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Category: River Kelvin Fishing

getting married RIGHT NOW

22 November, 2005 by Alistair

You see the pretty nice thing about having control over your own blog software is that you can make it make posts just about whenever you want. So for example almost the very second I am getting married (saying I do if you will) this post will appear on this blog…pretty nifty eh? You can…

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I am ill

16 November, 2005 by Alistair

Sweating like a wilderbeast just about to go for a cooling swim where my buddy vanished yesterday !

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Was looking at some old….

1 November, 2005 by Alistair

Was looking at some old posts today, for new readers thought it would be nice for you to have a gander through them… Ahhhh, another day! A Cracking Hour and a Half Fly Fishing!! Back in Action!! Stung on the face with nettles whilst being rained on! I couldnt help it!! “Get back to sleep…

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Nowt much happening !!

23 October, 2005 by Alistair

Nothing much to report the last few days. I was going to post a picture of my last trout of the season but for some reason my photo gallery is buggered up so I cannot upload photos. What I will do is point you towards my Flikr account where I keep some photos that I…

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Bamboo rod put away !!

13 October, 2005 by Alistair

Alas, it is time to put my bamboo rod away for another season, But fear not I shall still be tying flies and going the occasional pike session.

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Seemingly I am on telly!

12 October, 2005 by Alistair

Got a phone call today telling me I am on the advert for Trout n About. I amgoing away to scan the telly, especially STV

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Quote

8 October, 2005 by Alistair

” The boy reached into the net and cleared the hook and leader from the trout and lowered the net back into the water. ‘ Thank you’, said the boy. ‘Thank you very much. I hope you live forever. ” David Seybold Waters Swift and Still

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Eh what??? its the end of the damn season???

6 October, 2005 by Alistair

Where the hooey did the season go? One minute we were all moaning about the hot weather and dead fish and the next I am walking down to nice little part of the Kelvin and suddenly not only is it autumn it is also the last day of the season. I caught nowt by the…

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Last fish caught?

4 October, 2005 by Alistair

You know, I might just have caught my last trout of the season today, well from the Kelvin anyway. I fished one of the tributaries and it was pretty dour, the water was at a good height but there was just no action at all, no fly life and no rises. I headed down to…

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Last minute fishing!!!

3 October, 2005 by Alistair

Sometimes last minute fishing trips can be quite good, anything can happen, you can turn up and there is a lovely hatch or you are there just at that point when the trout just seem to want to eat just about any old fly (generally any old fly is the one I use anyway). The…

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