Chasing cod on the east coast of Scotland in early February from a boat is a very chancy business. Usually the odds are stacked against you even if the weather plays nice. Happily, today was a little different 🙂 The first hour or two saw us plugging away catching a few codling and small pollack… Continue reading East Coast Cod
Etive Kayak with a Hot Tent
Back over to Etive again, this time taking the kayak for its first 2023 outing. I’d thought about hiking in, but the kayak is definitely easier when you’re lugging a tent stove and wood along. I dropped my battered Perception Triumph into a virtual mirror up at the head of the loch and cheerfully overloaded… Continue reading Etive Kayak with a Hot Tent
Could Do Better…
My alternative title was “Couldn’t do worse”, so perhaps not the trip of a lifetime! Trevor and I raided a remote spot on the west coast and failed rather badly 🙁 We started with high hopes, as we’ve fished here from my boat before, and very successfully. The old forestry pier we planned to try… Continue reading Could Do Better…
A New Year Camp’n’Fish
I’m a couple of decades the wrong side of 40, and the appeal of a New Year hangover has definitely waned. I’m hardly alone in that, so I teamed up with another old(ish)-timer and headed over to Etive on New Year’s Day. We had low expectations of the fishing, so this was really an overnight… Continue reading A New Year Camp’n’Fish
December Pike
As many of you have probably figured out, I’m keener on ambience than the hardcore aspects of fishing. Not so much what I catch as where I catch them… It’s hardly surprising then that I chose the Galloway forest to track down some pike in early December. This little loch is a well known but… Continue reading December Pike
St. Andrews
It’s been a wee while since I ventured out from St. Andrews, although Ian was reporting some decent fishing between the autumn gales. Conditions looked good as we headed out from the harbour, and better than forecast for a change. Our initial mark produced plenty of fish, but not really the sort we were looking… Continue reading St. Andrews
Early November on Etive
This winter I’ve promised to wean myself off Etive, at least a little bit, and try some other overnight locations. However I love camping and fishing here over the colder months and it will definitely still feature prominently! This early November trip on Etive won’t be the only one 🙂 I kicked off down near… Continue reading Early November on Etive
Setting an Overnight Mooring
I’ve been asked about setting and overnight mooring quite a few times, so here is how I work it. Use and adapt this as you choose, but be aware that I consider it appropriate for light duty only. In other words, you do this at your own risk! I got the method from this post… Continue reading Setting an Overnight Mooring
Galloway Day Trip
Other things have got in the way a bit recently, so I was glad to hit the water for the first time in weeks. Just a wee day trip to a well known Galloway loch in search of my nemesis, the pike. To be honest pike are not really much of a nemesis, as I’ve… Continue reading Galloway Day Trip
Chunky Sleat Spurdog
I’m falling way behind now, as this trip was weeks ago, so forgive me if details blur a little. Launching again at Dornie, we planned a repeat of our previous Sleat spurdog trip. This time myself, Trev and Ian and a load of camping gear were all crammed aboard. Our first stop was brief, drifting… Continue reading Chunky Sleat Spurdog