First Contact
I finally get out on my first river outing of the 2019 season and the first fish is netted. Things weren’t quite as I planned but it was still a success.
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Category: Trips
Up the River ( Carron) Down the Burn ( House)
The walk took me about 2 miles or so until I could go no further on the north bank. Had I been in waders I dare say I could have crossed over the river in places and made my way further still, but that is something that can wait for lower water and actual fishing. On this occasion, I saw enough. I did also “observe” that out of season or not it appears there are those who don’t respect the closed season.
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Down the River ( Carron) up the (Swans) Water
Not one I was familiar with- a Jersey Herd. Apparently, in days of old, he told me, the body of the fly was tied with a strip of the gold foil taken from a pint of Gold Top Milk.
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Winter is here
I am sitting here watching snow falling outside the window, its actually quite big flakes but I...
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A points decision
Radek stated in competition terms I won on place points with the biggest Grayling. As ever it wasn’t about points it was about being out in the fresh air in good company with challenging fishing. It was also good to be back on the Tummel a river I have missed having not fished it in a while.
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