All Change
I fished the River Carron, I think, once, last season, it was when the lockdown had eased and the...
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Tag: Dry Fly
Dawn Patrol
It was something of a surprise therefore yesterday morning, when I was up very early with the intention of seeing a “near” summer solstice dawn in on the water. As I exited the door of the warm house without a jacket on to put some bits and pieces in the car, (it was only 03:55 but it was more or less daylight), I had a sharp intake of breath as it was very cold. A rapid retreat saw me back in the house to grab my thermal jacket. The car thermometer read 7Centigrade but it felt even colder as there was a breeze that would half you in two.
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Easier for some
As we daundered out into the water, on boat 13 ( lucky for some) and having foolishly been saying to Douglas and Bill that while I have never found Lake of Menteith a particularly easy venue, it was getting now that I was catching on most visits…..talk about setting yourself up for a fall!
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Lake of Tranquility
Well, finally I got out fishing and off the mark. The start of the season fell on a Monday this year which wasn’t conducive to being on the water having a working week ahead, then I was on call the weekend after and the weather turned abysmal with strong gusty winds. Throw into the mix the COVID stay at home rules and options were limited. I have been sticking stringently to the rules, as frankly, heeding the rules and the ‘rithmetic is the only way out this mess.
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