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A points decision

Radek stated in competition terms I won on place points with the biggest Grayling. As ever it wasn't about points it was about being out in the fresh air in good company with challenging fishing. It was also good to be back on the Tummel a river I have missed having not fished it in a while.

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Cocksburn Reservoir (Pendreich)

Cocksburn Reservoir is a small, now disused for water supply, reservoir at the back of Bridge of Allan. While its formal name is Cocksburn Reservoir most locals refer to it as Pendreich which is the name of the surrounding Foresty Commission woodland.

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Rocktreads Wading Boot Grips

Rocktreads are a grip system from the US which with a little effort on the part of the buyer in the fitting, should provide a permanent, durable and very effective solution to getting grip on slippy rocks on the river bed. The Unfamous Fly reviews the Install process and gives first impressions of Rocktreads wading on a river.

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When old is better than new

One of the reasons I have always disliked tying this fly ( easy though it is) is the use of silver tinsel as the body rib. I often resort to silver wire as the oval tinsel you get these days is frankly crap. I find I invariably manage to strip the coating off it, as it seems to be some sort of fine thread "coated" with a tinsel skin.

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The Christmas Pudding

With probably my last outing of the year, the decade even, would my fishing continue to to be a Turkey, would Santa offer some piscatorial respite, or would I end up a bit of a Christmas Pudding?

Twenty-four

Yesterday ( Thursday ) was the annual Day after Boxing Day charity fishing competition at Swanswater. A full complement of twenty-four anglers was in attendance to occupy the twenty-four staked out pegs in benefit of the Strathcarron Hospice.

Almost Second but an Also-Ran

Myself and John Watson headed down to the Nith today for what will very likely be my last Grayling outing of this winter season. I doubt I will make it to a river now much before the opening of the trout season which is now a mere couple of weeks away.

The hot pegs

Four hours credit in hand I made my way up to the main loch and found a spot that allowed me to fish into the bank that was down wind, the wind was pretty strong at times but I fanced keeping to the down wind side to see if fish were following along with the stuff you seem t hear and read a lot that you should try fishing in to a wind at these sort of venues rather than taking the easy option and getting the wind behind you. Well it did nothing for me, I never had a touch on the beaded Fireman lure I started with on a floating line. The floater was adequate with a long leader to allow me to be sure my fly was getting down up the top end as I was catching bottom now and again.

A River Nith Grayling