Pike fishing , Balmaha.

Well unfortunately I never got going to loch etive this weekend so decided to head up to Balmaha for a bit of pike fishing. started off at the mouth of the Edndrick but was having no luck decided to go round to the pier and fished just to the right of it. Caught a nice pike, around 10-12lbs and a eel about 3lb. I didn't manage to get any pics as both fish were caught when loads of tourists were passing and they all stopped and were taking pictures. I was just concentrating on getting both fish back into water safely, and the weights are estimates judged by hand, and experience. The pike was a fair bit bigger and heavier than my previous personal best of 8lb. I am more chuffed by the eel which is a very hard to catch fish and a 3lb one is even better as the scottish eel record is 6lb-2oz. I will certainly be going back there again...soon.

Planning Loch Etive trip.

I'm Planning a trip up to Loch Etive at the end of the month so i,ll probably not go out fishing again until then. I am going for a couple of days, will set up camp and fish through the night and try to get new species. I am aiming for spurdogs, thornback rays, gunard and wrasse. I,l need to head out and dig some bait before I go.

Rhu and Helensburgh.

I went to Rhu point, just along from Helensburgh yesterday and fish from high tide to low using bait and feathers. Not even a bite. there were about a dozen other people fishing, mostly spinning and I never saw one fish landed. at low tide I packed up and headed back along to Helensburgh and fished from the pier for a couple of hours. I got 2 Lesser spotted dogfish and a wee flounder. used a pennell pulley with Lug and mackeral strip.

River Ettrick. 6th Aug 2014

I had a few hours on the river Ettrick fishing for pike.I was fishing with my nephew and we only got 2 jacks 1.1/lb and 2.lb using light gear with flying C's lures. Great fun on the light gear.