[The Flying Scotsman]

Thought I would start a new thread for this year.
The river is at a fish able height today for about the second time all year. I’m busy today too typical.
Think Westie is making his first trip to the southie today fingers he posts a pic of a fish on this thread later today.
Tight lines to all

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

Looks perfect today, and i cant fish till tomorrow night either

Yeh I've been busy on this big roof in Edzell. The bugger never told me it was a concrete roof so it's been a bastard to do. 😛

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

Did you ask the correct questions like;
What kind of roof am I ordering completely the wrong materials for, Sir?

That would of been far too sensible
32 years as a joiner and that's the first concrete garage roof I've ever seen.

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

Well, it is Edzell isn't it?
You should have known that the build things back to front and upside down up there.

It's worse than fife

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

As they say in Kelty,
"Ya hoor Sir, that's some f***ing mess!!!"
After a good replacement job then it's
"Ya hoor Gordon, that's some f***ing difference!!!"

One of my journeyman serving my time was a fifer. He was a cantankerous old bugger who hated everyone including his fellow fifers.
One day after moaning about some dealings he had in the kingdom he asked me if I knew what Fife stood for?
I said no and he replied
F*cking Idiots F*cking Everywhere

I must add all my wife's side of my family are fifers and they're lovely people.
Did pish myself laughing though.

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

I was full of hope today after seeing our mutual pals fish from yesterday and the video of spankers bouncing around the pool. Up the way from your bit and down from mine.

One of his fish was carrying lts!!!

Yeh thought you were on a sure thing today Andy and was jealous of you on the river as I was sweating my balls off.
I wonder if the fish our pal got in about headed up the glen during the night?

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

The river took an unexpected rise last night. I’ve no idea where it came from.
I only noticed later today or would of been out this morning.
Im just back from a few ours on upper and middle kinnaird.
It was dropping fast and dirty.
My pal dropped a nice sea trout of around a few pounds that was it.
Anyone else catch the lift?
The southie has been dire this season so far.

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

I landed this a couple weeks back

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

Did you walk too far doon the beat

Cracking fish!

No I bought a ticket for Cortachy.
I actually bought 2 tickets as I went back the next night and nailed another one
It was a scabby fecker though.
They were starting to rot. There were a good few dead fish about.
I seen one dead easy 16lb bottom of dairy pool.

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

the southesk had ten fish less than its 5yr average last season which was the worst catch figure on record still haven't seen the sea trout figures yet

It's going to be much worse this season if we don't get more rain.
You could count on one hand the amount of days I fished the southie last year because of lack of water.
The Westie was even worse.
I fished it twice all season that was it.
Ive still not wet a line on it this year yet.
Im going to join another club next year as well, as my locals just not getting enough water these days.

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

rain for 4 days from Wednesday this week the southie last season at 527 fish against 669 for the helmsdale and 767 for the Thurso in a dry year

Where you seeing all this rain?
I checked met and hardly any rain forecast for next week

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

BBC online although this can change last week clova had rain when it was forecast while other surrounding areas missed it it can be very much localised

We will just have to keep checking the river levels

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

Back on its bones again.
The river needs a good flush out.
The river bed was manky last week.
A load of black sludge covering everything

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

I bet it doesn’t even touch the river and as mentioned the river is manky and needs a good flush out

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

Southie on the rise. It’s up to 3” up gella

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

Similar story last week. I heard stories about plenty fish further down river, and with 3 lifts of water last week my mate went up Kirrie on Saturday and never saw a thing.
He has fished the beat for nearly 40 years so knows the water and was disappointed with the outcome. The only other angler there that day, which tell its own story, caught a sea trout which was coloured.
Another worrying season

I think there has only been one fish landed in April on our Kirrie beat this season. That's it.
Worst season ever

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

I think you are right. I know not all fish are reported but still been poor. I've never wet a line yet up there.
No doubt some fish have made it up and lying in some of these deep corners above Gella. 🤞

There were a load of fish in the saw mill dam a while back I managed to winkle out a couple. But there were a load of dead fish through our Cortachy at the time.
So there's some up the glen but has been pish.
worst season since I started salmon fishing.
Im in Teneriefe and only about 5 degrees hotter than back home during the day at the moment.
Could be worse.
The rivers could be in spate

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

Anyone fish the wee rise?

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

The south esk.
The only river on the planet that drops after a huge thunderstorm

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

Southies had a lift up gella.
My pals off up the Westie. Recons it’s up a bit. We will see.
Im busy today and hoped to get out tomorrow after the heavy rain that was forecast for today which isn’t happening now.
Tight lines to anyone fishing the lift today.