Went up to Pendreich this week on Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday Wednesday was mild but...
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My son suggested last week that we might go up the hills for an explore down the burn we found, and have a spot of fishing on Sunday (Fathers Day). So with the prospect of a nice day out with my son and some potentially decent weather, we set out on the short drive to the head of the burn.
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If you are a bit of a Blackadder fan you will understand the title.
Out a wee walk with the missus and the dog last night and went up to one of the private lochs I have permission to fish occasionally.
went back up the wee burn I fished on the bank holiday, when out with the family. I only had limited time to fish then, and never had a net or waders so access was a bit tricky in places and there were a few runs that looked massively inviting and sure to hold fish but the wind made them all but un-fishable. Also I lost a “favourite” fly on a bush that ordinarily I would have simply waded over to and retrieved and it was sort of bugging me as I knew exactly where it was, in the words of the US Marine Corps, or whoever it is, “never leave a man behind”, I went back for it.
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