A few weeks ago now I took advantage of a mid week non working day and headed for my first bit of river fishing of the year. I have already been out several times after Sea Trout and up to my local pond where I had been catching vast numbers of stocked trout so wanted…
A funny thing happened on the way to the fish market.
It was Saturday night and I was sitting in the Flip Out cafe in Glasgow – I took the kids there to burn off some steam. I was feeling a bit edgy as several folk had been coughing harshly and there was a lack of mask wearing. You may think I am being hyper cautious…
Silly Season is Upon Us.
Ah yes, silly season is upon us. That moment on the internet when madness descends on anglers and keyboard warriors and they start getting restless and mouthing off to each other about nonsense. I first witnessed the phenomenon well over 15 years ago and it usually happened just after Christmas when folk got a new…
Brownlining the shit pipe!
Before I left the house I noticed that my felt sole was coming off my Orvis Wading boots – I think I have worn them a couple of dozen times and never in the salt so the fact the sole is hanging off is annoying. Not having any evostick I just used some glue I…
It is getting old..
Only one person agrees with me that the summer is old and weary – even on the hottest sunny days the sun feels lower and there is a sense of decay and coldness on its way. I hit the Kelvin for a few hours after work the other evening, it was dusk at just past…
Dark Conversations
We spent a lot more time gabbing than we did fishing. The plan was to hit the river at dusk by staking out a long pool and then fishing until it was properly dark, however there was already an angler who had got to the pool before us. The old timer was simply sitting and…
New tracks!
It has been a while that I have actually fished anywhere new or unknown, especially because the place was so close really. I found myself at a weird loose end mid morning, the family were staying home and I was allowed a free pass to head out fishing. I considered heading to the estuary after…
Kelvin – account opened.
OK, I do not actually have any photos of an actual fish so you are just going to have to take my word for it. My problem with taking photos of fish is that my camera is now my phone and it is fiddly opening the thing up to take a photo of a wriggling…
The Kelvin looked stunning today – no wonder Canal Scotland are stealing its water!
Seemingly Scottish Canals are having a spot of bother with a pipe somewhere – essentially a blocked pipe means that not enough water is getting into the Forth n’ Clyde canal. Paul Reid posted over on the facebook page: So two days ago I had a call from SEPA to say they identified the Kelvin…
Early Season Flies – Part Two
Anyway, what was I talking about? Oh yes, flies and imitations. Well another three handy flies to have at this time of year also cover a variety of insects – and two of them are not dry flies they are emergers. Remember in part one we were talking about the Large Dark Olive – well…