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Category: A spot of Hiking perhaps!!

Keep going!

8 January, 20218 January, 2021 by Alistair

One foot in front of the other is all it takes when you go hill walking. Something good about the “lockdown” was the fact that outside the times that the hills were absolutely hoaching with folk the more popular hills were empty for some reason. I chose a weekday and took a couple of novices…

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Winter Isolation and Hibernation.

1 January, 20212 January, 2021 by Alistair

To my utter shame I have never been a big fan of winter fishing. There is something about winter that forces me to have some down time – maybe it is the cold or the limited opportunities however some switch off time to think about other stuff is needed. Over the last few years facebook…

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And a little bit of that!

6 August, 20206 August, 2020 by Alistair

Lack of posts do not mean a lack of fishing – several trips to my highland river as well as Clydewards have occured however a lack of time means I am finding it difficult to write for pleasure. Two nights camping with the kids seemed ideal to get away from it all – just four…

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I hope so..

12 March, 2018 by Alistair

Is there fish in their Dad? I hope so, I said.

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Scouting ..

25 January, 2015 by Alistair

Out for a walk with the family today to try and shake off some of the winter cobwebs. I took the opportunity to check out a wee burn I have only ever driven past. The water looked crystal clear even with the snowmelt. Rumours are that it holds some Sea Trout and Salmon. I wonder…

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Any room in your bothy brother?

21 November, 2012 by Alistair

I was browsing around looking for the usual knick knacks that one may need for a day on the river and found myself perusing the survival area of Outwood Sports. I find myself looking at stuff that I may want however do not actually need. A classic example is the Lifesystems Survival Bothy. For around…

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Walking Boots.

25 September, 2012 by Alistair

I have had the same pair of walking boots for over ten years. They have seen me through walking when I have been at work, walking to Uni, up and down countless hills and have been on many a fishing trip when waders have not been required. In my mind they still look prefect and…

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Sunday walk

26 September, 2010 by Alistair

Long time no speak – first frost this morning down my way – car was frozen and the central heating kicked in – the temp will drop to minus fifteen in no time … out for a walk with the family just now .. here are some pictures.. fishing tomorrow morning for salmon – the…

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Final part

22 May, 2010 by Alistair

I hope you enjoyed my walk!

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Part eighteen

22 May, 2010 by Alistair

You might not see them in the picture however there is I large shoal ….

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    You will not get better for your money , looking back I received it in 2009 and it still works…

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    A year or so later, do you still love the jvice? I am considering purchasing one...

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    You did well to get out fishing at all in this weather and to get a trout in those conditions.…

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    I had plenty of evenings fishing the water of leith plus the river Avon , Edinburgh area . Caught a…

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