Dog Days

Phew!!! - its hot, humid, and not really the weather for fishing. Despite this, things are actually on the up. The River is very low, but sea trout are actually managing to get up - I saw one last night going through a riffle with only about 4 inches of water around it. Jed also saw it and made a move - I called him off though and he will have to wait till I get into a fish the proper way.

Arienas has been moderate, mainly due to the hot weather, but also, on occasion a complete lack of wind. The midges are also out in force, so if coming, look out the jungle formula, or whatever it is you use.

The big success story is however the hill lochs - Tearnait is at its best with baskets of over a dozen coming in regularly. Also, the Sula Lochs and the black lochs are producing fish of excellent quality, and some of them up to over 2lb. Small spiders seem to be doing the trick, but a mate of mine from California has done very well with big yuckers of nymphs, and also dry fly.

We have been out in "Camrach" a couple of times, and the mackerel have arrived in numbers - One or two decent Lithe also taken, mainly over some of the wrecks ( which can get expensive as you keep snagging tackle ), and while out with my youngest kids at the weekend, we were followed back by a school of Dolphins !! - and did I have the camera ??

No news from Mr Hardy on my broken rod, but hopefully it should not be too long I have been using a 10ft rod that Bruce and Walker made up for me, and this has been excellent - don't you find that you get attached to things though ?

Stalking has been a case of very early mornings ( on site at 0330 ) and very late nights. We have an old caravan up in the woods now though, so we have started staying overnight - no more grumbles from her indoors when the alarm goes off, and at that time in the morning, even the dogs say Sod Off !!

Places are still available on Morvern waters in the second half of June and in September, but the Spey school and fishing is now fully booked. I have the opportunity of another week on the Spey in August next year, and if any of you out there are interested, please get in touch.

Taking a party out sea fishing tomorrow morning, so I'm off to get everything ready on the boat.

See Y'All soon

PS - will be getting a new camera soon, so apologies that no pice meantime,