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

Category: River Kelvin Fishing

Will I go fishing in the morning!!

14 March, 2004 by Alistair

I was seriously considering going out tommorow for a couple of hours but to be honest i doubt I will manage. The rain at the moment is absolutley bucketing down and I have got 3 essays due very very soon. Anyway, I still have not got my new manly waders With a bit of luck…

Read More

Why I decided to change the blog!!

14 March, 2004 by Alistair

Well, I got myself some dedicated hosting for my little site, for only a tenner a year……one of the benefits is that I get LOTS of webspace and am able to install a proper blog actually on the site. Anyway, the old blog is still in place untill I can find a way to back…

Read More

Pondering?

10 March, 2004 by Alistair

Should I go out the first day of the season?

Read More

fly box

7 March, 2004 by Alistair

Here is my dry flies… Like i said Highlander gave me this:: Im keeping my spiders and my new nymphs in it :)) Hmmmmm…..they are crap photos actually, ah well….I was trying to make the load times a bit easier!!! I need waders!!! badly!!!

Read More

Check ma tackle

5 March, 2004 by Alistair

Only another ten days untill the season starts proper! I have been having a look through my tackle making sure I have everything up to scratch. I still want to get my new rod, reel and line but I dont know whether i will have to sacrifice it for my new manly waders. Sorting out…

Read More

Waders

2 March, 2004 by Alistair

WADERS that’s what I need, damn right…manly waders….Like these beauties Vision extreme ….With a name like that IM BOUND to catch more fish…..Plus the fact I will look like a juggling clown will attract TONS of fish to me as I have learned that you must look like a clown to actually catch fish. Now…

Read More

pah!!!

19 February, 2004 by Alistair

Ive done nowt lately in the blog, mostly because I have had lots of shitey real life stuff to do. Was all set to buy my new rod, reel and get a cracking line into the bargain when a pipe burst so had to pay for that. Im raging!!!! SEETHING EVEN!!!!!! If anyone wants to…

Read More

AGM

15 January, 2004 by Alistair

Hmmmm, was at the AGM tonight and it was certainly an eye opener. Some extremely passionate people with some very good points!!Im going to put a page on the site later one….possibly in the next couple of days.!! Hells Bells, I volunteered for the Commitee as well!!

Read More

Czech nymphing DVD

29 December, 2003 by Alistair

I bought a DVD just before crimboand watched it just the other day. Its about Czech Nymphying with a bloke called Oliver Edwards. Anyway, I zoomed past all the bit about tying the actual flies and just watched the part where he shows you how to fish em. I was thinking about this little stretch…

Read More

I aint smilling

16 December, 2003 by Alistair

Applied for a “Smile” online credit card and student account around 2 weeks ago…..They said they would give me a reply within 2 days whether i would get it or not …..kept on checking back….still no answer. I wanted to transfer the balance of my current credit card to them ….to benefit the no interest…

Read More
  • Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 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!