I’ve been trying my luck in area between Skye and the mainland a few times in recent years. There’s decent fishing and the Sleat area is is beautiful and relatively sheltered compared to the rest of Skye. The downside is the long haul to get there… Ian was boat buddy on this trip and we… Continue reading Sleat Spurries
Category: Boat fishing
Anything to do with fishing from a boat
Pollack and Wrasse
A couple of weeks ago I ventured out onto the North Sea on Ian’s Raider. I’d taken along some ragworm, with a view to tackling the numerous wrasse that live close inshore, whilst pollack and codling were also on the cards. The sea was flat, one of those days where it’s hard to tell where… Continue reading Pollack and Wrasse
Exploring Etive
I don’t visit Etive much over the summer as there are usually better options and I prefer to reserve her charms for the harsher winter months. However, with windy conditions elsewhere Etive seemed worth a bash, perhaps exploring some different tactics and marks. I started late in the day and it was nearly sunset by… Continue reading Exploring Etive
Paddling Hourn
I enjoyed my trip to Knoydart back in March, and haven’t been out in the kayak for a while, so I combined the two with some paddling in Loch Hourn in late July. Mind you, I can still see the tick bites on my ankles… I launched on the shoreline at Arnisdale, pretty much the… Continue reading Paddling Hourn
East Coast Skate
Roughly a month ago I managed a couple of back to back days fishing the east coast. Day 1 was a nice little trip out of St. Andrews, whilst day 2 was a visit to Trev in the wilds of Aberdeenshire. Back at St. Andrews I met up with Ian and we headed out into… Continue reading East Coast Skate
Hassling Huss (and Tope)
Ian and I managed a brief foray to Galloway chasing huss and tope at the very start of June. It’s a great time of year to target numbers of pack tope in Luce Bay, with the chance of some larger fish too. We didn’t get launched until early afternoon and the sea was a little… Continue reading Hassling Huss (and Tope)
Dunbar Pollack
The sun rises early in May, and I drove east and directly into it for almost an hour before reaching Thortonloch. I was out searching for pollack and codling off Dunbar and this is nice little beach to launch from. I very much prefer the quiet of the early morning before the world awakes as… Continue reading Dunbar Pollack
Codling Galore
Well, that was a good trip! Fishing has been very slow recently on the east coast (unless you like wee coalies). When Ian invited me out for a session on his Raider 18 my expectations were on the low side! Still, mid-May is when things generally kick off and the weather looked decent, so why… Continue reading Codling Galore
Rannoch Trout
I first fished this loch just 2 years ago and fell in love with it. The fish aren’t large but it is a wonderful, maze-like mix of islands and shallow bays set firmly in the harshness of Rannoch Moor. Easily accessible from the main Glencoe road it is easy to lose both the traffic and… Continue reading Rannoch Trout
Exploring Loch Hourn – 3 Days in Hell!
Part of the fun of fishing around the west coast is exploring new territory from time to time. You need decent weather but there are plenty quiet nooks and crannies along this coastline. So, after a long winter I happily seized the opportunity for a closer look at Loch Nevis and Loch Hourn. My plan… Continue reading Exploring Loch Hourn – 3 Days in Hell!