So after getting my new little six foot 3 weight rod I just HAD to get myself a new reel…..I got this snazzy little number Should look quite nice on the end of my 3 weight. All I need now is one of those dinky little leader links which is just know I will get…
Hotties!!!
Nothing beats a hot water bottle or two.. There is something special about a hot water bottle when it is absolutley freezing outside, something that is not captured by an electric blanket. Electric blankets are just plain boring, switch them on switch them off….I am still paranoid after my Granny told me that if you…
River Kelvin Book
Here is a book about the Kelvin The book is the first full-length account of the Kelvin. From its source near Kilsyth to its confluence with the Clyde, the Kelvin is a river of startling contrasts. From meandering stream to the dramatic and picturesque river at the heart of Glasgow. This superb book tells the…
AXA Home Insurance = Pants
One of the amazing things about the net is that anyone can put anything on it. As long as it’s the truth or in your own opinion then who can stop you. The other good thing is that because of the way in which Google ranks pages eventually this page will come high on the…
Production Fly Tying
This looks like a good book. I was looking at some of the Gariach books and came across one by his fishing buddy AK Best. Synopsis Subtitled A collection of ideas, notions, hints, and variations on the techniques of fly tying You can buy it by clicking this link from Amazon….. Production Fly Tying
The Canal again!!
It started off as a Pike fishing trip to the Kelvin. We were supposed to be going to the river to scout out places to spin for Pike, then at a later date to deadbait for Pike. Then when we had actually worked out where the Pike hung out ……fly fish for them. As it…
The Fly Tying Night
So I have been going to a fly tying evening…..I wrote about it a few weeks back.It is certainly something to concentrate on for this winter …something to take my mind off uni work anyway. Anyway, Its not on this week for the people that were thinking of going. If you read the blog that…
Im sorry to keep going on about this!!
Its winter approaching thats what it is. It must be something to do with the fact that I got hardly any fishing done the last few months of the season. Anyway, Im stressed out……sitting here writing essays…….thinking about views like this ….thinking about warm summer days, flies hatching, trout rising……having a sit under some trees……hell…
Fishing on the Telly
I was sitting eating my breakfast in the morining drinking my tea watching the usuall morning fishing shows on home n leasure. I quite like fishing shows that are a bit “different” even a bit odd or quirky and Jungle Hooks fits that bill. Join Jeremy Wade in the Amazon jungle, as he tries to…