Paul GaultMar 22 minFirst day of Spring.Ever have the feeling you're being watched? That happened to me on the opening day of the season. I'd just climbed over a stile and was...
Paul GaultDec 22, 20202 minOn a cold and frosty morning....I headed out for my daily hike early this morning to take advantage of the crisp, bright weather; the sort of conditions I enjoy at this...
Paul GaultNov 1, 20202 minGood things come........to those who wait. It might be an old cliché about things being like buses, but it seems to apply to salmon. They started to appear...
Paul GaultSep 16, 20201 minThere's no justice!After endlessly, and fruitlessly, beating up and down the Braid in search of the elusive "King of the River", club member Shaun Turner...
Paul GaultAug 23, 20202 minRagin' again!Some things belong in the river and some things don't. Yesterday, in a dropping spate, I went out in the hope of a salmon - several of...
Paul GaultJun 15, 20201 minWhere'd all the water go?Everybody agrees; anglers, gardeners, your granny, the cat, the dog - This has been the driest spring anyone can remember. Three months...
Paul GaultApr 26, 20201 minThe Dark Postie Rises.We are now over a month into the Coronavirus lockdown and the daily statistics continue to make for grim and depressing reading. I had...
Paul GaultMar 12, 20202 minLight Rock.In a previous post I expressed an interest in trying out some Light Rock Fishing (LRF) on the river, so yesterday I took the plunge - and...
Paul GaultFeb 24, 20201 minJoin the Club.Our Club open day has come and gone. Despite the atrocious weather we had good footfall, no doubt assisted by the lure of hot tea, coffee...
Paul GaultDec 21, 20191 minDollaghan Days (or rather Nights).Following my recent appeal for any images of Dollaghan caught on Club waters, Committee member Tim Farrar kindly obliged with this mighty...
Paul GaultDec 7, 20191 minSeason's Greetings.Christmas is coming and the thoughts of all keen anglers turn to the problem of what to include in the Santa list. Last year I decided to...
Paul GaultOct 31, 20191 minHappy Hallowe'en.Hallowe'en has arrived and heralds the end of the 2019 season. Overall it has been an improvement on last year with the dreaded summer...
Paul GaultAug 16, 20191 minLook out for lost net.Local member, Andy Scott, has left his landing net on the river probably somewhere between Buttermilk Bridge and the Wildfowl Sanctuary....
Paul GaultAug 14, 20192 minYou shouldn't be here.Following Rab Neeson's account of his salmon, which I'm told was caught on a Flying-C, I was contacted by that other seasoned salmon...
Paul GaultAug 2, 20192 minThey're here!I don't often fish for salmon but when they start arriving in Club waters I can't help coming down with a bit of salmon fever. For some...
Paul GaultJul 15, 20192 minTime for a rant.If there's one thing that gets me mad when I'm out and about it's litter. Is it just me or is the problem getting worse? Despite local...
Paul GaultJun 20, 20191 minRight this time.Having learned my "check battery" lesson I was able to snap a couple of good brown trout on another visit to Killylane Reservoir. This...
Paul GaultJun 5, 20191 minCharge your battery!Inspired by Alan Boyd's recent big trout I headed up to Killylane Reservoir early yesterday morning on the hunt for a specimen. This time...
Paul GaultMay 29, 20191 minHe needs a bigger boat!On a day when I decide to do other things because the river is low and I'm figuring the fishing might not be up to much, club member Alan...
Paul GaultMay 22, 20192 minA change of scene. There hasn't been much rain lately and the bones of the river are showing. I fear we may be heading for a summer drought which seems to...