Tinto Hills Trout Fishery
Tinto Trout Fishery consists of a pair of now disused reservoirs that sit in the shadow of Tinto...
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Tag: Rainbow trout
The washing machine
A “Fathers Day fishing Trip” has been a long time coming with the pandemic, but my son sent me a Fathers Day card and told me he owed me two outings. I was watching the forecast all week as we arranged we would get out Friday, we both had a day off and he was coming back home as he had a friends wedding to attend at the weekend.
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Half Shares
I was in two minds to go fishing today ( Sunday) when I went to bed on Satrurday, but the weather while looking decidedly milder wasn’t looking particularly settled and my weather app at least suggested it might be a bit of a wet and miserable day. Between freezing cold, bright sunny days with no heat to speak of or deluges of rain, hail and actual snow and a total lack of anything approaching warmth for 99% of the time, this Spring is eminently forgettable, I am sure you will agree.
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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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