Day zero Sunday morning 8 am and it’s off on a ten hour drive up to the remote highlands of Sutherland in the far north-west of Scotland. The destination is the Scourie Hotel, one of the most famous fishing hotels in these islands. I’ve been going up there for 15 years and the excitement never […]
Month: June 2017
To the top beat of Pickering Beck on a warm but dullish day, with the temperature touching 17 degrees and a light breeze. This is a challenging stretch at the best of times, with many obstacles above and below the water – exacerbated by the recent flooding. But the water looked grand, low again after […]
I don’t know if you’ve come across a drink called Cadbury’s Highlights. It’s an allegedly low-calorie beverage that is supposed to resemble hot chocolate and aimed at people on a diet. You mix a couple of spoonfuls with some hot water to produce this rather unappetising purplish-brown liquid. Anyhow, this is by way of saying […]
I think I’m having a mid-life crisis. Again. Rather than get myself a Harley, tattoos and a ponytail (ha, fat chance) I’ve gone a bought some kit. First off I thought I’d treat myself to a new tackle bag. I first started fly fishing probably in something like 1992 with a lesson from the genial […]