Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Canada 2016


Once again it was time for me to leave Scotland and my beloved Clyde- to travel over the big water to Canada and see what I can catch.
Its also going to be great to see my daughter and family again - to spend some time with them,have some nice meals, maybe do some fishing together, or just chill out.
I,m sure the weather will be nice---the hotter the better for me--get out of the cold and damp of Scotland for a while.


First fish, this one a fresh water brill  (sheep,s head) caught by my grandson Isaac
This fish was caught on a worm or ( Canadian night crawler) from the local marina.



A nice silver bass, caught on the fly, from the Detroit river


Not the biggest of fish--a blue gill- but nice to catch on the fly.


A change over to "vertical jigging saw this small mouth bass" come to the net.



              Another change of tactics saw me on Lake St Clare trawling for musky.
This nice specimen at almost 50" gave a good account of itself.
                            With a head and jaws like that, I held it carefully, a quick snap and  back in the water it went.



A big thanks to my guide Kyle  moxonsguideservice.com    

Well the holiday is all over, I am now back in sunny Scotland.
                       It was great seeing all the family again.
The weather was terrific.
                         Hopefully,I will be back again next year.
              So for now, its back on the Clyde.
                  Just got to recover from jet-lag first.

Friday, June 10, 2016

Some fishy shots from the beginning of 2016




Euan with a nice grayling, caught just above Wolfclyde Bridge


It took me 3 trips to the River Tummell before I bagged this one.


Hugh with a nice Clyde trout caught on the fly.



My best Clyde brown trout to date.
This nearly 3lb fish led me a merry dance on my 10ft   #3 dry fly rod.