Lake of Menteith opened today and what a great day it was. Perfect weather, a well turned out fishery and well behaved rainbows. Not always that you can say well behaved about the resident trout at the lake, there will without doubt be days this coming season when I will be cursing them. Lake of Menteith opening day …
I went to the Tay for a day at the salmon, Glendelvine was the beat and weather was good air temperature of around 12 degrees and water a surprising 5 degrees. Surprising because the weather has been superb all week with temperatures in the teens and yet the river level was 2ft 6 inches above normal summer …
I have had a couple of days fishing for rainbows. Day one was the annual Glasgow and District competition and my boat partner was Paul Wilson from the Hamilton and Blantyre Club and day two was the West of Scotland v the Western Club annual event my boat partner was Donald Cameron. Both events were at The Lake in similar conditions cloud, heavy …
Well thats it Piping Live! over for another year. Thats how I earn my living being involved in the National Piping Centre of Scotland and running Glasgow International Piping Festival aka Piping Live! A mad week of piping when pipers from all over the world descend on us to play the pipes some 30,000 attend …
Opening day at the Lake fantastic weather a few trout along with a number of jack pike. Two weeks earlier the Lake was frozen without a s boat in the water, Quint moved mountains to get the fishery in good order and the weather was kind warm and no ice in the water. Neil McCarry and I fished …