Coarse / Carp Fishing in Scotland.

In message , Derek.Moody
writes
In article , Steve Walker
wrote:
In message , Baal
writes

Sorry by the lack of respose - I think the environmentalists have hit the NG
hard.

They aren't environmentalists, though they probably think they are,
they're animal rights nuts. Most of the *real* environmentalists I've

They're not even ARA's most of 'em at any rate. This lot are pure usenet
trolls. I fancy even the AR movement are irritated by their tactics. The
bulk btw comes from just three of them, in fact two, posting under about a
dozen different names, account for nearly two thirds of the traffic.

Sock puppets? Some people should get out more. I assume someone has
complained about the crossposting to the anonymous remailer? Not that
they won't just get another disposable account to post from.

I've just killed crossposts.

Put it this way; which group has done the most to protect Britain's
aquatic environment: the ACA, or the Animal Liberation Front?

Enlightened self-interest wins hands down every time.

Quite. Certainly when it comes to actually doing something positive
rather than whining.

OB topic:
Scotland has wonderful game fishing. Coarse fish -are- present but not in
any great numbers.

Largely to do with being frozen solid during the last ice age; most of
the indigenous species are anadromous (salmon, (sea) trout, stickleback)
or catadromous (eels). Perch and pike are common, though, which is
interesting. There's a paper [1] analysing the re-population of perch in
Europe from glacial refuges by looking at genetic markers. I suspect
that perch and pike probably have lower lethal limits for temperature
than do cyprinids, and so limited populations were able to survive and
repopulate.

As you're off for a change of scene why not go for a
complete change and try for a few trout or salmon instead then come back to
your home coarse fishing completely refreshed?

I keep thinking about getting some fly gear myself, if only so that I
can have some fun catching chub on it!

[1] http://folk.uio.no/avollest/1999%20perch%20phylogen.pdf
--
Steve Walker

In article , Steve Walker
wrote:

I keep thinking about getting some fly gear myself, if only so that I
can have some fun catching chub on it!

Practically all coarse fish will take a fly at one time or another.

While chub are relatively free rising they are unforgiving of poor casting.
Perch are probably the easiest for a beginner to get in quantity on a wet fly.

Pike are relatively easy too but the tackle is heavy and awkward to cast.

For dry-fly practice try wading up a dacy shallow. You'll need lightning
reflexes though.

Cheerio,

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In message , Derek.Moody
writes
In article , Steve Walker
wrote:

I keep thinking about getting some fly gear myself, if only so that I
can have some fun catching chub on it!

Practically all coarse fish will take a fly at one time or another.

Yup. Years ago, on holiday in France, I caught lots of small ide fishing
small flies on a whip. Very satisfying, since I'd learnt the basics of
fly tying years before (purely for interest) and had never actually
fished with one of my creations.

While chub are relatively free rising they are unforgiving of poor casting.

Where I fish for chub, the trees are unforgiving of poor casting )

--
Steve Walker

On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 20:22:07 GMT, "Big Brownz"
wrote:

Hi Peeps,

I've got the week after the bank holiday booked off.
I fancy driving up to Scotland.
Does anyone know of any decent carp/coarse fisheries, preferably with
campsites and facilities that I should check out ?

Cheerz - Brownz
http://fishing.brownz.org/

There is still decent course fishing in parts of the Forth & Clyde canal.
Around kirkintilloch, Twechar, Dullatur and a few other places are pretty
underfished as it's not a big sport up here, more's the pity. The lochs
mentioned by the other poster are OK, you'll find roach and perch and in
some lochs like the tay you'll find arctic char. i don't know of any
dedicated carp lochs anywhere although you will get the odd ones in the
canal.

Good luck......

regards,

Ally.
www.rodsandtackle.co.uk
www.airweapons.co.uk

On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 20:22:07 GMT, "Big Brownz"
wrote:

Hi Peeps,

I've got the week after the bank holiday booked off.
I fancy driving up to Scotland.
Does anyone know of any decent carp/coarse fisheries, preferably with
campsites and facilities that I should check out ?

Cheerz - Brownz
http://fishing.brownz.org/

There is still decent course fishing in parts of the Forth & Clyde canal.
Around kirkintilloch, Twechar, Dullatur and a few other places are pretty
underfished as it's not a big sport up here, more's the pity. The lochs
mentioned by the other poster are OK, you'll find roach and perch and in
some lochs like the tay you'll find arctic char. i don't know of any
dedicated carp lochs anywhere although you will get the odd ones in the
canal.

Good luck......

regards,

Ally.
www.rodsandtackle.co.uk
www.airweapons.co.uk

You could always try Magiscroft fishery over at Cumbernauld, a new fishery
so the fish are still quite small, but are plentiful, look it up on the web
for all details.

Mark

"Well-Tech Ltd" wrote in message
...

On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 20:22:07 GMT, "Big Brownz"
wrote:

Hi Peeps,

I've got the week after the bank holiday booked off.
I fancy driving up to Scotland.
Does anyone know of any decent carp/coarse fisheries, preferably with
campsites and facilities that I should check out ?

Cheerz - Brownz
http://fishing.brownz.org/

There is still decent course fishing in parts of the Forth & Clyde canal.
Around kirkintilloch, Twechar, Dullatur and a few other places are pretty
underfished as it's not a big sport up here, more's the pity. The lochs
mentioned by the other poster are OK, you'll find roach and perch and in
some lochs like the tay you'll find arctic char. i don't know of any
dedicated carp lochs anywhere although you will get the odd ones in the
canal.

Good luck......

regards,

Ally.
www.rodsandtackle.co.uk
www.airweapons.co.uk

You could always try Magiscroft fishery over at Cumbernauld, a new fishery
so the fish are still quite small, but are plentiful, look it up on the web
for all details.

Mark

"Well-Tech Ltd" wrote in message
...

On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 20:22:07 GMT, "Big Brownz"
wrote:

Hi Peeps,

I've got the week after the bank holiday booked off.
I fancy driving up to Scotland.
Does anyone know of any decent carp/coarse fisheries, preferably with
campsites and facilities that I should check out ?

Cheerz - Brownz
http://fishing.brownz.org/

There is still decent course fishing in parts of the Forth & Clyde canal.
Around kirkintilloch, Twechar, Dullatur and a few other places are pretty
underfished as it's not a big sport up here, more's the pity. The lochs
mentioned by the other poster are OK, you'll find roach and perch and in
some lochs like the tay you'll find arctic char. i don't know of any
dedicated carp lochs anywhere although you will get the odd ones in the
canal.

Good luck......

regards,

Ally.
www.rodsandtackle.co.uk
www.airweapons.co.uk