[James Laraway]

for something a wee bit different today i took the float tube down to Loch Alvie to search for pike and perch on the fly.

the pike were not playing ball, as i only managed some teeny-tiny ones.

the small perch however were well on the take. I think i got about 20 -odd ! Hate to think how many others bashed my lures.

was really nice just to try something different as opposedd to chasing trout

[Rob Brownfield]

Stunned you found any at all, the place has taken a bashing, but well done, lovely to see them.

[James Laraway]

i was talking to a chap on the bank who was deadbaiting - but got nothing apart from eels savaging his deadbaits....

he said the PAAS had got permission from the landowners to fish the far ( non-alvie) bank but had so many issues with them wrecking the place that they had permission removed. Nice...

[Rob Brownfield]

i was talking to a chap on the bank who was deadbaiting - but got nothing apart from eels savaging his deadbaits....

he said the PAAS had got permission from the landowners to fish the far ( non-alvie) bank but had so many issues with them wrecking the place that they had permission removed. Nice...

The place used to be "run" by a chap called Dominic Moore who had a kitted out boat on the place. He made sure people behaved, but he moved away years ago and things progressively got bad.  Eels are a real issue on the place!