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Just the tippet knot Davie! Maybe the fish took the bushy dropper, there was a swirl that didn't really show up on the video Those fish are hard as nails! 😂👍

Hardy Scots.

I was laughing because i couldn't believe the size of it when it surfaced! Thought it was a monster up to that point 😂

Thanks Keith 👍

Toby was just piling up weed behind me! I prefer estuaries because you've a current to pull against and make the lure or fly work nicely, and without that swell trying to knock you over! Hopefully, Isle of skye next June and possibly west Scotland sea lochs late Sept this year. How's it going over the water?

@@soultrader57fishingandmusi25 nothing worse than the water filled with mermaids hair mate drifting weed is a major problem for me 2, and 1 pick of it on the lure and they just veer off in disgust, id wager the trip there could throw you a silvery one mate, its so so mate ive landed a few decent fish but theres not many around, the weather heres been woeful which hasnt helped but hopefully it we get a settled ridge of weather it might lift a bit but junes funny here its the quiet month before the fishing starts

Thanks ever so, Mike! I had to stop to look at that river (can't remember the name of it!) Such a jaw droppingly beautiful drive up the single track road up to the loch as you leave the main coast road! Apparently, you can get day rods on both the fleet rivers from Dornoch Angling Club, who act as ag3nta for the owners. Would be very interesting later in the season. Are you the same Mike who posted some flies across to Matt from Highland fishing diary? If so, nice gesture! 😊

@soultrader57fishingandmusi25 yes that's me David. I go to Skye quite a lot as I have a sister that lives there. I do a lot of fly fishing in the sea as we don't have any rivers in Shetland.Really enjoy your videos too. Tight lines.

I think ive seenba few of your Shetland videos, awesome! 👍​@@mikef6114

I haven't done a video in ages. I have a blog instead "mikeforbes fishing wordpress "in Google should find it

I haven't done a video for a while. I stick to blogging.

Hi Chris, it didn't seem too bad on the go pro, more the phone! Not that often it's a problem in the places I normally fish. But advice taken! I'm down in Cornwall for a few days with my daughter and grandkids at the end of July so I'm determined to sneak out for a bass thrash one early morning, I'll have to consult face book for some possible spots! Preferably estuaries with easy wading rather than clambering over rocks😂 Interesting to see how you go on in Devon! Always thought the Taw estuary looks good

I will have to make some enquiries and see where people fish. I know people like Henry Gilby and Chris Ogbourne catch plenty in Devon and Cornwall. As with all fishing location is everything but probably even more so in the sea. My Dad fished for them years ago with peeler crab and would talk about the 3rd breaker being the hot spot. It would be a bit special to be wading in the surf with a nice bass attached to a 10 foot 6 weight👍

Cheers! 😂 I ought to learn s few of these Scottish adjectives!😂 I thought it was more of a "wee braw fush" or "stoater" but there we go! They're different race from the bright fat ones in our lowland rivers, I'm sure that fish was older than me, huge mouth, lean, dark, and unmistakably wild 😂 . Definitely going to do more lochs though. 👍👍

Yes, i considered shin, but its enormous, and i wouldn't know where to start! for a few hours of a session i felt more confident tackling a smaller hill loch, also much nearer to "home" 👍

@@soultrader57fishingandmusi25 if you up that way again try were river glass comes in only a small burn but very good area to around

Much appreciated, Craig! 👍

Thank you so much Matt! Barely scratched the surface of the potential up there. We discussed the prospect of another 2 nights next time working in with a visit to skye! With a bit of luck I'll have the Sutherland one out at the end of the week 👍👍👍

@@soultrader57fishingandmusi25 sounds great Dave looking forward to seeing the rest of your trip even though I know you couldn’t fish where you intended, hope you still had a good do. yeah just give me a shout if you make it over next time 👍

Thanks, Peter! It's a cracking stream when it's on form! Harder again now the weather is colder and heavy water again, mayfly seems to be holding off waiting for warmer conditions! It might prolong the mayfly season, though😊

Cheers mate! I See you've been smashing it again! 👍👍

Thanks Davie! Only up the road from you?👍👍👍

@@soultrader57fishingandmusi25 About 80 miles Dave, I'll need to get up there sometime

Cheers Chris! I'm sure you've a good few fish of that calibre in the Culm. I suspect the odd cast or two with the streamer puts you in with a shout for the bigger trout, too, my preferred method to tight line nymphing when it's cold! 👍👍👍

Thanks wildman! I'm going to feel very guilty if I've nothing to post one week and you miss out, man! The rusty colour is peat stain, almost universal in any moorland and mountain rivers in the west and north of UK, apart from those in Wales, Cumbria, Scotland etc that run off bare rock, which tend to run crystal clear. Lovely part of the world, but a bit lean on tunnels, caves, and bunkers! 😂 👍👍👍

Thanks Joel! 1st time that's ever been mentioned! Truth is I'm bloody terrified of her! 😂 I'm so used to fishing short sessions now that I don't know what to do with myself if I get a full day 😂👍👍👍

Thanks Mark, I'm sure you'd enjoy it! 👍👍👍

Hard buggers in Scotland! Next one featuring a hill loch in Sutherland, with triumph and tragedy! Cheers James👍👍👍

Thanks Joseph! 👍👍👍

Thanks! Yes I've heard about the pike, id like to visit next time and tty those deep sluggish pools with a big pike fly swung under the dark waters under willows. There is probably more chance of salmon or sea trout later in the season, too, although i suspect most maybe spawn in the feshie, dulnain, and Tromie lower down? 👍👍👍

cheers fella! another like that would have been perfect! lots of potential up there, even river pike in the lowest beat! 👍👍

Ha ha! Thanks John, hope you enjoyed the rest of it! 👍👍

​@soultrader57fishingandmusi25 yes wonderful scenery and fishing.

