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A Rich Day
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- Published on Monday, 01 November 2010 18:16
- Written by Anthony Glasgow
When picking up the boat key for Fionn Loch this summer, I was told by Peter Hendrich, secretary of the Assynt Angling Club, that since the publication of Andrew Greig’s book ‘Loch of the Green Corrie’ it has received a disproportionate amount of angling attention in the area, and given its size and fragile ecology
24 Hours At The Storm Loch
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- Published on Sunday, 31 October 2010 13:51
- Written by Fred Carrie
It was the weekend of the June 2008 Wild Fishing Forum meet over by Loch Eigheach on Rannoch Moor, and facing a solo drive round trip from Aberdeenshire that would have cost me the better part of £50 for petrol I reluctantly decided to call off and fish somewhere a little closer to home and therefore a lot less expensive.
Botany And Boulder Creek
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- Published on Thursday, 28 October 2010 19:22
- Written by Fred Carrie
I have said it before and I’ll say it again; if you are an adventurous, exploring kind of fly fisher, then a little botanical knowledge may give you the edge. It can often provide a reasonable indication of the fertility of a river or loch and the quality of the fish one might expect to find living there.
Loch St John’s
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- Published on Tuesday, 26 October 2010 18:55
- Written by Bruce Sandison
We drifted silently across Loch St John’s in a gently breeze. A great skua winged by, pirating the shores in search of prey. Curlew called hauntingly. A golden finger of sunlight suddenly sparkled through the clouds sending myriad colours, reds and blues, shimmering over the smooth waters.
Loch an Ruathair
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- Published on Sunday, 24 October 2010 15:40
- Written by Fred Carrie
What in your estimation makes a good loch? Ease of access? Good scenery? Loads of fish? A chance of something bigger? Value for money? Well, Loch an Ruathair satisfies most, perhaps all of these criteria.