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Trout and Salmon free with Trout Fisherman

Or was the Trout Fisherman free with T&S? Anyway, I nipped into WHSmith’s today to pick up my usual copy of Busty Northern Housewives when I spied the fishing section and discretely shuffled over with the collars turned up on…

BobApril 7, 2017 Fly Tying, Uncategorized, Yorkshire Stillwaters No Comments
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The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui
The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui

The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui

I was up in Aviemore last month for a spot of Winter Munro bagging and general Highland tomfoolery. As always I ended up buying a couple of books whilst I was there and am currently working my way to the…

BobMarch 24, 2017August 19, 2017 Assynt, Random Stuff! 7 Comments
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More Winter piking

Last weekend the weather seemed pretty much bang on for another attempt at deadbaiting for pike – a couple of adjacent days of cold, hard weather but a bit of intermittent sunshine so we decided to hit a favourite East…

BobJanuary 22, 2017August 19, 2017 Pike Fishing, Uncategorized No Comments
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Fly vs maggot
Fly vs maggot

Fly vs maggot

Just a quickie. Way back in December myself and Stu had a few hours on the Wharfe targeting Grayling. We weren’t exactly up at the crack of dawn but it was early enough to make dragging my ass out of…

BobJanuary 20, 2017August 19, 2017 Grayling Fishing, Yorkshire Rivers 2 Comments
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Sitting in a chair hoying dead fish into a lake

As must be painfully obvious to you all by now I don’t just fly fish for trout. I also teeter on the edge of pike fishing addiction. This esox-obsession led me to attend a charity pike fishing match for members…

BobJanuary 5, 2017August 19, 2017 Pike Fishing 1 Comment
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Annual fishing holiday 1998 – Moffat blog!
Annual fishing holiday 1998 – Moffat blog!

Annual fishing holiday 1998 – Moffat blog!

 Aye, you read that right, I’m blogging an annual fishing holiday from 18 years ago! It struck me whilst writing up this year’s fishing holiday that I could use my old fishing diary and photos to make some kind of…

BobNovember 22, 2016August 19, 2017 Scotland, Wild Brown Trout 1 Comment
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Getting on the pink bandwagon.

Got myself some Sow Scud dubbing, like it! This is the second of these I tied tonight, first one was too skimpily dressed as I forgot my hook was a size 8 but this doesn’t look bad. Can’t wait to…

BobNovember 22, 2016August 19, 2017 Fly Tying, Grayling Fishing 1 Comment
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Assynt err Gairloch blog 2016
Assynt err Gairloch blog 2016

Assynt err Gairloch blog 2016

“Well this could be the last time This could be the last time Maybe the last time I don’t know.”   Once again I find myself finally getting round to documenting this year’s annual Assynt Gairloch fishing holiday whilst the leaves…

BobNovember 8, 2016August 19, 2017 Assynt, Pike Fishing, Scotland, Uncategorized, Wild Brown Trout, Wild Fishing in Scotland 9 Comments
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Thanks Bruce

..for helping me and my mates do what we love best.

BobNovember 2, 2016August 19, 2017 Assynt, Hillwalking, Scotland, Wild Brown Trout, Wild Fishing in Scotland 2 Comments
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Another weird day on the Aire!
Another weird day on the Aire!

Another weird day on the Aire!

  Yesterday was a welcome day off and seeing as the clocks are about to go back I decided to try get the most out of the day by getting out on the BCAA stretch of the River Aire. You…

BobOctober 29, 2016August 19, 2017 Grayling Fishing, Yorkshire Rivers No Comments
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