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A Perfectly Good Boat Of My Own
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- Published on Monday, 06 August 2012 17:47
- Written by Bruce Sandison
When the Good Lord decided that His world needed a wash he advised Noah to start sawing cubits. He also instructed Noah to pass the word to The Macneil of Barra, warning him of the impending flood, and to keep a place in the Ark for The Macneil and his family.
Highland Hill Lochs Big-Country Style
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- Published on Monday, 06 August 2012 17:37
- Written by Ian Cramman
You’re on holiday in the States and happen to find yourself in that paradise of trout fishing, Wyoming. Great, some of the best cutthroat rivers in the US are hereabouts; big rivers with big names like the North Platte and Snake River.
Sea pooling for silver
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- Published on Thursday, 02 August 2012 14:39
- Written by Robert MacDougall-Davis
As a young boy I can vividly remember peering out through the misted windows of our small cottage, peat smoke billowing around the room, eagerly awaiting my father’s return and his silver harvest from the pools. Those childhood days have gone but the overwhelming childhood excitement, the magic of the pools and, most importantly, the sea trout remain.
The Annual General Meeting
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- Published on Thursday, 02 August 2012 13:35
- Written by Bruce Sandison
I was digging around recently in my memories of season's past when I came across the minutes of an angling association meeting held three decades ago. I sat down to read:
Sandwood Bay
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- Published on Thursday, 02 August 2012 09:49
- Written by Bruce Sandison
The great fleet sailed south from Cape Wrath. There were one hundred warships, their sides sparkling with long lines of shields, powered by fierce, merciless men. Their leader was old in a time when survival was chance and old age remarkable. King Haakon of Norway surveyed his force with eagle eyes: eight thousand battle hardened men.