Tiddlers Galore!

Well I finally made it out for a while today. Such glorious weather that I couldn't pass up the chance to spend a bit of time by the water. My usual setup, 5m Pole, short 1.5m weightless rig, size 18 barbless hook and a pink maggot. Plopped the maggot in the margins and before it had sunk a foot it was taken by a tenacious 5cm Perch. Popped it back and tried again, float disappeared this time to a small 10cm Roach. Well half an hour later and another 5 fish, all tiny I decided I'll come back tomorrow and try further afield in search of some bigger game.

Tight Lines :)

Opening Blog

Welcome and thanks for visiting my Blog.
I've been fishing in the Lothians and surrounding areas for the past 25 years and while trying course fishing a few times have always gone back to fly fishing.
So recently, while waiting for a bus, I couldn't help noticing some fish rising in the canal opposite my house. Interest spiked I nipped down to Country Life bought myself a 2XL 5m telescopic whip, a couple of rigs and off I went.
That was two weeks ago, in which time I've had the best fishing and most successful in my entire angling career.
So my blog will be to keep a track of my trips to this exciting and accessible venue right on my doorstep.