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Month: March 2004

My little site!!

21 March, 2004 by Alistair

You know what I find strange? Nearly all the people that look at the site dont actually come from Glasgow! I look through my stats and I find that around 80% are people from all over the UK and the rest of the world. Most of the people are typing things like “river kelvin fishing”…

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Internet Radio is the beeez neeez….

19 March, 2004 by Alistair

Been listening to lots of internet radio over at shoutcast its damn damn good. After last nights escapades i was gagging to get down to the river, first fish of the season and all that…..woke up and Claire said that it was snowing…..rolled over and went back to sleep!

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Fly Tying and Charles Jardine

19 March, 2004 by Alistair

Well, what a cracking night. The night was arranged by the West of Scotland Flydressers and Mr Jardine was damned good I must say. He was exactly what one would expect from a proffessional Fly Fisherman….ie better than you and he knows it. The patter was class:: Charles now this rafia …..has anyone used it?…

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Love Song for the Kelvin

18 March, 2004 by Alistair

This is a song about a place where young lovers would meet on the banks of the kelvin Kelvin Grove Let us haste to Kelvin Grove, bonnie lassie, O, Through it’s mazes let us rove, bonnie lassie, O: Where the rose in all her pride, Paints the hollow dingle side, Where the midnight fairies glide,…

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River Carron

17 March, 2004 by Alistair

I passed by the River carron the other day, i quite fancy giving it a little shot. I have two choices. 1 get a lift or 2 get public transport there. iether way i need someone to give me a hand with directions.

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Fly Tying and wasps

17 March, 2004 by Alistair

Ive been frantically writing an essay today, its due in next week. My whole day was planned around this and going to a fly tying demonstration by charles jardine tonight at the polish club in Glasgow. Anyway, it was damned lucky I looked up the address again as it turns out its actually going to…

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Falkirk Wheel

16 March, 2004 by Alistair

Went for a gander at Airth castle as that is where i reckon we will be getting married in 2005. On the way back we stopped off at the falkirk wheel In case you dont know what it is : The Falkirk Wheel boat lift is an exceptional feat of modern engineering and is already…

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Imported old blog

15 March, 2004 by Alistair

I have managed to import the old posts!

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First Day of the Season is upun us!!

15 March, 2004 by Alistair

Well here we are the first day of the season, It is still pouring down outside and I am totally and utterly unprepared. i do not have my new manly waders and i do not know when i shall be getting them. Once more i curse Glasgow fishing shops. I want to see what this…

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Will I go fishing in the morning!!

14 March, 2004 by Alistair

I was seriously considering going out tommorow for a couple of hours but to be honest i doubt I will manage. The rain at the moment is absolutley bucketing down and I have got 3 essays due very very soon. Anyway, I still have not got my new manly waders With a bit of luck…

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