Trout in the Town:

It was my great pleasure to travel up to the west coast of Scotland on Sunday (24th June)to meet up with Alan Kettle-White and Daniel Brazier of Argyll Fisheries Trust . Staying over until Tuesday enabled me to get in a habitat survey of the Black Lynn Burn in Oban on the Monday as well as meeting local stakeholders such as businessman Graham MacQueen of MacQueen Brothers who are keen to have local community members discover, re-engage and value their local urban river. Hopping into the river to walk along the riverbed was the best way to get to know the burn. It didn't take long to find signs of life: In fact, away from prying eyes, there was some very good habitat- particularly for juvenile trout (although also a lot of Himalayan balsam and Japanese knotweed also in evidence!) As long as this small structure does not conceal services (such as sewage/gas pipes or electrical cables) and appropriate permission can be gained, the variety in depth and flow up...

The old adage about pictures and thousands of words probably applies here. The following small selection of moments from a great day out. Many thanks Kris for purchasing the lot and supporting the WTT (yet again!). Click on each picture to view full size. Don't miss the video at the end of the post, and if you'd like to just view the photos as a slideshow - click here: http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee67/Totalpunter/KrisAuction/?albumview=slideshow And if still pictures are worth a thousand, then I'm not sure what those new fangled moving pictures translate to: Mayfly Tenkara: Missed opportunity from Paul Gaskell on Vimeo .