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Euan Innes

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #525 on: 07/06/2013 at 23:25 »
Allt A'Choire?

 :z1

Allan Liddle

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #526 on: 08/06/2013 at 00:45 »
Arkaig?

Peter Rawlinson

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #527 on: 08/06/2013 at 06:13 »
Laggan ?

Iain Cameron

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #528 on: 08/06/2013 at 08:15 »
Allt A'Choire?

this one's a pain in the Arisaig, but i think Euan's got it?

Hamish Young

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #529 on: 08/06/2013 at 09:17 »
Yes, Euan has it - it is indeed Loch Beoraid. Why it appears a Allt a Choire on Google maps is a mystery to me  :X2

The River Meoble flows from Beoriad down to Loch Morar and is (approximately) 20 times longer than the River Morar.
Loch Morar is the deepest stretch of freshwater in the UK, hence Morag (Nessies cousin) got in the deep there.

Awesome, all yours Euan  :z1

H :cool:

Allan Liddle

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #530 on: 08/06/2013 at 09:47 »
Good question Hamish, got me inspired to visit a wee bit of the country i've not been near in a long time.

Hamish Young

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #531 on: 08/06/2013 at 10:15 »
Good question Hamish, got me inspired to visit a wee bit of the country i've not been near in a long time.

Cool  :cool: If you decide to head for Loch Morar let me know, I fancy a day back on that loch, I've not fished it for 22 years.
The Meoble river is worth a squint at the back end by the way  :wink

H :cool:


Euan Innes

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #532 on: 08/06/2013 at 12:58 »
Oh crap!
I'll have to come up with something good now. Let me ponder it whilst walking my dugs at the beach and I'll get back to you.

 :z1

Mike Barrio

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #533 on: 08/06/2013 at 13:03 »
Oh crap!
I'll have to come up with something good now. Let me ponder it whilst walking my dugs at the beach and I'll get back to you.

 :z1

 :z4  :z4  :z4

Euan Innes

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #534 on: 08/06/2013 at 16:18 »
Well here we go....
Diawa had a range of rods called Alltmor. Where is the the Allt Mor that gave that range it's name?
Clues tomorrow if no-one gets it  :z4

 :z1

Hamish Young

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #535 on: 08/06/2013 at 18:53 »
Would it be a tributary of the Spey :?

H

Euan Innes

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #536 on: 08/06/2013 at 19:10 »
Errr, might be.....

 :z1

Hamish Young

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #537 on: 09/06/2013 at 08:45 »
Is it a tributary of the Spey that is near to Aviemore :?

Euan Innes

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #538 on: 09/06/2013 at 09:23 »
It's a fair bit from Aviemore but you are in the right area.
It flows past a house that was important to Diawa - clue 1

 :z1

Hamish Young

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #539 on: 09/06/2013 at 09:51 »
Is it a tributary of the Spey that is near Aviemore in the same way that Glasgow isn't :?  :z4

I have a fair idea where it is, but the house thing intrigues me so I'm saying naff all  :z13

H :cool:

Allan Liddle

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #540 on: 09/06/2013 at 18:51 »
Was named after a tributary of the Nethy near Boat of Garten by the creator of Clan Rods Harry Jamieson.  It simply translates to Big Burn.  Dawia originally wanted to call the series Silver Stream but Harry persuaded them to reconsider to a more Scottish name and suggested this.

Not too bad wee trout burn if a little restricted and overgrown.

Euan Innes

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #541 on: 09/06/2013 at 20:43 »
You da man Allan  :z16  :z4 :z4 :z4

Every time I see an Alltmor rod I give a little snigger knowing where the actual "mighty river" really is!
Over to you Mr Liddle...

 :z1

Mike Barrio

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #542 on: 09/06/2013 at 22:29 »
Great stuff guys, I didn't know that :z16

Cheers
Mike

Euan Innes

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #543 on: 09/06/2013 at 22:46 »
I forgot to say that the house in question is Harry's house / workshop where he finished the first Alltmor rods for Diawa.
He always referred to the Allt Mor as "the wee burn oot the back".
Clan Rods are still going and can be found here

http://www.clanofsweden.com/pages/contact.html

I now wish that I had never sold my Clan 15' salmon rod..... :z10

 :z1

Allan Liddle

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #544 on: 11/06/2013 at 13:12 »
Ok give's a wee minute to think up a suitable question, stealing a minute on the site from work at the moment but should think of something before end of lunchtime.

Allan Liddle

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #545 on: 11/06/2013 at 13:32 »
Ok Lochindorb features in a novel, what's the name of the book and author please.  No cheatin on Google.  :wink

Rob Brownfield

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #546 on: 11/06/2013 at 13:42 »
Ok Lochindorb features in a novel, what's the name of the book and author please.  No cheatin on Google.  :wink

I don't know the book, but I do know its Gaelic name means Loch of the Minnows. Do I win a lollypop?

Allan Liddle

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #547 on: 11/06/2013 at 13:43 »
Nope, it's Loch of the Wee Troots btw.  :z4

Iain Cameron

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #548 on: 11/06/2013 at 14:37 »
Ok Lochindorb features in a novel, what's the name of the book and author please.  No cheatin on Google.  :wink

As it's topical - Iain Banks' "Complicity?"

Rob Brownfield

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #549 on: 11/06/2013 at 15:52 »
Nope, it's Loch of the Wee Troots btw.  :z4

Beg to differ ;)

Loch nan Doirb is the Gaelic

Doirbeaden, doirbeag and doirbearden means minnow...all of which are shortened to doirb for some reason.  :z8

Breac, gealag or Samhnan means trout.....with bricean meaning small trout


Apparently...  :z8

 




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