I had absolutely no idea when I went online looking for some cheap mouse traps what I would find. I have been bothered by the odd mouse for a while now, it started with a scratching in my attic and then progressed to the wee beasts nipping across the floor when I was getting the…
Author: Alistair
Need an idea for a gift?
Guys, I will make this a quick one. Does anyone ever ask you what you would like as a gift at Christmas and you have absolutely no idea what to tell them? Can I just recommend the most useful wee tool known to man over at Craigdon Mountain Sports, it is the Gerber Butterfly Suspension…
Do you see something beautiful?
Do you see something beautiful?
Urban Fly Fisher Forum – phase 3
OK, some people might think I am a glutton for punishment however phase three of the Urban Fly Fisher Forum is now live. You may remember phase one and two, they were fun phases and we had around 300 members and it was good while it lasted. However a clean sweep was needed as quite frankly…
More freaky Friday Photos..
Just to freak you out for the weekend, here are some more freaky photos!
Howling at the Moooooooooon!
As many of you are aware I have a bit of an interest in Astronomy – not the serious understanding it and knowing where everything is kind, more the I know that is Jupiter and that is the moon, everything else takes a bit of searching way. I use a pair of Olympus Binocular 10×50 DPS-1 and love…
Desire Paths
Desire paths are…… What the hell, here is a weird video on the You Tube that describes them.. The Kelvin river bank has a ton of them and there is even a Flickr group dedicated to them. Did you even know that these tracks made by rebellious first world anarchists even had a name?
Kelly Kettles
Is there anyone out there that does not own a Kelly Kettle? You must at least have heard of them though? It is a portable device for boiling water outdoors using twigs and other small combustible materials; tit consist of a water jacket surrounding a fire chamber which creates an upward chimney draft ensuring…
Developer Hugh Reid about to f*ck with the Kelvin – not on our watch!
Developer Hugh Scott has applied for the Kelvin River Wildlife/Green corridor to be repealed. This is quite possibly the start of a process which could eventually lead to buildings all along the banks of the Kelvin which will destroy all access to the river and cause irreparable damage to the already recovering habitat. Under his company, Highlander…
Wee Bags
To complement the minimalist style of Tenkara I was thinking of obtaining some kind of new bag. Obviously all I need to stick in it will be some tippet, flies, car keys and possibly a mobile phone. I was thinking of using an old camera case however when thinking about it I decided it would…