May 26th 2013 – Carron Valley Reservoir

The 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…

May 20th 2013 – Glencorse

Glencorse 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…

May 12th 2013 – Linlithgow

I 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…

May 4th 2013 – Coldingham

Well 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…

April 20th 2013 – Carron Valley

As 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…

April 14th 2013 – Linlithgow Loch

As 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…

April 7th 2013 – Coldingham

Our 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…