Last Saturday evening I popped down to the Quarry Bridge pool at around 20.30 with the thought to fish a Connemara black along the bedrock ledges in the hope of…
Category: Fishing
Posts on all matters fishing! All about fishing.
Trout Alert
I walked part of lower beat 4 with out lead river manager today and I can report that: – the insects are hatching The swallows are swallowing, actually we saw…
Fishing Masterclass
You will see and appreciate the skills of a fishing master, John “the heron” Convoy fishing the dam wall at Bangour a week ago. See how he sits motionless, blending…
Johnnys Chairs
The access stairway to Johnnys chairs have had a makeover, the original stairs have been completely renovated courtesy of River Manager Alan Crawford,….. and an additional set of steps has…
Craigs First Scottish Salmon
This picture, taken in August 2021, just after the heavy rains, shows Craig Blacks fine grilse taken on an olive from lower beat 4. It measured 55cms or 22.6 inches.…
Alan Crawfords grand day out
Please find attached the outcome of Alan Crawfords day out on beat 4 in early August. Alan is establishing himself as the go to expert these days fishing mainly weighted…
River Avon tourist
Lovely to see these moving freely about the River Avon, however I worry about how hungry it might be and how many of his pals he invites to dine?
Loch Rusky outing
A grand day for fishing, a little on the cool side with an ENE wind but plenty of sport. Four rods had approx twenty fish for the day. Here is…
12 Salmon Kelts
No its not a new verse to the 12 days of Christmas, its what Davie Graham, the Forth rivers bailiff, saw hanging about above the Quarry bridge last Sunday. By…