Articles
Lochindorb
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- Published on Friday, 27 October 2006 15:21
- Written by Bruce Sandison
Lochindorb lies seven miles north-east from Grantown-on-Spey astride desolate Dava Moor, glowered over by mighty Cairngorm mountains, unseen from the busy A939 Grantown/Nairn road. The name means ‘loch of trouble’.
Fry Feeders
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- Published on Friday, 27 October 2006 14:54
- Written by Fred Carrie
As the days shorten and the long close-season approaches, it is customary for anglers and angling publications alike to turn their attention to the challenges of fry feeding.
The Muckle Saumon and the Grilse
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- Published on Friday, 27 October 2006 13:13
- Written by John Gray
A muckle saumon, must hae been twinty pun’, had ta’en up the best lie in the Sandy Hole, in ahint the big stane, restin’ awhile efter a strenuous swim up past the big iron brig. The bank o’ the pool wis lined wi' a’ sorts o’ fishers, some hurlin’ bits o’ metal across tae the far side o’ the pool, ithers flingin’ a braw flee line on the long rod.
Memories of a Lucky Fisher
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 September 2006 14:50
- Written by Bob Graham
“Better a lucky fisher than a good fisher,” goes the old cliché. Yes, I often feel that I’ve had some very good luck over the years. There are some really good fish that stick in my memory so well that I can almost replay the occasion.
Overture and beginners please
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 September 2006 14:47
- Written by Bruce Sandison
I first committed the sin of angling on Tweed – anglers always say ‘Tweed’, never The Tweed or River Tweed – and I lost my first salmon in the pool below Coo Ford upstream from Innerleithan.