Our uncanny knack of failing at every attempt to get a day of ideal conditions for an outing to Coldingham continued, as May heralded in single-figure temperatures, and a biting wind that was actually better when it was off the north than when it came round to the east. It was, otherwise, a day of…
There are few things as certain as death and taxes, but one is that if our club is on Carron, it will be a day of bright sun and cold easterly breeze. Yesterday was a fine example. I fished with our esteemed Secretary, and we both still think of Carron as a wild brownie water,…
It was raining heavily when I left home. That’s not too bad I thought – it is bound to change; and change it did… I had to switch the wipers on at full speed! However when I arrived it did go off for about ten minutes, just enough time to get into my waterproofs. Garry…
It was good to be visiting Coldingham Loch again. Looking at the weather forecast on Saturday night, I thought great – dry with cloud cover arriving at 1100 hours. I rushed to tie up half a dozen yellow owls: how could they fail? However, I should have remembered I was looking at the BBC weather…
Several sequences of the take and the lift – with mixed success. A few small trout and one grayling.
The weir at the old gunpowder works has finally given way.
A fat brownie picking off early season olives. Pity about the branches in the way! First one without polarising filter, remainder with.
Outing cancelled due to high winds.
Opening day, out with Jimmy – and it was like summer! Ended up in our shirt sleeves.
It was grand getting ready to start fishing with the club again after our winter break. When I got to Linlithgow Loch, it was cold, the water was a dull grey that matched the sky and the air was 3.5°C, with a biting ESE wind. As I was early, I thought I would be first…