Doing a piece for Trout and Salmon with Stan H.
A superb start to the day – balmy, overcast, light breeze with buzzers hatching and fish eating them. The water was gin clear again after the early season bloom we had in April. What could go wrong? Well, for the first 10 minutes or so, nothing at all. Stuck on a black hopper, and the…
A day of very unsettled weather – a foggy start, then rain for the middle 2/3 of the day, then bright sun and a fresh breeze for the last couple of hours. It was a west wind – something of a rarity for me (at least) on Carron – I think my last 20 outings…
Clackmannanshire has a rich mining history and many signs of this heritage are still visible. None are so impressive as the 167 acre Gartmorn Dam, lying at the heart of the local 370 acre Country Park and Nature Reserve. The reservoir is the oldest in Scotland, created in 1713 and was engineered by Sir John…
April 10th and it was 20°C! It’s now April 12th and it’s 10°C. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted. It was a two-edged sword, needless to say, when it came to the fishing. There were some juicy-looking fiery brown buzzers hatching in wee bursts throughout the day. Only problem was we had blazing…
Weather a wee bit iffy in the lead up to our first outing of the season at The Lake. Rain forecast, and some hit on the way through, but then we spent most of the day in brassy sunshine! Wind was westerly and blusterly. Temperature was good, given the date. Tackling up in the car…
The drive up to Butterstone was in mainly sunny but cool conditions, with the occasional covering of quite black cloud. However, on arrival, the sun was out and despite a flat calm the water quality was good, so the loch looked quite inviting. The new clubhouse is not yet open, work having been delayed by…
A try for a springer… and I did catch one – right below the Dyke, which now has a large breach in it. No photos of the fish, as I was up to my Jacobs at the time.
