Fishing The Fly Scotland
Index => Main Discussion Area => Topic started by: Allan Liddle on 09/08/2013 at 14:30
-
Hi Guys
Just in cast some of you thought i'd forgotten don't panic, anyone out there still keen on a float tube gathering to Lochindorb some Sat or Sun in Sept?
I've a few things on so weekend Sat 7th Sun 8th or Sat 14th Sun 15th any good?
Cheers
Allan
-
Allan
I could amange most of those dates so i'll go with the flow :cool:
:z18
Jim
-
Hi Guys
Just in cast some of you thought i'd forgotten don't panic, anyone out there still keen on a float tube gathering to Lochindorb some Sat or Sun in Sept?
I've a few things on so weekend Sat 7th Sun 8th or Sat 14th Sun 15th any good?
Cheers
Allan
Would like to but 7/8th I'm on Lewis (work) and the following weekend I'll be heading to Dorset (work) so I'm sorry I will not be attending :z10
Shame, not that far down the road from me really :roll
H
-
I've a few things on so weekend Sat 7th Sun 8th or Sat 14th Sun 15th any good?
hi Allan,
excellent, count me in, should be able to manage both those weekends
cheers
iain
-
Great stuff Allan,
Hoping to manage :z16
Cheers
Mike
-
I should manage but work is a bit all over the place right now, so pencil me in and we'll see how it goes.
Fingers crossed!
:z1
-
Work's quite hectic Allan and I don't like to commit then pull out so I'll let you know nearer the time.
Great location for the tube :z16
Iain
-
Hey Allan,
Just wondering if a date had been firmed up for this, was up Aviemore a couple of weeks ago and managed a few hours on the loch and would be good to get back.
Cheers
Andy
-
Hey Allan,
Just wondering if a date had been firmed up for this, was up Aviemore a couple of weeks ago and managed a few hours on the loch and would be good to get back.
Cheers
Andy
Dryflee is away to shetland at the moment but he emailed me the other day, and I know he's still thinking about fixing the date for Lochindorb, but nothing confrmed yet
cheers
iain
-
Sunday 15th could be a goer for me, any Sat is out and I'm in Glasgow on 8th.
Cheers
Ben
-
I can make Sunday 15th.
A great place for and end of season get together.
Kev.
-
15th Works for me :z16
:z18
Jim
-
Sadly i'm stuck with Sat 7th only for me guys and noted 15th best for many. What about you make it 15th and i'll try to pop up for a quick flying visit possibly around lunchtime? (I've got family visiting that weekend and might get away for a short while, certainly not long enough to share a cast)
Whadda you all think?
I'd suggest meeting at the big sandy beach (bottom North East end) at say 09.00.
As I can't be there to see you guys off, pm me and i'll tell you where to look for the best bits / flies etc.
Cheers
Allan
-
In a bid not to let this one slip guys, can someone take the lead and set it up for Sun 15th? As said i'll pop up if I can, but happy to post pointers on flies and drifts if required.
Cheers
Allan
-
So guys are we set for the 15th ? I'll need to get a pass from SWMBO :wink
-
I'm hoping to make the trip Jim, but I won't know till the last minute I'm afraid :z16
Cheers
Mike
-
So guys are we set for the 15th ? I'll need to get a pass from SWMBO :wink
Yup, I can do the 15th
-
Yup, I can do the 15th
Anyone else apart from Iain and I and maybe Mike ?
:z18
Jim
-
Jim,
I was going to go but I am travelling to Paris on Sunday for a meeting on Monday.
Tight lines to you all.
Eddie. :z18
-
Jim,
I was going to go but I am travelling to Paris on Sunday for a meeting on Monday.
Tight lines to you all.
Eddie. :z18
Never minds Eddie sometimes work does come 1st :z4
:z18
Jim
-
Looks like I'll be there, unless some unforeseen crap comes my way.
This will be my last day of the season so I'd better make it a good one. :z4
:z1
-
Euan,
will you be using the one box theory?
Eddie. :z18
-
Euan,
will you be using the one box theory?
Eddie. cheers
Yes I will Eddie. Looking forward to Project One Box :z4
:z1
-
Right gents, I've just had the big OK from SWIMBO so all is good for Sunday. :z16 :z18
What time are you lot arriving at the loch?
:z1
-
Right gents, I've just had the big OK from SWIMBO so all is good for Sunday. :z16 :z18
What time are you lot arriving at the loch?
hi Euan,
as it's only you, Jedi & I who are definite (Mike, Kev maybes?), we were thinking of somewhere less distant. It's a 2+ hour trip each way for us all.
let's see who else is free then make a final decision by thurs
cheers
i
-
Still only a maybe I'm afraid guys, I'm just too busy at the moment sorry :z6
Cheers
Mike
-
let's see who else is free then make a final decision by thurs
Cool with me. I am good for Sunday, where ever we go. 2hrs drive is no big deal in my GT :z16
:z1
-
Gales forecast for Sunday guys, Saturday anyone ?
