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The Realm of the Hebridean Slob Trout
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- Published on Sunday, 05 September 2010 10:22
- Written by Robert MacDougall-Davis
Deep purple stretches far into the distance and a plethora of trout infested lochs lie amid the heather, dotted puddle-like, beneath an all encompassing backdrop of gunmetal mountains. This is North Uist, the loch angler’s paradise.
Eight Days in South Uist
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- Published on Friday, 27 August 2010 13:08
- Written by Dave Westburg
“You really must come to South Uist, it’s the best sea trout fishing in the world. I know the place to stay and the best ghille and will join you if I can” said Chalkstream Chroniclesauthor Neil Patterson in response to my friend Greg’s complaint about two fruitless weeks spent chasing seatrout in Wales and England.
Unst
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- Published on Saturday, 01 May 2010 18:28
- Written by Bruce Sandison
Unst in Shetland is the most northerly island of the British Isles, home to the UK’s most northerly salmon, sea-trout and wild brown trout fishery. However, in the early 1990’s, exacerbated by the massive expansion of fish farming throughout Scotland’s West Highland and Island areas, sea-trout numbers declined, and, in the autumn of 1992, Unst Angling Club members and supporters decided to do something about it.
Sight Fishing the Pheasant Tail Nymph
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- Published on Saturday, 01 May 2010 09:33
- Written by Robert MacDougall-Davis
You can count on your hands the flies that have truly survived the test of time and become established world classics and Frank Sawyer’s Pheasant Tail Nymph (PTN) is, without question, up there in the all time hall of fame.
Getting To Grips With Pike On The Fly
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- Published on Wednesday, 03 February 2010 10:21
- Written by Scott Deakin
Over the past decade or so more and more UK fly anglers have begun to take on the fresh challenges of targeting non-salmonid species, predominantly pike and a whole host of saltwater fish.