Blown out
The plan had been to go somewhere different this week, but the weather got off to a rubbish start with nearly an inch of rain on Monday and waking to a dry and bright but very windy day Tuesday.
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Tag: Swanswater
A Dictionary of Summer Angling
My last two outings have been crap. Was going to head to Pendriech on Tuesday night but I was late...
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Making the best of it
I knew I was in trouble as I pulled up in the car park with no one on the small ponds and not a single fish showing. I decided on a 2 hour permit on the main loch and tackled up. Speaking to a few anglers it was clear that it was not going to be easy. One chap had been there “all day” and had two fish to show for it plus a few small browns in the evening. It seemed everyone else was blanking (not that it was busy).
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Nearly a full house
I have the Airflo World Bank Championship at Elinor to look forward to this Sunday but not having a single fish to my name in two weeks is somewhat knocking the old confidence.
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A game of two halves
After the disappointment of the river conditions on Saturday I was keen to head out for a couple of hours in the relatively bright weather of Sunday, albeit a little blustery at times. I wandered round to Swanswater where it was very quiet due to the main loch being partially drained while silt removal works take place.
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