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Month: February 2011

Opening Day on the Kelvin

11 February, 2011 by Alistair

In true Kelvin style we will be having our opening day on Saturday 12th feb. Paul left this messege: I apologise for the late notice, but with the weather in mind we were not sure if this was likely to go ahead. As it stands we have arranged for a small ceremony tomorrow (Saturday 12th) at…

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A jaunt up the Kelvin…Video Nasty!

10 February, 201110 February, 2011 by Alistair

Kelvinator Alasdair P posted a nice wee video in my Kelvin Forum of several of the runs and pools at the lower end of the river – pretty much from the Clyde and then up a few miles. He has very handily named all the pools and areas – If you do not fish the Kelvin…

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Weekly Water Photo – 6 of 52

7 February, 2011 by Alistair

Here is the next picture in my water photo series – this time of a stretch of the Kelvin … By heck it looks grim! Can you see the big black birds? Seemingly they eat lots of fish. They sit up their like big black vultures waiting to swoop down on some unsuspecting prey –…

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Kelvin AGM 2011 – Outcomes!

7 February, 2011 by Alistair

So the Kelvin AGM was a lot of fun – if someone had told me a couple of years ago that we would have a strictly no kill policy for trout I would have thought they were havering but there you go. Someone who shall remain nameless who allegedly caught a 3lb brown trout and…

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Weekly water photo – 5 of 52

5 February, 2011 by Alistair

So I drove past shit pipe river yesterday – it was in full spate. Not long to go now before we can catch a trout! You can see the river between the trees! Questio: when does a burn become a river? At what point does your attitude change?

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River Kelvin Angling Association AGM – this Thursday!

1 February, 2011 by Alistair

It is that time of year again – the infamous all swearing and general craziness that is the River Kelvin Angling Association AGM. I wonder what will happen this year? This is only the 2nd time in around 20 years there has been an agenda so lets have a look at it shall we? Alan…

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