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Month: November 2010

Tenuous fishing photos 47/52

28 November, 2010 by Alistair

In case you do not live in the UK the thing that everyone is talking about just now is the snow. It has not been this early since 1993 seemingly! Consequently my 47th photo is dedicated to sledging.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-28

28 November, 2010 by Alistair

The BBC cover the crayfish issue on t.e Kelvin http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-11840810 # I could take 40 baboons in a giant dildo fight! http://theoatmeal.com/quiz/baboon_dildo via @oatmeal # I could survive for 27 SECONDS after kicking a bear in the balls http://theoatmeal.com/quiz/bear_balls via @oatmeal # Powered by Twitter Tools

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For lovers of Crayfish everywhere!

27 November, 2010 by Alistair

Crayfish, Crayfish everywhere – maybe this is the kind of gear the Kelvin association should be selling – especially after the TV coverage of the news that the Kelvin has now been invaded by the beasts : (all pics are links to Amazon) Somewhere to hang your fishing jacket and hat.. Some weird music to…

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Crayfish problem highlighted in the Herald!

26 November, 20104 October, 2012 by Alistair

My Goodness- two posts in a day – you guys must be reeling. Anyway – I got into work this morning and recieved a text from my boss telling me I was in the Herald. Thinking “what have they found out about me”  after all now Tommy Sheridan is out the spotlight the media must now have…

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BBC cover crayfish issue – the Kelvin!

26 November, 2010 by Alistair

Paul the sec was interviewed … http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-11840810 Crayfish are the hot topic for anglers just now … Thoughts?

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Fish shrink during harsh winters !

24 November, 2010 by Alistair

Ha! Earth News So we actually have a scientific reason why I failed to catch any big trout this season – it has to do with the very cold winter. The scientists, based in Norway and Finland, discovered that juvenile brown trout reduced in length by as much as 1cm – a shrinkage of approximately…

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-21

21 November, 2010 by Alistair

River Kelvin # Powered by Twitter Tools

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Tenuous fishing photos 46/52

20 November, 2010 by Alistair

I am on a lake in the lake district in England just now on a cruise – it is -1 and we just passed some hardy souls out pike fishing in boats … Interestingly the guy driving our boat told us about the whole range of fish in the lake – trout, salmon, perch etc…

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It was not a wee birdie that told you it was moi!

19 November, 2010 by Alistair

Yea – that is correct – it was me! Some people just love to hear about the River Kelvin Angling Association – it is an association of anglers that is going  from strength to strength. You see the thing is the association has totally turned itself around over the last couple of years – it was only a…

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RKAA – EGM Update

18 November, 2010 by Alistair

Just a quick update as I know there will be some people unable to attend the EGM. As EGM’s go it was pretty boring – no gunfights, no “dance off” between rival factions and only one heckler – and even he is a long gunmen who really should be given his own place on the…

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