The journal

2017

  • 3rd December 2017·Echoes from a river·

    3 December 2017

    View from a bridge

    I have always liked bridges, especially stone built arch bridges and in particular those that span rivers. I often wonder how much time and effort would [...]

  • 2nd July 2017·Echoes from a river·

    2 July 2017

    The cost of a Scottish Salmon

    I have been very fortunate. Over the past eleven months I have spent 23 days fishing six different Scottish rivers for salmon. I like fishing blocks [...]

  • 1st May 2017·Echoes from a river·

    1 May 2017

    The sense of possibility.

    It is still very early into the new season and the River Wylie is still half asleep and not yet disturbed by the clumsy footfall of [...]

  • 1st April 2017·Echoes from a river·

    1 April 2017

    Spring Salmon: Lessons from the Tay

      Spring Salmon fishing can test your mettle, your technique and your circulation. A recent few days on the Tay confirmed all that I knew about [...]

  • 12th March 2017·Echoes from a river·

    12 March 2017

    The Sea Trout of the Rio Grande

    It is dusk and I am trying to perfect the art of standing still. Staying motionless is never easy at the best of times, but with [...]

  • 16th January 2017·Echoes from a river·

    16 January 2017

    Stilt fishing in Sri Lanka. Total simplicity.

    A 10-foot stick with a line on the end. Simple. And at the end of the line is a hook, and that hook has been sharpened [...]