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Jan 6

Grayling Fishing on the Tweed

Its that time of year again! Grayling fishing on the River Tweed starts on the 1st January till the end of September and I couldn't wait to get back on the river for a bit of peace and quiet. After a very cold and wet start to the year the River was in flood but I always say if you don't catch anything its a nice walk with a fishing rod!!! A few pictures below from the 2nd and 5th of January 2023! If you fancy a trip get in touch. Stunning Tweed Grayling caught on a small pin

Dec 5, 2022

Winter fishing!

Been a lot happening with casting lessons, tying flies for the new season and getting all my tackle sorted! However I have managed a few days out and the sport has been amazing. The Pike below was actually landed on a 5X tippet while fishing for Rainbow Trout! It was an epic battle to get it in with me thinking at any point the line could snap or be bitten off so when this went in the net after about half an hour I was a happy man. Winter Rainbow Trout can be excellent fun an

Oct 25, 2022

Amazing end to Trout Season.

After such a good year had to have one more go on the river and it ended in style with a cracking wild brown trout which really surprised me as it was in about 6 inches of water! I also had one more go on my local water to see if I could get a few bites and the day just kept getting better and better. What an amazing year for brown Trout I really can't wait for 2023! I will be now be doing a lot of Grayling, Pike and Rainbow Trout fishing until the Brown Trout season starts a

Oct 4, 2022

Specimen September !

After a crazy start to September for Mark and Matt in the previous post I was unsure if we could top that or had my luck run out but after meeting some amazing people and putting the hours in below are some of the fish that clients landed in September! Roll on October! Randall above from Pennsylvania USA with some stunning Wild Brown Trout. Kevin from Colorado USA had an amazing two day trip with Wild Brown Trout caught from the mighty Loch Leven and Carron Valley. Me and Bru

Sep 12, 2022

PIKE, PIKE & MORE PIKE !!!!!

Mark and Matt both had 20lb plus fish !!!!! This trip had been booked and planned for some time and the goal was a 20lb Scottish Pike. We all couldn't wait to get on the water and see what was going to happen. As usual on the journey to the Loch we were dreaming of massive Pike but nothing had prepared us for what was going to happen over the next 3 days. After arriving at the venue nice and early I had a couple of spots i mind but as usual the weather was going to dictate wh

Sep 6, 2022

Pike fishing in Scotland

Whether you fish all the time or a total beginner their is nothing like catching a Pike in Scotland. All my trips include everything you need for a great time on the water. Autumn and Winter can be the best time to catch that monster, not to mention the colours on the fish and the landscape just keep getting better. All the Pike below were safely returned after a quick picture to fight another day and of course get bigger ! For more information on all inclusive guided fishin

Aug 8, 2022

What a week!!!

Just had an amazing week! The conditions have been difficult with high winds and coloured water but the Trout just keep coming. All these fish were taken on small nymph patterns on light lines so the fight was crazy and all returned to fight another day. If you fancy a trip please get in touch. For more information on all inclusive guided fishing trip please get in touch. #flyfishing #visitscotland #wildfish #wildfishing #fishing #fishingguide #guidedfishing #fishscotland #gr

Jul 12, 2022

Guided Fishing Trips

Start planning your fishing trip and get out into the Scottish countryside. Below are some of my guests from the last few weeks with their catches. Good company, amazing scenery and great fishing why not give it ago yourself and get addicted to fishing. The Reid family had every season in one day but they still managed some great fish. Bracken from Washington DC. Caught 4 different species all on fly!! Jerry with his lovely Rainbow Trout which stripped him to the backing! Gre

Jun 24, 2022

Crazy Session - 4 Species all on Fly!

What an amazing day and only me on the whole Loch ! Started the day early 5am! and within a few minutes was in to my first Perch. Decided to fish for these for a few hours and ended up with about 20 in the net! Amazing fun and such vibrant colours. All returned to grow bigger! Headed up to the weed bed to see if I could get a Pike on the fly and had a few small ones and then one about 6-7lb smashed the fly and went mad jumping and going on huge runs. It really did fight way b

May 30, 2022

Loch Leven Scotland - Stunning Fish!

Don't think it get's any better than this. Totally wild fish on the fly. For more information on all inclusive guided fishing trip please get in touch. #flyfishing #visitscotland #wildfish #wildfishing #fishing #fishingguide #guidedfishing #fishscotland #grayling #staycation #getouthere #getfishing #keepfishing #guidedflyfishing #rivertweed #riverfishing #troutfishing #pikefishing #graylingfishing #fishinglife #carronvalley #fishingtrip #lochlevenfishery #lochleven http://ww

Apr 4, 2022

Amazing start to the 2022 Trout Season

Trout season off with a bang ! All these fish were safely returned to fight another day. I could ramble on about how cool the various days have been but I think the pictures say it all. For more information on all inclusive guided fishing trip please get in touch. #flyfishing #visitscotland #wildfish #wildfishing #fishing #fishingguide #guidedfishing #fishscotland #grayling #staycation #getouthere #getfishing #keepfishing #guidedflyfishing #rivertweed #riverfishing #troutfis

Mar 7, 2022

Fishing in the SNOW ! Amazing Fun !

