Fished on and off

Loch Hope, 23-25 August, 2021

Three days on South End. Very hard going, with a lot of calm conditions and a full day of bright sun… and the water just under 19 C in late August.

Loch amazingly low – while everyone to the south had been suffering deluges… up here… nothing! Midges amazingly bad – a thing, apparently. Monday – we saw lots of fish – many fresh, despite the water levels. However, they were not for playing. Someone suggested they were put off by Storm Francis approaching. Tuesday –…

Loch Hope, 3-5 August 2020

A decent day on Beat 1 on Monday, followed by 2 days of very windy and dreich weather, which seemed to put the sea trout right off. Thankfully, a couple of 5 lb grilse saved the last day on Beat 3. Video of the 2nd grilse coming in…

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…