TR: Fisherfield - Scotland

Sandy Birrell wrote:

It's that time of year again. My annual expedition.
Location map below.

http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/...4405310261.png

Drove up overnight,......
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Day three. As if we hadn't done enough climbing we headed up to Lochan
Feith Mhic'-illean. Fished western loch, rose two, lost one. George
caught two, 8oz and 1¼lbs. Moved up to middle loch, missed five, one
head and tailed to floating nymph. George lost one. Still windy and
raining but beginning to clear. Temp 8ºC.

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Sounds like a lot of fun. I enjoy TRs from "exotic" places, i.e., ones
I'm unlikely ever to visit.

I've noticed over the years that UK anglers seem most often to refer to
fish size in terms of weight, as opposed to us Yanks, who generally talk
inches. I can estimate length reasonably well, aided by some ready
references (tip of thumb to tip of outstretched pinkie, rod butt to hook
keeper, rod butt to bottom of Sage logo, etc.), but I'm real bad at
guesstimating weights. To the quarter pound is well beyond my powers.
Do you just guess, based on experience, or do you carry scales?

JR