There has actually been many benefits to us anglers thanks to Europe – lots of improvements have been thanks to various European Directives and our improving water quality across our rivers is fantastic for trout and salmon. However in collaboration with Yorkshire Water I am able to reveal some exciting news about the Little River…
Kicked in the ass by the Kelvin
You know that you have fished somewhere a long time when you notice that when you first started to fish somewhere there was no actual path. I managed an hour or so after work and the sun was fairly blazing in the sky however I knew where I could find some shade and headed there….
How time flies..
I am never one to push taking up fishing to my kids – sure there have been times when I have happened to have a rod around on certain occasions like holidays, however I don’t bang on about them taking it up. I have a few reasons – most of the guys I know that…
Is it that time already?
Had a jolly good day at the River Kelvin Angling Association opening day however it is only now that I am getting ready for the season ahead. I was out at the weekend for an hour or so after sea trout and managed a few long distance releases however today they were playing ball, or…
I hope so..
Is there fish in their Dad? I hope so, I said.
A Newer Sergeant Major…
The squadrons were depleted in last year’s campaign of trout hunting by various means. Lost in action they were – up trees, on boulders, very occasionally in fish, sometimes on shopping trolleys and on one memorable occasion on the back of my jacket. Brings a tear to a glass eye that would – those little lads…
Tale end of last summer…
Tale end of last summer I headed to a local Sea Loch with Alex and had a ball. We were fishing off a ledge into deep water and picking up wrasse and pollock. Later on we would move to an area that had thorn back rays however what sticks out in my mind is the…
T(r)ying Time!
I am a member of a few fishing groups on Facebook and I look on with envious eyes at their permanent fly tying stations they have in their houses. I look at great wee cabinets that could be converted into a permanent tying station and placed somewhere so that if the fancy takes me I…
Yawn!
I appear to be collecting an ever-growing list of fishing related activities that I am unable to take part in due to having to sustain an equilibrium between work, family and fishing commitments. As you can imagine the fishing part is probably the lightest out of the three. It does not help after moving to…