Forest Pike

Time for another bash at the pike! A different river system this time but the same modus operandi – on yer bike and hit the forest tracks. The forest didn’t make it easy for me. Once off the track, I found myself navigating a boggy path littered with decaying timber and pools of peaty water.… Continue reading Forest Pike

Chilled Etive Camp

Ash and I have tackled a fair few overnighters in the past couple of years but this one was perhaps the coldest yet! Loch Etive was our choice, being easy to reach by boat but also remote enough to enjoy an undisturbed camp. Launching at Taynuilt in the early afternoon, we filled my Orkney Longliner… Continue reading Chilled Etive Camp

Hot Tent Kayak on Loch Etive

Fishing with Buachaille Etive Mor and Beag as a backdrop

I’ve fished and camped around Loch Etive quite a few times this year, but this was only my second visit with a kayak. Launching at the head of the loch I was greeted with calm but cool and misty conditions. Just as well I’d taken the tent stove along too! Paddling along in the clag,… Continue reading Hot Tent Kayak on Loch Etive

Sunart Camp and Fish

It’s been ages since I fished Loch Sunart, so it was high time for a camp and fish session on this beautiful sea loch. Trevor joined me for this trip at the very end of October sandwiched, as usual, between autumn winds. We planned to camp in the very sheltered waters of Loch na Droma… Continue reading Sunart Camp and Fish

Chasing Pike

Storm Ashley made little impact around here, but I decided I was better off chasing pike than braving the coastline. Just a daytrip this one, but back at a quiet, remote loch that has produced for me before. I used the bike to nip along the forest tracks and cut down on the hiking. However,… Continue reading Chasing Pike

Messing about on Etive

I guess the title says it all. Just a brief but rewarding overnight foray messing around on the lonelier parts of Loch Etive. My forecast suggested strong winds to start with, easing by late afternoon. So it was late in the day before I launched from the head of the loch, armed with my old… Continue reading Messing about on Etive

Return to the Sandaigs

Ian with a nice tope

Our rather overloaded longliner wallowed her way from Dornie and along to Kylerhea. On board were 3 chunky anglers (Ian, Trev and me) and a load of fishing and camping gear, so my 25hp was definitely outgunned! Fortunately the tide was with us as we ran the narrows and popped out into the Sound of… Continue reading Return to the Sandaigs