Jeepers.
So I headed down to the canal today to have a bash at the Pike. I knew there was plenty of fish in their I just didnt think there was so many. There was massive shoals of Roach……and I seen a several shoals. My spoon was chased by little Perch…….To catch the Pike i was casting along the margins….along the weeds..
Exiting stuff….kind of. It started to get absolutely roasting hot and I had to come back to the house for my sunglasses and to leave my jacket behind. When I got back to the canal I headed up towards Maryhill…..
Aaaaaah the views..
It was while I was taking photos like that when my camera battery packed in….jeesh!!
Which is why I dont have a photo of the rather nice jack pike that I caught……it was around the 3.5lb mark and faught like an old turnip…it was still fun though!!
Part of the canal runs over the Kelvin via a large aquaduct…
When construction of the canal recommenced in 1785, Robert Whitworth replaced John Smeaton as engineer. Whitworth designed the largest aqueduct in Britain, the Kelvin Aqueduct, built between 1787 and 1790. 122m (400ft) long and 21.3m (70ft) high, it cost £8,500 – £2,000 over budget.
So I walked over the aquaduct down the side and had a few casts with the spoon in the Kelvin. It was a raging torrent but there was some calm bits at the side where a salmon may have been resting…..it was worth a try anyway 🙂
And I thought it was cool to fish in the same waters that the Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through in 1805. I can’t imagine what it’s like to fish rivers that have so much old history around them. The fact that the aquaduct is still standing after 214 years is amazing. Now that’s engineering!