I’ve been planning to explore some of the wilder lochs in the Galloway Forest for a good while now and last weekend I finally got around to it. Target for the weekend was a circuit of around 20 miles, taking in between 6 and 10 hill lochs. As a bonus there was a fair bit… Continue reading Galloway Forest Trouting
Tag: Brown Trout
Rannoch Trout – an Overnight Catch and Cook
I’ve been fairly busy since lockdown ended but I haven’t been camping for 6 months now. Even longer since the kayak got wet, so it was definitely time to do something about that! Rannoch Moor is a wide expanse of heather and bog, covered with small pools and shallow lochs. The main road to Fort… Continue reading Rannoch Trout – an Overnight Catch and Cook
A Few Trout from Loch Lubnaig
By happy coincidence we escaped to the forestry cabins at Loch Lubnaig for a few days, just exactly as lockdown ended in Scotland. This wasn’t a fishing trip but I did manage two or three hours chasing trout in the loch. Day one was very windy and wet so I left my gear in peace… Continue reading A Few Trout from Loch Lubnaig
A Perfect Kayak on Etive
The Scottish sea lochs are beautiful but I haven’t actually paddled my kayak on Etive for over a year now. Fine autumn weather coupled with the gloomy prospect of impending lockdowns made it an easy choice, however. I dusted down the plastic log, dug out my buoyancy aid and generally made ready! Even so, despite… Continue reading A Perfect Kayak on Etive
A Lazy Summer Day on Etive
I spent a fine few hours afloat on Etive last Sunday, reminding my little Orkney what water feels like. Only her second outing since last December, so I was relieved that everything still worked! Just a lazy summer day out rather than serious fishing, but great fun nevertheless. It was just after LW and there… Continue reading A Lazy Summer Day on Etive
Kayak Camp
I’ve been wanting to try out a kayak camp for a while now, and I finally got my act together last week. Just a short trip but with the promise of a fine evening. I didn’t actually hit the water until after 5 in the afternoon, which gave around 3 hours or so before it… Continue reading Kayak Camp