I wish I had my wee sample bottle today – I am pretty sure I witnessed a hatch of Grannom in the Kelvin – I kid ye not! In spring, the first sedge fly of real importance to river fishers is the grannom, and it causes great excitement both on chalk streams and on rain-fed rivers….
Category: River Kelvin Fishing
The Kelvin has been stocked
The Kelvin was stocked the other night – check it out
Anglers urged to put back salmon – Lord Kelvin senses trouble!
So anglers in Scotland are being urged to put back all spring salmon caught due to the runs collapsing – tragic – to be fair I think all Salmon in the Kelvin should be returned – the fact yer granny likes a bit of salmon is not good enough an excuse in my book to…
River Kelvin Forum
So the wee River Kelvin Forum is going from strength to strength with around 170 members already – we have a nice little community gathering together talking about ….well all kinds of things really! We are discussing naming pools and areas on the river as well as making a hatch chart – we have enlisted…
A few hours on the smelly kelly..
The day was overcast, warmish (around 12 degrees), a little windy, there was the odd olive on the water (big ones too), the water was giving off its usual smell – they don’t call it the Smelly Kelly for nothing – anyway, to cut a long story short I caught one trout on a nymph…
Submit your photo on fishkelvin.com
OK – so the official site is coming along nicely although I have ran out of a bit of steam – Oh sure, I am still plodding away with the \”serious stuff\” however I want you guys to remember that there is a photo gallery over there. Now – I would like all Kelvininators (I…
Seize the moment!
Seize the moment – when your wife tells you that you can go fishing – Do it! Sure I caught nothing however at least I was out there – casting and wading. Sunday was a funny day – it was kinda bright with a cold wind. The Kelvin also was a little cold. In fact…
Feel Privileged!
While fishing the river today I looked up……”Good Grief” I exclaimed….”I don’t believe it” – “It cant be..” The most amazing sight in Nature – the nesting of a “Computeras Chairus” David Attenborough eat yer heart out – you guys would rather see this than some crocodile – right?
River Kelvin Public Relations Day
Check it out – over on the Official Site. I went for a wee fish before it and caught hee haw – the sun was on the water, only seen a few olives coming off – the one trout I did see consistently rising a guy kept casting a worm at it (I kid ye…
River Kelvin Hatch Chart
I am trying to put together a hatch chart for the River Kelvin. Over the years I have noticed people reporting various hatches at different parts of the river. What I would like to do is collect as much information as I can this season and then create a hatch chart. I am expecting to…