A great bonus, but it feels like it should have come later in the session! For a fly angler seeking wild fish it's difficult to know where to start around this area 👍👍

@@soultrader57fishingandmusi25 if only we could decide when and where they take a fly eh? would love to visit Scotland again.

Tried all sorts, sprays, powders etc, back on old school Mucylin now! Handy for greasing up the butt of the leader too. After a few fish I change flies and let the 1st dry out. Sometimes, with emergers, they can be very effective just under the surface film. Harder to spot the takes though in rough water

Cheers, Gaz! Yes, it can be a cracking river on its day. I'm amazed at how many people are unaware of any fish at all in there! Better luck with the Perch, autumn and winter seem to give me better results with the Perch. They often stand you up ! 😊👍👍

Thanks, Matt 👍 I wasn't quite as successful on Scottish waters, but really enjoyed a Highland loch session last week! 😊👍👍

@@soultrader57fishingandmusi25 Hope you had a good trip all the same and look forward to a video if you do one. Been struggling for time like a lot of folk just recently, but hope to get out on a burn or two with the 3 wt as haven’t done yet, it’s really is absorbing stuff. Tight lines 👍

Thanks 👍

sorry Joel, just realised, I never responded! thanks, but I reckon it needed a fair bit of luck too! 👍👍🤣

Yes I'm usually OK with a couple! It's not always like that. I can remember some good days on Bradshaw brook in the 80s😊👍

Thanks Davie! Not many mayflies about, but the few that were there seemed to be bringing up bigger fish! Should be peaking now, but I'm not sure how the river is as I'm away in Sutherland ATM There's been more rain at home than we've had up here. It seems to be at its best for dry fly when it's pretty low. Getting into hill loch fishing now 😂👍

So sorry to hear that, James. Hope you're on the mend! Thanks for the very kind comment. I've more content coming from Scotland again soon! 😊👍

@@soultrader57fishingandmusi25 yes mate im back at it again thank the good lord!! ill be lookin forward to your highland adventure mate 👍👍🎣

Hi Kev, TBH I haven't fished the trout loch much, and a long time ago. Frisa is probably the best, and the Mishnish Lochs. I'm told traditional patterns like Kate Mc Claren, Blue zulu, mallard and claret etc on a floating line with a decent wave, trying different speeds of retrieve. There are brown trout in most rivers and streams but they are small and you'd have to pay for salmon or sea trout permits to fish for them, and most of the slamon/sea trout rivers are private. For the sea and estuaries, flies for sea trout such as teal blue and silver, blue zulu again, and light coloured streamers like minkies. Id ask the owners of "White house of Aros" if you can fish the Aros estuary. Great fun on an incoming tide as you see the fish move in with the rising water, cast your flies along the edge of the kelp, but most plucks and pulls will be missed! good luck.

@@soultrader57fishingandmusi25 thanks appreciated

Thanks Paul, it certainly is! yet also very urban! I'm currently in Sutherland, and it's hard to find a local hill loch that hasn't been stocked, some of them even with rainbows and blue trout!

Cheers Colin😊

Cheers Mark! We've got to get you down there before mayfly is over ! 👍

Thanks! Good luck with river levels, it's tricky getting it right these days! 😂

Thanks! Will do!👍

Greatly appreciated Joel! 👍

Thanks Chris! Yes, finally spent some hard cash on a go pro against my tight fisted nature! Benefits of working and drawing a pension at the same time 😂 Don't know how the hell I got to 1k subs with that Chinese camera! It's a brilliant little stream, the reason I moved house to that spot 10 years ago! If I go late afternoon or early evening mid week its pretty quiet. No permit , just EA licence required. Saltwater sea trout are proving much more elusive.....

I bet you'll find the gopro easier, not so much voice-over required. Be ready for the dreaded freeze and having to take the battery out🤔 You wonder how many miles of trout streams there must all over the UK that never see an angler ?

Yes! No mic, and the hindsight feature is superb.​ We're pretty blessed in lancs nowadays. Since the 80s cleaner rivers and progress in sewage treatment has worked wonders. There was no River fishing south of the ribble and north of the Welsh dee when I was a kid. There's a handful of "dirty" rivers now within 20 mins drive from me which produce specimen brownies, that seem to dominate chub, dace and even pike.

Hindsight feature? Which gopro do you have?

The 11. It records a continuous loop on hindsight, 30 seconds at a time which it deletes as you go. Hook a fish or similar memorable moment, and you press the start, and it keeps the previous 30 seconds from before you started your recording! In principle, you dont miss the take!

That was last week! The rain came the day after....😂

Glad you enjoyed it 👍

Thanks 👍

thanks for the comment, mate! WOL is a little gem! every city should have one 👍

Haha! Thanks man! More stubbornness than anything 😂 Didn't want to go home until I'd brought the bugger up!!👍

Tbh I thought it was twice that size the way it shot upstream at 1st. Beautiful markings though. Despite all the years, I can still remember each individual wildie of that stamp! Rainbows of 2 or 3 lb, more difficult to recall 😂