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Bobbin’ for Trossachs Monsters

16 September, 201916 September, 2019 by Alistair

“You know what we have never done?” I said to Alex as we discussed a plan to go fishing on Sunday “Whats that?” said Alex with a slight hesitancy in his voice as he knew this was the start of another crazy wack plan. “We have never been towed around a loch in our float…

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Favourites..

30 January, 2015 by Alistair
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It happens too often…

19 August, 2013 by Alistair

I have a history with my pal Alex around having crazy days involving boats – Saturday was no different, due in part to the weather forecast which was was heavy rain for the whole day. It did not put us off though as we were heading back to Katrine in search of Pike and Trout….

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Summer Night!

8 March, 2013 by Alistair

 

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6 fish in 26 hours fishing…

16 September, 2012 by Alistair

The Time – Friday and Saturday The Venues – A river on the Friday chosen as someone else writes about it on their blog and I mailed them first for a name and then for where to park the bloody car, they must have thought I was a right chancer. On the Saturday we were going to fish…

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Good job I found my lucky hat!

14 September, 2009 by Alistair

A mornings Piking produced one fish, a sodden crotch and a broken rod – good job I found my lucky hat or there could have been some serious casualties that’s all I can say. I wanted to be at the water before the hint of dawn however fishing buddy was not made of the same…

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BROMANoDELL’s Esox Lucius 9ft #9/10 Fly Rod (3-piece) Review

25 November, 200826 November, 2008 by Alistair

OK, its winter and you know what that means for Pike fly fishing – yup, casting enormous flies towards particularly belligerent pike which are sulking near the bottom of their frigid home – you will be using intermediate or sinking lines and will need a 10 weight to manage the harsh conditions that winter throws…

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Freezing Cold, Rain and One Crazy Ass Pike

4 October, 2008 by Alistair

Cold, wet, miserable – due to, well cold, wet and windy weather – there I was at the loch side at 0600. I stayed in the car until 0700 – only getting out the car when the first rays of light managed to break through the thick fast moving clouds. I nearly turned back after…

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Second Rule – find feeding Pike…

21 September, 200821 September, 2008 by Alistair

I thought it was perfect conditions for Pike today – it was cloudy, warm and a slight breeze. Turns out the conditions don’t matter if the Pike are not in the mood – turns out you have got to go hunting and change all your tactics. If the first rule of pike fishing is “First,…

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Some you win…

13 September, 2008 by Alistair

Fished for Pike all day, cast maybe a thousand times, caught nothing. It rained on and off and was cold and windy. At the end of the day the felt sole was sucked off my orvis boots by a bog.     …and some you lose!

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