Loch Shiel
My old stomping fground from the 1970s revisited with Stan and Mark Hirst. Trying for a sea trout for T&S mag. Despite all the problems from salmon farming, there are still one or two sea trout running.
My old stomping fground from the 1970s revisited with Stan and Mark Hirst. Trying for a sea trout for T&S mag. Despite all the problems from salmon farming, there are still one or two sea trout running.
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…
Another interesting day – not unlike the one at Frandy last week. The forecast was for heavy rain, possibly even thunderstorms, but the unusually warm easterly breeze kept the worst of it at arms length. What we had was everything from a mere smir to moderate rain. I was fishing with Robert Wallace and we…
Interesting day. Warm, but dreich. Light winds, but swirling and coming from every direction… Good conditions for surface activity, but little fly life and fewer risers. A challenge for those wanting to stay on top for the day. Dougie Skedd and I set out with dries at the start to see if they would do. …
Following on from the clubs last, rather poor, outing to Menteith on 22nd June, we thought that two poor outings in a row would not be on the cards – but unfortunately, Linlithgow was not much better. It must be the weather. With a water temperature of 18°C and the air, being only 14 when…
Following a week of scorching weather, we might have guessed that the fish would have lost their appetites somewhat. However, generally being optimists, when we arrived at the Lake conditions seemed to be promising – good cloud cover, a nice wee ripple and a pleasant 16 degree temperature. 7 hours later as the boats returned,…
Another evening outing for our thirteen anglers and after our last soggy outing to Coldingham we had a nice warm evening with a soft west wind – but the news in the lodge was that very few fish were landed in the morning. Trevor Gibson and John Levy had been fishing in the morning, John…