A fishing pal often says I've 'done a deal with the devil'
I think it goes back to a day on Loch Lee at the head of glen esk.
First we were catching lots of small brownies. It was my first trip there, my pal had been before. I was using one of those clips that lets you change flies on the dropper without tying a knot (thereby preserving the length of the dropper). I landed one and it wasn't even hooked - I'd hooked it on the clip rather than on the fly
The I proceeded to catch a lovely red bellied char which none of the group had ever manged on their previous trips. Better to be lucky than skilled...
On a more serious note there are sooooo many lochs up here to choose from - it's a lovely part of the country. Aberdeenshire was great for the rivers (Don, Deveron etc) but there aren't really that many lochs. Up here is the opposite - lots of loch but not really good brownie rivers.
Luckily I prefer fishing lochs - and there a LOT more for me to try believe me...
James,
Do you live in heaven?
Steven
