Fishing in Scotland - great fun, but skunked

[J.A. Veil]

Last weekend I arrived in Scotland for several days of business meetings. They ended on Thurs, leaving me two extra days to visit with my friend Ming and his family in Glasgow. Today we went fishing. Ming has no experience with fishing, but his friend Adam fishes often. Adam came with us and let us use his rods and tackle. Ming's boss, Mark, came along with us too. Our crew was definitely an international blend. Ming is originally from China, Adam is recently emigrated from Poland, and Mark is a transplanted Englishman. All of them work in Glasgow. I rounded out the crew with my American credentials.

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We drove 45 mins north of Glasgow to Loch Venachar, a small scenic lake known for its pike (larger cousin of the Chesapeake pickerel).
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We got a late start and found just one boat left at the rental shop. I was rather surprised to see a well-worn fiberglass skiff of about 18' powered by just a 4-hp motor. With four of us aboard the boat probably never got above 5 mph.

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We spent the next 4 hours casting jigheads with 3" minnows or grubs but had no bites among us all day. The only fish we saw get caught were by an osprey and a heron. Despite the slow bite today, it was great fun fishing in another country. I have never before seen lambs running down to the water's edge to drink beside their mother while I was fishing.

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I return home to Maryland tomorrow and look forward to getting back on the Chesapeake.

[Shady]

Thanks for the report John, the Perch bite is heating up in the Severn, I kept them company while you were away.

[gkreps]

Hey John, I will be in OC this week if you can make it down ?

[J.A. Veil]

Hey John, I will be in OC this week if you can make it down ?

Greg -

I am in the Newark Airport on the way home. After I get caught up from being away for a week, I will see what my schedule and the weather look like this week. I will be in touch.