Pots of Gartness, 12 October/06 November 2019
This was a first visit to the Pots of Gartness on the River Endrick to try to photograph leaping salmon and trout. Arrived and no signs initially. It looked a good height for running, but maybe a tad high for jumping. As I watched, I started seeing a few backs swirling around in the foam,…
Lake of Menteith, 03 October 2019
An interesting day with John, hunting late-season risers in the Sandy Bay/Heronry area.
Buchanty Spout, 28 September 2019
A visit following heavy rain and the river dropping to below 0.5 m on the Newtonbridge gauge, though that turned out to be still a tad high at Buchanty. Very little until mid-day, after which there was a reasonable amount of activity. A lot of the fish were small. The river was an ideal height…
Trossachs, 20 September 2019
An Indian summer day with Jimmy. Tricky conditions. Fish feeding on parachuting spiders and beetles.
The many faces of sea trout & finnock… and maybe a brownie… or two?
A much argued topic is that of, “Is it a sea trout or a brown trout?” The first problem is that they are all the same fish: Salmo trutta. Stock a river in Patagonia with brown trout and come back 10 years later and you will find sea trout. Strip a hen sea trout and…
Loch Hope, 2019
A week of very unsettled weather, with wet days, sunny days, windy days, calm days, hot days, cold days, a day when we had to get off quick half way through… everything under the sun. Not unexpectedly, the fishing was a mix of good, bad and indifferent. Forty five fish for the week – about…
Loch Brora, August 2019
Three days with Jimmy, trying for salmon and sea trout. One salmon hooked and lost. Another salmon raised and not hooked, a few half chances of sea trout… and nothing landed bigger than a 10 oz brownie. Water at 19 C, may have been a factor. Thundery weather may have been a factor. Being bad…
Painted Ladies, 28 July 2019
An influx of painted lady butterflies appeared in north Edinburgh, today. Never seen them in numbers here before. They were drawn to lavender plants at the edge of Victoria Park, giving me a chance to get some shots. Quite skittish. Doubt they would have let me get close enough with the macro lens, but I…