I’m falling behind reporting things, as Galloway Weekend was almost three weeks ago now, at the beginning of June. It’s the first time in two years that we’ve managed to spend time there, so I was looking forward to the trip. Reality rarely matches the fantasy of tope, bass and smoothounds but there’s no harm… Continue reading Galloway Weekend
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Galloway Fishing Week!
Galloway Fishing Week has become a bit of an institution in the last few years, largely because I’ve more time to play as the kids have grown up. Early June offers a crack at a wide variety of species in Galloway, with a decent chance of some larger specimens if the weather holds up. Tope,… Continue reading Galloway Fishing Week!
Wild Camp in Galloway
Galloway is one of my favourite parts of Scotland, but I’ve never ventured much into the hills, at least on foot. My forecast said windy, but dry and sunny, so I decided to try an overnight wild camp in the mountains, followed by a few hours shore fishing on my way home… Glen Trool looked… Continue reading Wild Camp in Galloway
Gubbed by the Weather in Galloway
It’s taken almost a month to getting around to post this little report, which probably says it all! Who’d be an angler in Scotland. Four days of wind and a fair bit of rain 🙁 Still, we caught a few fish, had a few beers, and even the tent survived unscathed. The forecast was pretty… Continue reading Gubbed by the Weather in Galloway
Galloway Smoothhounds
Ian, Trevor and I spent all last week hunting for tope and smoothhounds down in Galloway. Loads of fish, although decent tope proved a bit more elusive than last year. Bar a single session from Isle of Whithorn, our time was spent fishing out of Port William and Garlieston into Luce Bay and Wigtown Bay. Tope… Continue reading Galloway Smoothhounds
At Last! – Back in Action
After being out of action with a damaged leg for almost three months, the last day of May saw a good forecast and I decided to try my luck down at Isle of Whithorn and Wigtown Bay. Alcatraz has managed the grand total of 1 day out in 6 months so it took a while to check everything over… Continue reading At Last! – Back in Action
June 4 and 5 – Galloway
Weeks of frustration had been building during a very windy May, so the first possibility of a weather window was seized with both hands and Ian and I arranged a couple of days targetting hounds and tope in Wigtown and Luce Bay. Saturday involved a lazy start that saw us launch at Brighouse around 1 p.m.… Continue reading June 4 and 5 – Galloway
5-6th June 2010 – Galloway Weekend
No fishing at all for a couple of months due to a combination of work and family commitments, plus a load of hassle with trailer brakes (spit!). However, a decent forecast plus a free weekend meant a quick phone call to Ian and a scurry around to dig out the tent. Ian turned up nice… Continue reading 5-6th June 2010 – Galloway Weekend
27th June 2009 – Wigtown Bay
Weather: Light SE wind dropping to calm for much of the day; overcast becoming sunny and hot later Sea Conditions: Muddy colour at first (altho fish seemed to like it), then clear as tide pushed through Time Spent: 0900-2030 – 11.5 hours Tides: LW 0930 moderate tide First off was a patch of roughish ground… Continue reading 27th June 2009 – Wigtown Bay
31st May 2009 – Wigtown
Weather: Dry, sunny, light or no wind Sea Conditions: Calm and reasonably clear Time Spent: 0815-1845 Tides: LW 1300 – Moderate tide Took 3 hours to get to Garlieston where I launched with no difficulty and headed out to the Cree and set up for smoothies. Fishing varied during the day, with the best of… Continue reading 31st May 2009 – Wigtown