We slinked back to Harelaw as the conditions on the rivers have been wiped out, as it turned out the conditions on the loch were pretty poor as well. A low temperature and high wind kept the fish dour, however Brian the colourful owner of the place kept us amused with his patter as usual….
A rather nice update…
A rather nice update from Rob Wilson, a frequent Kelvin fisher I headed out early this morning, and wandered down from my house as far as the art galleries. The river was pretty coloured, and no real sign of any fish. On the way back, despite the rain coming back on, the water was clearing…
Sea Trout n Salmon
When people talk about Sea Trout fishing at night what they fail to tell you is just how fucked you will be the next day. Yesterday morning I found myself in a car whizzing back from the North Esk struggling to keep my eyes open, I caught brief glimpses of what was going on in…
Bare, bones and New Zealand Style
No, it is not some kind of Kiwi sex position it is in fact a way of fishing, or at least using a dropper, let me explain… Last week I headed down to the Kelvin with Alex, he is fishing quite a lot with the New Zealand method and doing rather well I must say….
Tummel drowning….
I have copied and pasted this from a forum I visit… Call for inquiry into river drowning By Eric Nicolson THE DEATH of a father-of-three in a Highland Perthshire river last week could have been avoided and should be investigated at a fatal accident inquiry, a councillor has claimed. Gordon Robertson (41), from Midlothian, was…
Fish Wild Magazine
Online magazines are all the rage at the moment- a particularly good one (dare I say the best?) is Fish Wild, you will not see any boobies or blobs in this baby- it is traditional tactics all the way! Check it out
Flying Ants!
Not done any fishing as it has been too damn hot and my driving lessons seem to be getting in the way of things. However, other anglers have been on the water and are seeing roughly the same amount of fish as I am- namely doodly squat. Alex sent me this rather nice picture of…
Photo shows cow resolving dispute
I found this pretty interesting A photo on a Cornish archive containing thousands of images of the county has brought to light a bizarre story. So why did the cow want to get on his back ? Freaky Farmer !
A good way to recover after being ill? Part 2
So where was I? Right, so on the Sunday we decided to make a proper day of it. My wife was working, Emmanuelle’s girlfriend was in Italy with their baby and Alex’s was away for the weekend to Edinburgh. So we did what any right minded male gents without a care in the world (other…
Results of competition….
Will be in a few days (possibly a week), thanks to all those that entered it has been fun !