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Month: April 2005

Most enjoyable…..kinda

30 April, 2005 by Alistair

Lovely afternoon down at the Kelvin today. The day was warm with plenty of flies on the water…the only problem being that there was not a lot of fish moving. Still managed to winkle out a couple of brownies and what looked like a little sea trout……..well it was silvery anyway. Met two absolutley sound…

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Some website in Poland

28 April, 2005 by Alistair

When I logged onto my stats thingus today I noticed I was getting an extraordinary amount of visitots from some forum based in Poland. Anyway they are talking about vision waders ……..although I have no idea what………I have pretty much decided it is because they want to lnow about them and put Vision waders into…

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Why Catch and Release ?

28 April, 2005 by Alistair

Lee Wulff: “Game fish are too valuable to be caught only once.”

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Glasgow Angling Centre (again)

28 April, 2005 by Alistair

So I had to go into the Glasgow Angling Centre to buy some new felt soles. Now most of my readers are aware of how much I moan about the place having no soul……..and also how I felt that the service was poor. All I can say is that in the last wee while and…

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A nice days fishing!

24 April, 2005 by Alistair

So I had a day down at the River Gryfe. Confidentiality forbids me from telling you exactly where. Anyway, myself and my fishing partner managed to talk a friend into actually going fishing. The friend feels that he has lost the spark for fishing or some shite like that……….he now plays tennis for goodness sake…

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Izaac Walton:

24 April, 2005 by Alistair

Izaac Walton: “Rivers and the inhabitants of the watery elements are made for wise men to contemplate and for fools to pass by without consideration.”

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River Test on Ebay

24 April, 2005 by Alistair

Cant decide whether this is a hoax or not! World Reknowned River Test, Fishing Rights for Lease The River Test, an internationally famous fishing river, and the longest of Hampshire’s rivers, enters the borough at Longparish and runs some 20 miles southward, through Stockbridge and Romsey, until it leaves the borough at Redbridge on the…

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Fishing Small Streams with a Fly Rod

22 April, 2005 by Alistair

Another good looking book!!

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Being “over the hill” is much better than being under it!

20 April, 2005 by Alistair

Puff Pant Puff Pant Puff Pant Puff Pant ……out for a jog with fit better half…..Puff Pant Puff Pant Puff Pant…..along the canal tow path…..Puff Pant Puff Pant Puff Pant…..I feel bad, my legs are all wobbly……Puff Pant Puff Pant Puff Pant…..I look at the canal looking for places I would stop and fish if…

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Who should I vote For?

20 April, 2005 by Alistair

Who should I vote for? Your expected outcome: Labour Your actual outcome: Labour -9 Conservative -46 Liberal Democrat 72 UK Independence Party -25 Green 48 You should vote: Liberal Democrat The LibDems take a strong stand against tax cuts and a strong one in favour of public services: they would make long-term residential care for…

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