tuition
You might not have noticed this but I tend to spend a lot of time on the net trawling through fishing forums – I also love the fact that people have read this blog and become involved enough to actually post comments and email me. I also love it when someone I have watched develop…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-25
The gods have made it rain and cold! Is volcanic ash the problem? # Just seen my first trout of the year rise … it was on a wee burn I pass on the way to work! http://twitgoo.com/p85li # Rio heard my complaints about tippet and kindly sent me some to review! # Powered by…
Slow Start – First Trout!
It has been a slow start to the season – I was full of enthusiasm on Sunday when I hit the Kelvin as I fully expected to see a major March Brown hatch (possibly) however I learned later that all the fly action had pretty much ceased – it turned out the trout did not even look…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-18
Going to Glasgow angling centre to buy tippet … but what make? # Two chaps say Rio.. that will be next if the current frog hair turns into mush! # Drinking red wine and eating tapas! # Drinking too much wine .. people are questioning my ability to fish tomorrow! # Now moved on to…
Tenuous Fishing Photos 15/52
Do they need to get any more tenuous than this.. Where do people use this stuff? And what do trout think it is? You can see more tenuous fishing photos here