Here is a rather interesting thread about Mikes Tackle Shop in Edinburgh. A customer took a fly line back to the shop where they insisted they had to send it back to the manufacturer instead of just replacing it. The customer comes on to the Fly Forum for a bit of advice and then a…
Tying Flies with CDC
Here is a nice looking book that I spotted the other day. Have added it to my wishlist in preperation for Christmas. Thought it was appropriate as I have been tying up some flies with CDC lately!
Im Awaaaaaaaay!!
No fishing as I am in Birmingham for a few days. I have always been dissapointed that there is no good trout fishing here, or any rivers for that matter. I did however notice a little burn that turns out to be the River Rea. . I will look into this I think!
Bought some “stuff”
So I was down in the Glasgow Angling Centre the other day. Honestly, I know I used to slag the place off and it still has no soul but I am slowly warming to the place. A few weeks ago I bought myself a net and a new reel for my Tea Stick Bamboo rod…
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annoy.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object) I cannot get it out my head!
Company struggling to find workers – billingsgazette.com
Company struggling to find workers – billingsgazette.com You know, if I were single I would bugger off out this country and take up one of those jobs. Fishing Montana for a living………..now that would be some blog 😉
Fish Kill on the Kelvin!
So I took a wee stoat up to the Vet School today as it looks like the last day fishing for a bit as the rain is about to come. I met a guy from SEPA who asked me if I had seen any dead fish. It just so happened that I had seen two…
Evening session, could have been worse!
Hiya, so I got a text at around 6pm asking me if I wanted to go for an evening session on another river. It was roasting hot, not a cloud in the sky, no wind and I thought why the hell not. I was supposed to go to the Kelvin commitee meeting but could i…
River Tummel!!
This River Tummel starts its life 60 miles to the west of Pitlochry on the windswept Rannoch Moor close to Glencoe. It begins as the River Ba and runs east passing through numerous lochs including Loch Ba, Loch Laidon, Loch Eigheach, Loch Rannoch, Dunalastair Water, Loch Tummel and finally Loch Faskally, until it reaches the…