Fluorocarbon and Lead Makes interesting reading… Every piece of fluorocarbon line, leader or tippet clipped, deposited in a landfill, discarded along or in any body of water or accidentally broken off while fishing will remain for our children, there children and their children’s children to confront. Fly fishers have bitched for years about the volumes…
Small Stream Action (or rather the lack of it)
So I was thrown out the house today as my fiancé had someone coming around to give here a “preview†of what her make up would look like on our wedding day. “You will just have to go fishing†She said! “If you insist†As it turned out the smaller tributary was pretty low. Yesterday…
BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Italian river ‘full of cocaine’
BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Italian river ‘full of cocaine’ Scientists have found large quantities of a cocaine by-product in a river in northern Italy – suggesting consumption is much higher than previously thought. The River Po was found to be carrying the equivalent of nearly 4kg (8.8 pounds) of cocaine daily. The…
Being a Warden on the Kelvin!
A man was stopped by a warden down on the Kelvin recently with two buckets of live trout . The warden asked the man, “Do you have a license to catch those fish?” The man replied to the warden, “No, sir. These are my pet fish.” “Pet fish?” the warden replied. “Yes, sir. Every night…
Evening Session!
So a couple of friends and I went to our little spot on the other river that we know for an evening session. It was hard fishing from the outset, it was totally in contrast to the other evening when it was hard fishing but at least there was plenty of fish actually rising. Emanuele…
“Fantastic Four” has no Fly Fishing in it!!
I received a text today from a fishing buddy telling me that he found a several dead Salmon in the Kelvin, around the grilse size…5-6lb. He thought they looked quite old and I have not seen any more dead fish so as long as we don’t get anymore consistent hot weather the trout should be…
Sport Fishing – Marlin Injures Teen Angler – See Video
Sport Fishing – Marlin Injures Teen Angler – See Video WHEN FISH STRIKE BACK 😉
Bare bones n Balloons!
I reckon the Kelvin, or at least my end of it is now unfishable untill we get a little rain. Last night I went down to the river with Alex and for the 2nd time blanked. I did manage to rise a trout but it was very small, Alex also missed a smallish fish. Someone…