Following success at the end of May, Ian and I were tempted north again in early July. There were fewer haddock on offer, but they would potentially be larger, fatter and tastier specimens. Yum!! My only problem was that the tides meant I’d be up before four in the morning – again. I’d literally just… Continue reading Haddock Round 2
Category: Boat fishing
Anything to do with fishing from a boat
Kayaking Morvern
I first attempted kayaking along the Morvern coast a couple of years ago, but was blown off before I started. Only accessible by sea or a long hike across a mountainous interior, it isn’t an easy place to explore. However, this time the tides were small and the forecast looked kind. It seemed as good… Continue reading Kayaking Morvern
Slow Drift at Dunbar
I’d my first foray from Dunbar at the end of June, on a beautiful but rather too calm morning. Launching into a glass-like harbour I nosed out past the castle around half-six. I stopped just outside the harbour and hoping for mackerel, plonked a set of sabikis over the gunwhale. Leaving them to fish by… Continue reading Slow Drift at Dunbar
Galloway Fishing Week(end)
As I mentioned in my last post, our fishing plans for Galloway were literally blown out the water by the forecast wind. Instead of 5 days we managed just 2, one of them in fairly marginal conditions. At least the tope were there, and in good numbers. We set up at Port William campsite on… Continue reading Galloway Fishing Week(end)
Breezy Day at St A.
Scotlands weather obliterated our plans for a 5 day trip to Galloway, so we had to make the best of a bad deal. Consequently, we snuck out on a very breezy day at St. Andrews for a few hours fishing. Trev and I were crewing Ian’s Raider 18, targetting cod and pollack rather than tope… Continue reading Breezy Day at St A.
Haddock Suppers
It’s that time of year again, when the permafrost becomes a little less permanent and Freezerburgh hits 5 degrees at noon. Haddock sneak in past the trawlers and Ian and I don thermals and head north to catch our suppers. OK, Trevor hasn’t lost any fingers to frostbite yet, but NE Scotland does have a… Continue reading Haddock Suppers
West of Sunart
Sunart can be a hard place to fish and I’ve not subjected myself to it’s whims in a while. However, it seemed the best of my options weather-wise so I loaded up the Longliner for a boat camping session. Normally I fish inside the loch but I fancied a change and decided to focus on… Continue reading West of Sunart
A Mariner on Leven
I’ve just bought a new toy, a little 3.5hp Mariner outboard. It’s a longshaft, intended to be an auxiliary for the Orkney, but is equally happy to sit on the back of my old Avon SIB. It needed running in and I haven’t really used the Avon for almost two years, so I decided take… Continue reading A Mariner on Leven
A Slow Day Chasing Oban Skate
Tiny tides and light winds meant this little Easter bunny finally dug his skate gear out. After pouring a couple of ingots worth of diesel into my Czech tow truck I met up with Ian at Lochearnhead before heading over to Oban. We’ve had some very good days chasing skate in recent years, so my… Continue reading A Slow Day Chasing Oban Skate
Kayak Camping on Etive
No fishing in the title, and little in reality, but I’d a superb weekend kayak camping on Etive earlier in March. Sunshine over snow capped mountains, sea ice on the lochs and perfect kayaking conditions. Fishing can happily take a back seat at times! I popped the yak in amongst the mini ice-floes surrounding Glen… Continue reading Kayak Camping on Etive