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  1. General Sea Angling Discussion
    Had a wee hour or so at the layby under the oban side of the Connel bridge this afternoon, tide was running at warp speed into etive Just using 10ft spinning rod 18lb main on fixed spool. Using couple of different lures sparkly blue purple and black n silver. And a gold phallic shaped lure with...
  2. Scotland Catch Reports
    Well went fishing over the weekend at Loch Etive Fri 13th,Sat 14th,Sun 15th. I had the intention of camping but when i got there seen the ground was soaked so ended up booking in to a hotel Falls of Lora in Connell which is kind of handy, it was a good hotel though. So the first day friday i...
  3. Scotland Catch Reports
    I had to read the weather well this week and find a good sheltered fishing spot . Windy .com is certainly helping . We went up the highlands this time looking for species . All needed is one rod , one lure ! Got sea trout and brown trout all in one spot . Mostly seatrout . had fun...
  4. Scotland Catch Reports
    This week had to be sheltered and sea . Strong wind and rain we headed to Loch Etive . Had a wee cast at the pier . Even on a rainy day the place is wild and scenic . We paddle close in looking for pollock . There is one . Colourful little fish . Then we fished the deepest of all . A...
  5. Shore Angling
    Hi All Am looking to get out this weekend, thinking Long or Fyne or even Etive . Does anyone know if the Mackerel are in any Lochs? I have only fished Etive from Taynuilt piers with no luck, except seeing some otter, are there any better marks or am i just a bit rubbish? :confused2: I hear...
  6. Scotland Catch Reports
    Weather reading prior to kayaking is the first thing in our mind . Scottish weather is unpredictable and ever changing . We always plan accordingly reading the wind forecast , strength and direction . Loch Etive this morning , a deep sea loch surrounded by mountains . Plan A is already out of...
  7. Scotland Catch Reports
    2017 is now up and running and I always find it interesting to see what can be caught on our weekly kayak fishing adventure . I thought Loch Etive would be the place , deep and shallow , sheltered and wild . The troops were geared up for this one and excited and so we went . Early morning and...
  8. Scotland Catch Reports
    Fished the priory 18:30 to around 02:00 ,Tide Bonawe LT=17:04 HT= 22:41, Bait mackie,bluey,sandeel. weather sunny with a bit of a wind blowing down the loch. I thought lets head over to Etive and have sesh or two no tent just fishing gear and cooker etc. I headed to Taynuilt pier to start with i...
  9. Scotland Catch Reports
    I fished loch Etive over two days but i will just put up one report both days were as bad as each other. I headed over to Etive for a meet with a few other anglers we were to meet sat afternoon at the car park at Connel bridge sat afternoon. I thought it's a long way to go just for one day so...
  10. Scotland Catch Reports
    We could not have wished for a better day , weather wise , absolutely fantastic . Our latest kayak fishing adventure took us to remote scenic Scotland , this time loch Etive . Yesterday was slightly different , Eric from France brought a good selection of Stealth kayak for us to try . Some...
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