Loch Brora

Brora.The river was in great fettle and although I’d never previously fished the Loch during August’s, “Scarecrow Festival”, I fully expected to be eaten alive by midgies. As you can hear on the video, the whole environment was serenely quiet and as usual, the scenery is simply stunning. A few gleaming bars of silver showed themselves in the usual spots and it was really encouraging to see so many other anglers out fishing on the Loch. Plenty small but perfectly formed troots and I had a brief encounter with a stunning silver tourist around the 10lb mark. After an explosive run, it released the fly during a spectacular rolling swirl on the surface but it is on days like this that you appreciate how fortunate we are to live in this beautiful country, that is Scotland.Especially when the midgies aren’t as bad as you thought they’d be! Happy days 😊