Occasionally, but increasing frequently, I find myself going on trips where the fishing is less important than simply soaking up the wild beauty that Scotland can still offer if you take a little time to find it. Today was one such day – the forecast was for a few hours of cold, clear weather overnight… Continue reading An Icy day at Etive
Leven Thornbacks
November 11, Ballachulish I’d gone across to Leven with a view to launching at the bridge only to find the slipway is now effectively blocked off by the RIB used by the sea school at Ballachulish, so I ended up slipping Alcatraz at the slate slip alongside the Isles of Glencoe Hotel. Easy enough to… Continue reading Leven Thornbacks
Etive Fireworks
20 October 2012 – Loch Etive Literally! I was sitting in the boat off Barrs last night when suddenly, after an hour of stargazing, the sky was lit up with great flashes of light as a firework display suddenly started up from behind the old lodge on the north shore. Although the spectacle didn’t last… Continue reading Etive Fireworks
Solo Skating off Oban
October 7th 2012 – Oban It’s been a couple of years since I last fished out of Oban, but the forecast was good and the tides small enough to have a reasonable stab at the skate grounds. Also it gave a chance to meet up with an old friend who I hadn’t seen for almost… Continue reading Solo Skating off Oban
Sunrise over Skateraw
Sept 9th 2012 – Skateraw (near Dunbar) With the days getting shorter again you don’t have to be up that early to catch a sunrise, and it was exactly half past six when the inflatable was pumped up and ready to go, and I watched the sun climb above the horizon. This was a shortish… Continue reading Sunrise over Skateraw
Summer 2012 :-(
Not much to write about since June – the weather was crap, I barely got out (once in July and August combined) and my fishing was generally unremarkable, which is code for poor. There were a couple of respectable trips aboard Ian’s Raider at St Andrews but even there the fish were down in numbers… Continue reading Summer 2012 🙁
25 June – More East Coast Coddie Bashing
Weather: Variable WNW wind, everything from force 1 to 4. Sun and scattered showers. Mild Sea: Slight wave action, but a fairly unpleasant wind against tide chop in evening. Time: Roughly 3.30 – 9.00 p.m. – 5.5 hours Tides: HW approx 6.00 p.m., and a moderate tide Today had a sort of will we, won’t… Continue reading 25 June – More East Coast Coddie Bashing
10 June – Isle of Whithorn
Weather: Dry, calm and sunny all day. Great weather for boating. Sea Conditions: Flat calm and clear. Tides:Large Tide. LW 1100 HW 1700 Time:Launched 0900 and recovered 1800 – 9 hours Decided to make a daytrip to the sub-tropical paradise of Galloway yesterday, and for once the forecast was too pessimistic. No wind and sunny… Continue reading 10 June – Isle of Whithorn
1 June – Coddie Bashing at St Andrews
Weather: Dry, with a mix of scattered clouds and sunshine. Light ENE wind Sea: 2-3 foot NE swell, but fairly clear water Tides: HW approx 1230. Smallish tide Time: Roughly 0930-1430 – 5 hours First shot on Ian Raider out of St Andrews this year, and I was reasonably hopeful after a successful trip from… Continue reading 1 June – Coddie Bashing at St Andrews
27 May 2012 – Dunbar
Weather: Scattered sun and cloud but becoming pretty misty later on, down to 150 yards or so. Sea: Light NE swell, and fairly clear water. Time:Fished approx 0600-1130 This was rather a late kick off for the east coast fishing, as I’m usually out sometime in April. However I’d spent more time over on the… Continue reading 27 May 2012 – Dunbar