:z18
Jim
-
Sorry Jim, can't manage saturday.
I guess my last day on the trout will be at Park the following weekend after all. I was looking forward to Lochindorb too but the weather looks really crap.
:z1
-
Sorry Jim, can't manage saturday.
I guess my last day on the trout will be at Park the following weekend after all. I was looking forward to Lochindorb too but the weather looks really crap.
:z1
The best laid plans and all that Euan :z10
I'm hopefully fishing a Loch in Easter Ross next Friday and one South of Inversneckie on the Saturday weather permitting :cool:
:z18
Jim
-
No, not Lochindorb, but Euan "soundmixer" and I are having a last fling float tube at wee brownie loch north-west of Aberdeen on SUNDAY 22nd - anyone else around who fancies a float?
-
Couldn't make the Sunday, but last minute cancelation meant i could go to Lochindorb yesterday.
It was excellent, plenty troots great scenery fantastic back end jaunt.
Claret Hog and my new detached Sting in the Tail Daddy emptied it.
Any chance you guys have of a last minute assault here i'd recommend you take it.
Allan
-
Full report from Park to follow, but lets just say that your daddies are the daddy Allan :z16
:z1
-
The twice that Iain and I fished Beanie with Eddie this year one day was very windy and one day was bright sunshine. Loch Park on Sunday was both!
We stood in the car park and faced the teeth of a gale that was blowing from west to east straight up the loch. Being made of sterling stuff we tackled up, inflated tubes and headed down the the far end of the loch. Park is very weedy, but the bottom end is fishable, especially from a tube.
After a quick cuppa we set sail.
(http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/13_23_09_13_9_05_34.jpeg) (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=1256)
Here's a tip. The launch area is marshy so if the wind is blowing onshore be the first one into the water. That way you don't have to be the one that inhales the marsh gas! :cry
I headed for the far bank as the water is clear and the day was bright and the only shade was by the railway track.
(http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/13_23_09_13_9_11_16.jpeg) (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=1257)
The hunch was correct. I had one of Allan Liddles sting in the tail daddies on the dropper and third cast, bang! The 16" trout that nailed it really meant to have it so out came the forceps. Ten minutes later, bang, number two! This was another 16" trout. Over the next hour or so I sadly failed to land another three trout of about the same size, either by having too much slack in the line (did I say it was windy?) or by just being a dick. Iain did better and landed a 20"+ trout that made his day. I'm pretty sure that he got a photo so hopefully he will post that after his Assynt trip.
(http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/13_23_09_13_9_20_09.jpeg) (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=1258)
(http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/13_23_09_13_9_21_35.jpeg) (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=1259)
After lunch the sun had moved round and the shade had gone so it was a case of just paddling and prospecting. I shortened my length of line to just the head, dropped down to one fly (daddy of course) and just flicked the fly here and there. That resulted in two short rises and one more 3/4lb troot. This was my last day at the troot this year so I went home a happy bunny. :z4
(http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/13_23_09_13_9_27_03.jpeg) (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=1260)
I'd like to thank Allan Liddle for all his help this year. The Corrie Killer, Bibio Emerger and the Sting in the tail Daddy have been the business for me. All are taken with confidence and all are taken best in the smaller sizes which has changed the way I have fished this year, for the better. The daddy especially has been the pattern that I have been after all these years - low riding, leggy, right colour and just trouty! Thanks Allan. :z16
:z1
-
You're very welcome, farting about playing old mans football in Buckie yesterday otherwise i'd have joined you both.
Sting in the Tail Daddy works wonders (detached body version being demo'd at GAC this coming weekend and should be on FFFT website soon :wink).
Worked well on a windy Lochindorb on Sat as well.
Glad you had a good day, Park's a quality water and once you've mastered how to tackle to weed give's fantastic sport, certainly something a wee bit different.
Good to hear someone else having good sport on the flies, I try and make all my dries simple and easy to tie, thanks for the kind words hope you continue to enjoy using them. :z16 :z16
-
Glad you had a good last day of the season Euan :z16 It is a bonnie place. I don't like that bit for getting in and out of the water though, better bit 20 yards up the bank :wink
:z18
Jim
-
basically, what Euan said...
Fishing was a little slow, but a grand day out all round, and happy that Euan enjoyed his last trouting of the season.
I had couple of fish, including one bruiser of 18-20" - photo attached. Then packed the car for rendezvous with MattO and the trip northwards to the hills of Assynt. Still recovering today, photos later
(http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/3_26_09_13_9_56_53.jpeg) (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=1271)
-
Great stuff :z16
Cheers
Mike
-
Bony troot Iain.
It was good end to the season. Oh and the run home was a blast! :z4
:z1
-
Cracker Iain :z16
End of season beckons only six days to go, and heading north to see it out this coming weekend.
Great craic, great food, great fishing and the very best of hosts await those brave enough to take up the challenge. :z16 :z16
So the fat ladies not quite sung yet, but she's warming up the vocal chords...............................