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
Category: Boat fishing
Anything to do with fishing from a boat
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
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
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
Arctic Sunshine
Oh boy, this is a humungously long post! The short version is that the fab four hit Arctic Norway for a week’s fishing, picking up a suntan and some nice fish along the way. Our destination was the Norwegian island of Soroya, which lies around 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle. The A Team… Continue reading Arctic Sunshine
Defrosting in Freezerburgh
I know this joke is a bit long in the tooth now, but Fraserburgh really is a pretty chilly spot much of the time. However, once or twice a year I head north for a crack at Trev’s haddock – and a growing population of common skate 🙂 A late tide meant it was almost… Continue reading Defrosting in Freezerburgh
Pollack and Trout Overnighter
This session for pollack and trout started off as a planned trip around Mull. Sadly the forecast for SW Mull proved a bit too windy, hence the last minute rejig. Version two was a Mull daytrip followed by an overnight camp up Loch Etive, and it worked out pretty well 🙂 Launching at Taynuilt, I… Continue reading Pollack and Trout Overnighter