Author: unfamous

Seeing them not take is worse than not catching

I set my rod up with a single stalking bug, I always like to have a wee “footer” round the mouth of the burn before I start in earnest, as most anglers walk right by the spots where fish often hide out. My leader was a bit on the long side for this style of fishing but I made do and plopped the white and red bug by the foot bridge. Immediately a BIG rainbow popped out and looked to be about to take the bug but then it turned and vanished again. Another go and this time from where I wasn’t quite sure, but an even bigger, Golden Trout appeared, but again it didn’t like what it was seeing and turned away at the last moment. It makes for good fun!

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Here be Dragons

On a slight side note, over on the south side I seen two stunning red, what I took to be at the time, Dragonflies. Now before someone corrects me here. I have checked my facts and am confident these were dragonflies not damsels.

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Rivers last

So the end of the season beckons. I had a day off Friday and took the opportunity to head out onto the River Carron for what will likely be my last river session of the 2016 season. It wasn’t an especially bright or warm day but for early Autumn it certainly could be and soon enough will be, worse.

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A Clyde Joy

I was awake in reasonable time and forced my stiff limbs out of bed and into the shower before dawning my thermal LJ’s and grabbing my wader socks from the sock drawer, them having not seen the light of day for a whole summer.

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