It’s not often that icebergs stop play when it comes to sea fishing in the UK, but it came close yesterday. I was out on the boat near Kinglass on Loch Etive and the fish were (almost!) being protected by large shields of ice drifting down from the Glen Etive end. A very dramatic winter… Continue reading Dodging Icebergs on Loch Etive
Tag: Ling
First Dunbar trip in ages
It’s been something like 10 or 11 months since I last ventured out on the east coast from my own boat. Consequently I was feeling well out of practice as I edged my way down to the harbour for my first Dunbar trip in ages early last Sunday morning. As on her maiden trip to Etive, the… Continue reading First Dunbar trip in ages
Early morning SIB session
The east coast has been slow to get going this year but I reckoned there had to be fish around by the end of May – besides I’d only a very short session available so it was Dunbar or nothing today. To be honest I do like an early morning SIB session, as the sea… Continue reading Early morning SIB session
A New Personal Best Ling
Catching up for lost fishing time earlier in the year, and still trying to stock up the freezer with some cod fillets, I went for another session off Dunbar just before the weather turned nasty for the weekend. It was a fine day as Alcatraz sped easily down the coast towards the Torness area, but I… Continue reading A New Personal Best Ling
Fishing the Haar
Anyone fishing the east of Scotland gets very familiar with the summer haar, or thick mist that rolls in from the sea after a few days of fine, settled weather. Often it burns off by late morning, but it can last for days as a thick blanket limiting visibility to a few 10s of metres.… Continue reading Fishing the Haar
6th August 2009 – Dunbar
Weather: Largely sunny; light ENE wind; warm Sea Conditions: Wind against tide most of the day, so a rather awkward choppiness. No swell. Time Spent: 13:00-18:30 – 5.5 hours Tides: 16:00 – 4.9m Probably my best day out of Dunbar this year, although that’s not saying very much. I didn’t get a lot of fish,… Continue reading 6th August 2009 – Dunbar