Angling Reports 2008
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8 February - Loch Etive (Bonawe Quarry) - Fished a mark just past Bonawe Quarry with a few of the lads from 7pm-1.30am. Not a great deal caught, a few LSDs, a couple of small whiting and a wee thornback ray. Used mackerel, squid and ragworm baits. Andy, Brian, Al & Fergus
10 February - South coast of Mull - Had a day out on the Jacobite II with the lads. Headed down to the Garvellachs where we bottom fished for a while. There was a heavy swell which didn't go down too well with those of us who had been out the night before! Caught a few small coalies on baited hokkais. Went on to the south coast of Mull where we picked up some nice pollack to 8lbs caught on sandeels and leadheds/jellyworms. Andy, Al, Brian, Fergus, Ronnie & Stu
12 February - Loch Creran - Fished the incoming tide at the top of Loch Creran with Al from 5pm-9pm. Caught three LSDs each, two of them really small. A cracking clear night. Andy & Al
7/8 March - Ardfern - Camped at Aird's point south of Ardfern on the B8002. Used Mussels and Mackerel as bait. Did not catch a thing. We could hear seals, birds, corrievreckan whirlpool and somebody singing but nae fish. Great spot if you have good supplies, great fishing and good weather....we had none of these just a rubbish radio and cider.....p.s...we all have the flu noo....but my wife says its jist a sniffle. Alex & George
15 March - Loch Awe - Well the new season is here and as usual first port of call is Argyllshire's jewel Loch Awe. Got to Loch Awe about 9am to see Ben Cruachan covered in snow and thought oh here we go but it turned out to be a superb day certanly the best start to the season for many years. As for the fishing the loch was looking superb, a nice ripple, not too windy and dry so set up rod with maggot and poly ball next to inlet burn hoping to pick up some fish. Took 3 hours before rod bent into a rainbow about 1 lb in size all went quiet for another 2 hours before another rainbow was landed slightly bigger about 1 1/4 lb. Got a visit from the balliff and he was telling me a lot of fish caught were overwintered rainbows which were on the thin size. Just at that rod shot into water. Managed to retreive it before it dissapeared and played a nice fish for 5 mins only to land a very nice rainbow at 2 1/2 lbs, this without doubt the nicest rainbow I've managed from Loch Awe in many years. Not the biggest but by far the nicest fully finned and tailed, could quite easily have passed for a wild rainbow so score now 3-0 to me. Sanny pulled one back with rainbow about the 1lb mark. Not much happened after that. Sun going down and the temprature dropping it was time to say adios and head down the road to Ayrshire but will be back in a couple of weeks for some more of this beautifull part of the world. Ginger & Sanny
20 March - River Awe - As we know 4,ooo rainbows escaped in Loch Etive, most of which are in river. They are avg 6/7lb, are easy pickings on fly, are hard fighting in river. They must be killed as they are alien, not good for system. We (Cammy, Euan) 7,8 yr olds had a good day. D MacLean
14 April - Loch Etive -Fished self drive boat from Taynuilt pier. Weather was mainly fine with light winds and occasional shower. Fishing was poor all over, drifted off Inverawe with sandeel, rag and baited feathers and took a few small Pollack & Codling. Moved down the loch and fished several marks for Thornies & Spurs using large baits hard on the bottom with no luck. The final couple of hours were spent just above the pier at the first fish farm for half a dozen small Pollack and Craig caught the smallest Spurdog you ever saw at about 6 inches. All in all terrible fishing but fantastic views of Ben Cruachan and Glen Etive. Fergus, Craig & Hamish