I was recently kindly invited to fish a private beat on the North Esk by my good friend and very […]
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Loch Lomond 4th July 2020
Heavy skies, spectacular scenery as I head out of the river into the loch for a day on the water […]
Lomond Silver – June 19th & 20th 2020
My good friend and experienced angler Michael King and I had planned a long overdue two day trip on Lomond […]
First outing of the 2020 season on Lomond
March 21, 2020 Following a long winter close season and not to mention the increasing restrictions and health measures it […]
First trip of 2020
Smile! A face only a Mother could love! A 15lb fish from a trip far North for a few days […]
Is this normal?
As a recent ‘nubie’ to fly tying of all of a few months I have started to notice a few […]
Time to kill
With the relentless weather and torrents of water everywhere there’s nothing to do but prepare, maintain and check gear for […]
So much to master “Every Day is a school day”!
I have during the past few months thrown myself into trying to understand the basics of fly tying. On the […]
Mackay Boatbuilders of Fara, Finstown and Stromness by Michael McLaughlin
An interesting historical account of James (Jimmy) Mackay (J.W.Mackay, Stromness) builder of mahogany clinker dinghies including my own. Mackay Boatbuilders […]
Shiny New Pin
All of the countless hours of scraping, sanding and preparation are now finally behind me. Despite my moans and groans […]
