You guys know that I wear thermal longjohns under my waders right? Well, a few of you got in contact to say that maybe I would get sweaty in the summer heat and provided a possible solution. Outdoor Look Base Layers These bad boys are skin tight so no chaffing, quick drying and may cause…
Author: Alistair
Again, my health fear of Cows has been vindicated!
Several of you mailed me to tell me about the recent tragedy with the two chaps (one of whom died) who were trampled by the cows. Thanks for that. Wiltshire cow crush death scene ‘chaotic’ The first paramedic at the scene where a man was trampled to death by a herd of cows and another…
Life and Signs
Sometimes you see signs and portents in your fishing in which it imitates your life. I managed an hour after work down at the Kelvin and it was a much needed session to get away from the stress of real life shit. I had been knocked back from a job and was feeling a bit…
Surprise !!!
Aaaaaaaaaaand it is Winter again. Temps hover around the 10 degrees mark and it never really seems to heat up. I checked out the Allander on Sunday as it is next to a park so the boys were happy. The boys were happy with chucking stones at the water .. I heard a couple of…
Saying “Tight Lines”
Going by what people have been searching for on my fancy blog stats some people are trying to work out why anglers says “Tight Lines” to each other. Here from my archives is what I have got to say on the matter: I loathe the saying “tight lines”, I can remember when people started using…
Stress Relief
A two day migraine Thursday and Friday followed by a rather snazzy ocular migraine on the Saturday due to sleep deprivation, selling house (and packing up house), preparing for a job interview plus the usual work related stress stuff left me wanting a simple fishing experience on the Sunday. Consequently the Kelvin was hit by Jim Burns…
Redington Sonic Pro Stocking Foot Wader Review
I read somewhere that breathable waders come in two types: 1. Those that are leaking. 2.Those that are about to leak. As much as people laugh at this it is absolutely and totally true. Of course what you want to know is the time it takes between your waders getting from the 2nd type to…
An afternoon right up the shit pipe!
The weather was for high winds, heavy showers and low temps. Feck all that lets go to the river of shit pipes on Sunday I said to myself on the Saturday as I was starting to feel real withdrawal from fishing. Usually at this time of the year we can choose to not go fishing however finding the…