January and February have been very cold and wet but there has still been plenty of action. Its always good to get out and get some fresh air. Quick snow shower !!!! There has been plenty of action at the Loch too with some superb winter Rainbow Trout feeding hard on the bottom. For more information on all inclusive guided fishing trip please get in touch. #flyfishing #visitscotland #wildfish #wildfishing #fishing #fishingguide #guidedfishing #fishscotland #grayling #staycati

Jan 23, 2022

Grayling fishing on the Tweed!

January was here again and that means Grayling fishing. And with a new rod and a new box of flies to try out I couldn't wait. Here are a few of the pictures from the season so far. River Tweed Grayling For more information on all inclusive guided fishing trip please get in touch. #flyfishing #visitscotland #wildfish #wildfishing #fishing #fishingguide #guidedfishing #fishscotland #grayling #staycation #getouthere #getfishing #keepfishing #guidedflyfishing #rivertweed #river

Nov 1, 2021

Autumn Fishing in Scotland.

Rain, rain and more rain was on the menu but that wasn't going to stop me and Mark from making the most of his 3 day trip to Scotland. Everything was all arranged, tackle sorted, venues booked. We just needed a little bit of luck! Loch Leven, Portmore Loch and Lake of Mentieth were the venues and we couldn't wait to get started. Mark fished from first light till sunset everyday and was rewarded with some magnificent fish including a very large out of season Brown Trout which

Oct 6, 2021

Guided Trips - What a week!!!!

Probably one of the most enjoyable and exciting weeks I have had for a while. Started off with Sven and Victor from Germany. They had never fished before and were interested in doing a bit of Pike fishing. The day was great with plenty of laughs and some good Pike to the net Including one just pushing the 10lb mark so Victor was very happy. Then David out with me on Loch Leven again wanted to catch a monster and lets just say from the photo below he did!!! And the Moray alway

Sep 1, 2021

Amazing Day at Loch Leven - Scotland

As always when you know your visiting Loch Leven for the day the anticipation is massive and you don't sleep the night before. Me and a friend Dave were after Pike and had a few spots we wanted to try out. And lets just say we had a good day!! After a slow start we caught a Pike of about 10lb so we were both very happy. Then after a couple of throws with the Pike fly I hit into something a bit special a Brown Trout that was estimated at well over 6lb !!!! After a few snaps an

Aug 2, 2021

Guided fly fishing for Pike

The Pike are now really chasing the flies and this one gave everything in the fight. Stripped me down to the backing on the first run and then jumped about 5 or 6 times what a fish. Safely returned to fight another day. August is the perfect month for chasing BIG PIKE and all my trips include everything you need for a perfect day. If you fancy it get in touch and keep up to date and follow me on Instagram, facebook or twitter. #flyfishing #visitscotland #wildfish #wildfishing

Jun 29, 2021

Pike Fly Fishing - Private Loch

So the water has started to warm up and as the trout are down deep staying out of the sun it was time for the Pike on the fly !! Had a box full of various bait fish patterns and couldn't wait to try them out. I love pike fishing on the fly especially when you can see the pike chasing your fly right to the boat. This is my best so far in 2021 but hopefully a bigger one is in the weed somewhere!!! I will be running guided fly fishing trip all through 2021 so if you fancy catchi

Jun 11, 2021

Wild Fish - Loch Leven, Scotland

Lovely fish of about 4lb returned to fight another day. Another fantastic trip to Loch Leven with a friend we knew it was going to be difficult as it was bright conditions without a cloud in the sky and a really cold north wind. However after about 15 minutes I had a fish on and it came off at the net !!!! Not a big fish but because Loch Leven fish are so hard to catch I wasn't happy. David said at least we know they are here ! We kept fishing buzzers on a very long leader (

Apr 27, 2021

Carron Valley Reservoir "wild fish"

Absolutely stunning day clear blue skies and just a slight ripple. Carron Valley has a huge population of wild brown trout and I couldn't wait to get out onto the water. I was thinking its gonna be difficult conditions with not a cloud in the sky but what a day it turned out to be. After a quick chat with Jimmy the owner who gave me the heads up on fly selection and locations around the loch I started fishing diawl bachs on a floating line. But realised quickly the fish were

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