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@@steveg8322 thanks for the reassurance, it’s appreciated! I’m hoping to start scouting out the local rivers soon, so will hopefully be able to post a bit more in the near future

It's at Almondell Country Park, upriver by East/Mid Calder. West Lothian Angling Association part of the river

@@iansyme3535 I’ve been fly fishing since 2021 - the usual Covid inductee (though I did fish as a teenager with my grandad, but that was 30 years ago, so effectively starting from scratch) Thanks for the insightful comment, though. I’m sure you thought it was super helpful and informative, and a great way to support a fellow angler…

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I have to admit, for a small river, it's in reasonably good condition, and is pretty well maintained by the local volunteers from the angling association! Gutted that it'll not be my local next season, but hopefully i'll find other, just as good rivers to explore!

@@JimMorrison-x8u I plan on going back in the next few weeks - any recommendations on flies or location?

@@FishHikeScot I usually just used traditional patterns , although anything with a bit of sparkle worked well size 12 and 14's. Loch seems to fish better on the tree lined side

@@CameronThomson-fz4df I suspect fishing the other side of the loch from where I was (and the Youth Hostel is) will be more productive. Doesn’t look quite as shallow. I plan on going back in a few weeks and spending a whole day trying to get to grips with it Thanks for the positive feedback!

@@FishHikeScot yeah do you have an estimate on how long that would take from the hostel?

@@CameronThomson-fz4df the hostel is right on the lochside. To go to the other bank would only be a 10-15 min walk, and there’s good paths all the way round. If you had a whole day, you could walk and fish your way round the whole loch quite easily.

@@patrickwelsh3228 hey there, The rod is a Savage Gear SG2 Micro Game, 7’. Casting weight is 1.5-5g

⁠@@FishHikeScot I fish the same beat. My rod is a 10g-20g will look into getting a lighter rod thanks mate 👍🏻

@@patrickwelsh3228 so much fun on the light gear! Don’t think it’d end well if I’d hooked into a salmon, admittedly - but they weren’t the target (I do plan on going back later in the year with the 10-30g, a few tobies and flying C’s and the camera, though)

@@FishHikeScot I’m just back from Drummond was on the Toby all day and nothing. Water is very low at the moment unfortunately.

@@patrickwelsh3228 I spent the morning at Kinross today - for this weekend only, they’re letting you spin on the smallest of their fly ponds (single hook, barbless, only) Had 7, 2 of which were over 5lb, all on little spoons and mepps.

@@alexking9573 thanks! For this trip, I was using Savage Gear Sticklebait Twitch lures, which I’ve found to be really effective for trout, particularly in the 4.5cm size. I do swap out the treble hooks for inline singles, though (and on the Earn, take off the front hook)

@@scottmeikle5117 to be honest, there’s loads of spot on the river that are good Dunning Glen can be good, but has issues with campers Fossoway is nice and open, and good for fly fishing Vicars Bridge is popular with loads of people. Tough for fly fishing, with overhanging trees, but good for bait and spin There’s a couple of bits between Dollar and Tillicoultry that can be particularly good… lots of deep pools and nice runs. It’s a great river to explore! And at £20 for a season, a total bargain!

@@FishHikeScot thats cheap 20 for the season whats the bit like next to castlehill reservior past it the other day when a was driving though dont no the area to well and no sure of parking places

@@scottmeikle5117 so… just down from Castlehill reservoir is Dunning Glen. Can be good fishing there, with plenty of smaller fish, but it is prone to people camping and leaving a mess, sadly. Upstream from Castlehill reservoir isn’t on the permit. Pretty sure you can fish it for free, but don’t think there’s much to write home about

Theres parking area on the right just after the wee bridge a metal gate on the left with a sign witch says fishing by permit only on it might get a day ticket and give it ago some time

I'm glad you liked it, thanks! Yeah, it really is beautiful up in the Cairngorms. I'm hoping to spend a fair bit of time on the upper Spey this year, but also hoping to get a few casts on remote hill lochs and streams, in the middle of nowhere

Ooh, I might just do that - though not sure how much opportunity there will be before the 15th, when it closes to non-members. River level still over 1m on the Crieff gauge right now, sadly.

Hey, Sorry, for some reason, I wasn’t notified of the comment coming through. You can get permits from a number of outlets (though they’ll not be available now until March next year) - this link will take you to the permit page, with the list of retailers: devonanglingassociation.org.uk/permits/ At £20 for the season (for Trout only), it’s an absolute bargain

Andy McLean hey - it's the software that came with the Garmin Virb. Was the selling point over the likes of a GoPro.

Nice one Grahame...Cheers !!