On Friday the 15th, I had a grand time, tying flies, cleaning and stretching lines, charging batteries and just looking forward to Saturday the 16th – our first outing of the year. I did look at the weather forecast but thought – no it just cannot be as bad as they are predicting. However, this…
DetailsEd’s call to the heavens after Glencorse fell on deaf ears, sorry to say. We all knew it was going to be cold, and it was. Everybody prepared by dressing with 10 extra layers. I charged up the battery packs for my electric wellies and looked out the charcoal handwarmer. It was 0.5C on the…
DetailsOur third outing this year and it was without a doubt the best one yet – No thick snow, no iced over water and when we arrived, a few fish were rising. I was talking to a chap who was of the opinion that weather forecasters were all procrastinators born from unmarried mothers – and…
DetailsAs the eleven members, who hoped to fish on this outing, huddled under car tailgates or umbrellas, which were being blown inside out – the only topic of conversation was the weather, or should I say, the bad weather. We had all been looking at various weather forecasts and the bottom line was it was…
DetailsAs Jamie Tocher and I drove towards Carron, the chat was all about the weather looking very promising. We even imagined ourselves drifting out of Carron bay on a soft SW wind, flicking dry flies at moving fish. However, when we got out of the car at the car park, we were confronted with a…
DetailsWell folks spring has finally arrived and it arrived at Coldingham on the 4th of May. When we arrived, we had sunshine and wispy cirrus cloud – not enough cloud to be classed as cover but still a very pleasant day. The WSW wind, strong and very blustery, was the only fly in the ointment…
DetailsI wonder if anyone can remember a year that has started with such cold and wet weather, if so, he must be even older than I am. We had eleven brave souls at Linlithgow last Sunday night and these intrepid anglers caught eight fish – a rod average of 0.73. What we should be proud…
DetailsGlencorse looked very promising as we stood looking at the water, a nice ripple and a few rising fish, the air temperature was 14°C with a very light WNW wind. Nineteen of us went out with high hopes. I was fishing with Alan Brown, a guest who would like to join us at the end…
DetailsThe weather this year seems to consist of one decent day… once in a while, followed by yet another week, or two, of bitter biting winds and just horrible conditions to be out fishing. As a for example, Ron Sharp and I had been trying to get a day out on Gladhouse. We cancelled once…
DetailsMore half-decent weather – though the wind, when it got up, was decidedly cool. It was also bright most of the time, and the combination of rising sun and cool wind quickly put the fish down. That was a pity, as they were on the pop to hatching buzzers in the calm when we arrived.…
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