Skip to content
Menu
The Urban Fly Fisher
  • About
  • Read my old stuff here!
  • Subscribe via email here
The Urban Fly Fisher

Category: Observations

People!

4 November, 2012 by Alistair

I have met hundreds of people fishing the Kelvin over the years. All different types of people and all from different backgrounds. I have met guys who are super intelligent and people I am surprised that they managed to negotiate their way on to a bus to get to the river. I have met arrogant guys…

Read More

So I visited the Glasgow Angling Centre on its Open Weekend.

29 September, 2012 by Alistair

And I enjoyed it. Never let it be said that I am a moany bastard who never looks on the bright side of anything, today I spent a good couple of hours in the Glasgow Angling Centre and thoroughly enjoyed my time. Gary Wingate (Game fishing manager or something like that)  had asked me if I was coming down…

Read More

Bleating on about the rain…..

6 July, 2012 by Alistair

I do not want to keep on bleating on about the rain however the weather appears to be a major talking and thinking point at the moment among river trout fishers. Seeing as how this blog was birthed during a spell of particularly wet weather when I was unable to fish you can imagine how productive I…

Read More

Tomorrow ( 28th March), 10:30 on BBC Radio Scotland

27 March, 201227 March, 2012 by Alistair

Angler Theo Pike talks about fishing for trout in city rivers, plus travel writer Alison Rice looks at fitness holidays, and hear from Mrs Brown’s Boys star Brendan O’Carroll. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01dtpjm Listen in for a special surprise!  

Read More

Trout season starts next week – I might have known !

7 March, 2012 by Alistair
Read More

IMAGES & COMMENTS REGARDING R.C.F………Eh?

27 January, 2012 by Alistair

You may remember a while ago I posted about forums and being banned from them, essentially I was banned from a forum that was allegedly set up by guys that had been banned from all the popular forums  –  it is called the River Clyde Forum. While I was a member there I witnessed people being bullied…

Read More

Consumer Lust…

21 September, 2011 by Alistair

I love gadgets and new “stuff” that I can use to get shit done. There are a few other things I am interested in apart from fishing and a few things I would like to get more interested in which I just do not seem to have time for. Now that the leaves are well…

Read More

Urban Fly Fisher – Banned from the River Clyde Forum!

31 August, 2011 by Alistair

As many of you know I visit a few forums on the net and occasionally make comment on interesting stuff that takes my fancy. One of the newest forums that I did not include in my list of UK based roundup was the River Clyde Forum as back then it did not exist. I was…

Read More

Hardy v Orvis Customer Care

1 August, 2011 by Alistair

I apologize to the original posters for ripping this thread word for word however  as usual the unassuming and most excellent Wild Fishing Forum throws up an interesting little thread. Malcolm said: “For the third time I snapped a section of my 6 piece Hardy Gem. Not through aerialising 80 ft of competition line as I did with my…

Read More

More Kelvingrove Carnage Video – Royal Wedding London versus Glasgow

30 April, 20111 May, 2011 by Alistair

  Personally I am glad I was nowhere near – instead I was receiving a face full of nettles at the Clyde – more on that hilarious story later!

Read More
  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • …
  • 21
  • Next

Connect with The Urban Fly Fisher on the cursed Facebook

Connect with The Urban Fly Fisher on the cursed Facebook

  1. Alistair on JVice – one of my favourite things!21 November, 2024

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

  2. Alistair on JVice – one of my favourite things!21 November, 2024

    I have used it for around 10 years ! Love it !

  3. espo74 on JVice – one of my favourite things!21 November, 2024

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

  4. Alex Laurie on So it looks like I am a friend to the sheep.6 April, 2024

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

  5. Richard huntley on Winter memories – summer bites?10 December, 2023

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

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,968 other subscribers.

Please Donate to my Hosting Fees Fund

©2025 The Urban Fly Fisher | Powered by WordPress and Superb Themes!
 

Loading Comments...