I have decided to embrace the whole twitter revolution – witter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets – the main reason I am embracing it as I have a fancy new phone which allows me to use the service easily. I intend…
Tenuous Fishing Photos 9/52
I had to attend some training the other day in Clydebank – for those that do not know Clydebank is a pretty major town on the banks of the River Clyde of which the Kelvin is a tributary. Anyway, I was walking towards my destination and two fully grown deer datrted out across the road. It was…
Glasgow Angling Centre Opening Weekend – this weekend!
You know the trout season is just around the corner when the Glasgow Angling Centre have an opening day ..I was having a gander at the invited guests and guess who I spotted was missing That’s right – John Wilson will not be attending – that in itself should be a crowd pleaser considering he blanked…
El Conio The Magnificent
What do you get if you cross some first year art school students with some litter and a traffic cone? You get “El Conio The Magnificent” an explanation of how traffic cones end up in the River Kelvin. Oh to be a student again – it was a simpler time!
Tenuous Fishing Photos 8/52
Even better than actual fishing: Teaching my son to walk on weird Lanzarote grass. You can see more tenuous fishing photos here
Do you want to join my Urban Alliance?
This is a three part post – today the setup and later all going well will be the reveal – I will then give you a bit of time to think before I act. This will be a hard task my friends – I do not want to say at this stage what it is…
Fly Tying – Milngavie Style!
So I decided I needed some contact with other anglers and the best place for that was at the fly tying class along at Milngavie (rather than standing in the freezing cold chasing Grayling, some people might say actual fishing for a change) – an added bonus was that Jim from Palewatery was visiting to…
Kelvinography – Kelvin Court
Submitted by Jim (lazy get’ could not even take a new picture and that is with him being a fancy pants photographer) Kelvin Court, viewed from beneath the railway bridge in Great Western Road, 1955. [singlepic id=96 w=320 h=240 float=center] Designed by J N Fatkin of Newcastle, Kelvin Court was built 1937-1938 and consisted of…
Mechanic Needed Urgently!
Need work on Motor – will pay in cash and flies! (and possible sweet spots)
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…