So the AGM of the Kelvin was last night. I wonder sometimes, I really do. First of all we had the proposition to make the stretch at the vet school fly only. This I admit was mostly my idea. That part of the river is pretty much hammered not just by the odd guy but…
Category: River Kelvin Fishing
Red Wine & Kelts
Red Wine….love the stuff. Once I start I cant stop. I mean well…….a couple of (decent) glasses is like half a bottle right? If you keep it for another day but with a stopper in it will taste just as nice, if not better. Better because the air has had a chance to get around…
Why Fishing Is Better Than Sex
And theres more! When you go fishing and you catch something, that’s good. If you’re making love and you catch something, that’s bad. Fish don’t compare you to other fishermen neither and don’t want to know how many other fish you caught. In fishing you lie about the one that got away. In loving you…
Big Atlantic Salmon Runs Foster Hope for Fish
Big Atlantic Salmon Runs Foster Hope for Fish Last year a silver tide of salmon flooded many rivers in Europe and North America. Scotland, Iceland, Canada, and other countries reported big gains in the number of Atlantic salmon returning to their native rivers. The strength of these runs offers hope that conservation efforts are at…
Tying Desk!!!
I was chatting to someone about where to tie up flies. I need somewhere with good light so I really should tie in the Kitchen. I usually end up doing it in the living room- taking up nearly half the room. I stay in a small flat and cannot wait until I have a house…
All Year I Say!!
I have not caught a trout all year. I think maybe tommorow or at some point this week I will take a wee walk down to the Kelvin and do a litte reconnaissance . Last year when I went down some pools had changed shape and some flows had been diverted because of the heavy…
Sri Lanka Devastation
I seen one of the hotels i stayed in on the telly the other day. It was getting washed away. Shocking the amount of people that have been killed. There is no real structure in Sri Lanka, I mean a lot of houses over there are like shacks and still live without electricity and running…
Id like to point out!!!
Someone keeps visiting the blog and has the river kelvin fishing category bookmarked. If you look down the left hand side you will see a list of categories, if you click on each one it will only display the posts in that category. If that was a mistake then this blog may seem even more…
Scotland on Sunday – Sport – Other Sport – Rise in American crayfish is bad signal for Scottish rivers
Scotland on Sunday – Sport – Other Sport – Rise in American crayfish is bad signal for Scottish rivers THE American signal crayfish has been grabbing headlines again after being found in the River Ettrick, a main tributary of the Tweed. Unfortunately, the threat of this invasive species is nothing new. It was introduced into…