A good place for an outing at this exact time, as many waters are suffering from the heatwave and fish have sought refuge in cooler deep water. Those that have hit 21 C have tended to be affected, but Frandy was still at 19 C, so fingers-crossed. Reports were that the fish were being caught…
A frustrating day, because it looked at the start it was going to be a good one, despite the awful conditions… but it delivered very little after the first period. I don’t think anyone on the loch caught a fish after the first couple of hours. At least out club caught a few early on. …
This was another outing to highlight that the Berwickshire coastline has its own special micro-climate. The country has been basking in some glorious summer weather of late, although not great for us fishermen. The drive down the coast was terrific as usual and we were welcomed by overcast conditions and a pretty cool easterly wind. …
A cloudless sky was the forecast for the day, and so it proved to be. It was already bright and brassy driving over the Lammermuirs between Gifford and Longformacus. I stopped above the Whiteadder Reservoir to take some shots of the wildlife, including curlews, lapwings and meadow pipits. I could hear the red grouse, but…