Menteith 28 March 2015
Outing cancelled due to high winds.
Linlithgow 15 March 2015
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…
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October 12th 2014 – Lake of Menteith
A cracker of a day to finish our club outings for the season. A cold start (7°C), but it warmed up to the mid-teens. Not a breath of wind the entire day. Some nice light made for a busier than average day with the camera – and the autumnal colours and early sunset helped set…
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September 28th 2014 – Glencorse
Cracking conditions for a bit of autumnal top of the water fishing… mild, overcast, light wind. Ed Green and I set out, both tackled up with dries. We started up the top end, and worked our way down the water. Action was very slow, however, with just the occasional offer, and the rainbows among them…
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September 15th 2014 – Lake of Menteith
Strange day. Superb conditions for fishing dries, but a lot of the water seemed quiet, with not much insect life and very few fish showing. Dougie Goddard and I started down at Lochend, as Dougie had a great day there a couple of weeks previous. And it looked like a good shout, as Dougie had…
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August 31st 2014 – Lake of Menteith
It was Friday the 29th when James, my son, popped in to say that he was having a BBQ on Sunday the 31st and as I was going fishing, would I bring him two fish – a brown trout would be fine. Oh-oh: this is the kiss of death thought I, but I said that…
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August 24th 2014 – Frandy
Our outing to Frandy was not one of our best – the weather looked OK even though it was a bit bright, the wind was not very strong but was blowing from a few directions at the same time, and the air was colder than the water. However, hope springs eternal, so on went the…
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August 17th 2014 – Coldingham
The weather is starting to cool down after the warm spell. In fact, it was distinctly cool, full stop, yesterday. I was a layer short of comfy! The bright spells were quite welcome to put a bit of warmth back into proceedings. The main feature of the day, however, was the wind. It was blowing…
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August 10th 2014 – Glencorse
Glencorse refilling after work on dam. About 10 feet to go at the start of the day… less by the end of the day, thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Bertha! Bertha didn’t bring any wind – it was light – even flat at times – the whole day. But she brought plenty rain. It…
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July 26th 2014 – Linlithgow Loch
My nemesis Linlithgow again, I have convinced myself that I cannot catch fish at this venue; perhaps it is because very few fish feed on the top. However, I thought that this time I would get fish on the top. I was paired with Trevor Gibson, who is a master at Linlithgow, and thought that…
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