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This weekend was meant to be the long awaited visit to the Tweed, to what is normally a salmon beat but which for a limited time permits a small amount of Grayling fishing.
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Category: Stillwater
Forget what I said about winter being easier….
I needed out for my fishing fix yesterday but the weather was pretty cold and very, very windy in the morning.
With the forecast saying the wind was due to ease as the afternoon wore on, I popped up to the local, Swanswater for a 2 hour ticket on the small ponds. The main loch, Swanswater itself was the colour of tea and quite choppy when I walked past earlier in the day with the dog and there wasn’t a soul out.
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Don’t give up on the oldies
I don’t really know why but liked the look of an Invicta with its silvery body thinking it might be seen in the murky water so put it rather unconventionally on top dropper.
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The maintenance of dignity
Out of the main Brown Trout season I usually pop along to my “local”, Swanswater, if I need a quick Piscatorial fix. However, if you are a regular reader, which of course you will be, 😉 you will know that my Swanswater outings usually end in humiliation, for me rather than the fish.
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Another closing day
After my debacle last week at Swanswater ( again!) and needing my fix of Rainbow bashing as we move into winter, I found out it was the last day of the “season” at North Third so decided to get a boat for the day.
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