I know this joke is a bit long in the tooth now, but Fraserburgh really is a pretty chilly spot much of the time. However, once or twice a year I head north for a crack at Trev’s haddock – and a growing population of common skate 🙂 A late tide meant it was almost… Continue reading Defrosting in Freezerburgh
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Loch Linnhe
With more wet and windy weather on the cards we retreated to the sheltered inner lochs for a session at the end of May. Not that it looked or felt much different to the end of February! Loch Linnhe was the venue and we launched at Corpach Marina, looking for skate and rays. With three… Continue reading Loch Linnhe
More Skates and Rays
As usual, winter weather confined me to the inner sea lochs for the first few months of 2024. Nonetheless, I managed a couple of trips, launching at Leven and heading out into Loch Linnhe targetting more skates and rays. February This was a solo trip which was close to a rerun of my day out… Continue reading More Skates and Rays
Skates and Rays
Less than a week into the new year, Ian and I took advantage of a calm spell to venture somewhere new. New to us that is, as it’s a fairly well known mark now, just not one I’ve fished myself. Calm, clear and cold summed it up as we launched my Longliner and headed down… Continue reading Skates and Rays
East Coast Skate
Roughly a month ago I managed a couple of back to back days fishing the east coast. Day 1 was a nice little trip out of St. Andrews, whilst day 2 was a visit to Trev in the wilds of Aberdeenshire. Back at St. Andrews I met up with Ian and we headed out into… Continue reading East Coast Skate
Struggle for Skate
Win some, lose some, but today’s skate session turned into a bit of a struggle to catch anything. You can’t fault us for trying though! Ian and I launched my Longliner at Puffin Divers before skirting the south side of Kerrera. Out past Bach Island we despatched the anchor to the ooze some 500 feet… Continue reading Struggle for Skate
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
Skye – Sound of Sleat
Edging under the road bridge at Dornie we emerged into the calm of Loch Alsh. Eilean Donan castle lay on our port bow, with the mountains of Skye to starboard. Our destination was the Sound of Sleat, hidden behind the Ratagan Hills. My Longliner was fairly heavily laden today – two chunky anglers plus camping… Continue reading Skye – Sound of Sleat
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
A Shoal of Oban Skate
I managed my first fishing since the beginning of December last weekend, trailing my Longliner over to Oban for a crack at skate with Ian – and it proved a stonker of a session! We launched in chilly, calm, sunshine at Ganavan and headed down the west coast of Kerrera. After dropping anchor in 370… Continue reading A Shoal of Oban Skate