Category: Boat fishing

Anything to do with fishing from a boat

Cool Camping – Etive with a Tent Stove

For a second time this month I visited Etive for an overnight trip, armed with a tent stove. I’d the Orkney along rather than a SIB and Ash supplied all the food and camping gear. I just had to pilot a boat a few miles up a calm loch and choose a place to camp… Continue reading Cool Camping – Etive with a Tent Stove

January Cod

Around mid January, I ventured onto the North Sea for the first time in 2025, fishing from Ian’s Raider off St. Andrews. We both caught fish alright, but Ian properly cuffed me with the 3 best cod. He topped out at around 6lbs whilst I’d have struggled to make 2lbs with mine. Happily, they’re now… Continue reading January Cod

Etive SIB – a Brilliant Start to 2025

Having had more Christmas cheer than I can safely handle, I headed over to Taynuilt on the 2nd to rediscover my inner hermit. Given we’d a smattering of snow and a fair bit of ice, I left the Orkney behind and just took the SIB across to Etive. After a slow chug up the loch, made… Continue reading Etive SIB – a Brilliant Start to 2025

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

4 For 65lbs :-)

Awesome stuff, and a new record for me. Four skate for a total of 65lbs in one day. No, there isn’t a missing zero in the title 🙂 I’m used to small skate from this mark, but there’s usually something in the 50-100lb range as well. Not this time – they went roughly 21, 19,… Continue reading 4 For 65lbs 🙂

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

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