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Having a few problems with awld nut so decided to take meself away to North Uist. Porpoises and Otters spotted on the way into Lochmaddy and nice to see I was still captain of the ship (The Calmac skipper and I share a name) anyroad a brief catch report but before I start I must mention that this is the first time I've been away without a camera (you know what's coming dontcha?)
Day 1 (Part 1) - Loch Sandray, a small lochan with an island at one end you can wade out to (knee deep), advice was, it's dour but holds some good fish, get on the island and have a cast all around. Guy forgot to mention there were Terns still nesting on it. Spent 2 hours with my cap on, hood up and heed down. Got hit 5 times on the head (wings I think not beaks or feet) Shat on the bonce twice and watched numerous other efforts land around me. The lads were going nuts!
Caught nowt
Day 1 (Part 2) - Revisted a spot (Strumore) where I had a pollock and good sized slob trout last year, what I thought was a quick sinking line wasn't, so struggled. Saw a few sea trout move and decided to try for the first time ever one of my own flies (Jungle Cock on it and everything) guess what!
Caught nowt
Day 1 (Part 3) - Went to Loch Scaddabbayaighhuigbagh, didn't realise it was an Estate Loch honest and wasn't meant to be there, remember, I also didn't have my camera, it ****ed down while I was getting me chesties back on and I'd turned up on the main stage at Midgenbury just as Adam and the Ants, McFly, Deacon Bluebottle the B52's, Buzzcocks, arcTICK Monkeys and others were coming on stage, Country Joe and the Fish weren't there as they are all dead - although one of The Beatles turned up, the one that looks like an old lady! (feel free to add) but guess what?
Caught nowt
Final memory of day 1 was watching a short eared owl hunting by the roadside, meeting the cleverest, sneakiest sheepdog in the world and standing outside my digs thinking what the chuff is that. The weirdest noise ever and it was coming at me then going away. I'm waiting for the happy pills to kick in and thinking, oh yes, this is it, don't like it. A strange sound like a Kazoo vibrating. No way was it coming from a birds mouth (or beak as we call them on Earth), must be some windmill thing but why is it diving out of the sky towards me - fecking snipe drumming wasn't it, never come across them before. They dive out of the sky and have special things on their wings that make this nutso sound.
BBL with Day 2 (and what a day!!)
Day 1 (Part 1) - Loch Sandray, a small lochan with an island at one end you can wade out to (knee deep), advice was, it's dour but holds some good fish, get on the island and have a cast all around. Guy forgot to mention there were Terns still nesting on it. Spent 2 hours with my cap on, hood up and heed down. Got hit 5 times on the head (wings I think not beaks or feet) Shat on the bonce twice and watched numerous other efforts land around me. The lads were going nuts!
Caught nowt
Day 1 (Part 2) - Revisted a spot (Strumore) where I had a pollock and good sized slob trout last year, what I thought was a quick sinking line wasn't, so struggled. Saw a few sea trout move and decided to try for the first time ever one of my own flies (Jungle Cock on it and everything) guess what!
Caught nowt
Day 1 (Part 3) - Went to Loch Scaddabbayaighhuigbagh, didn't realise it was an Estate Loch honest and wasn't meant to be there, remember, I also didn't have my camera, it ****ed down while I was getting me chesties back on and I'd turned up on the main stage at Midgenbury just as Adam and the Ants, McFly, Deacon Bluebottle the B52's, Buzzcocks, arcTICK Monkeys and others were coming on stage, Country Joe and the Fish weren't there as they are all dead - although one of The Beatles turned up, the one that looks like an old lady! (feel free to add) but guess what?
Caught nowt
Final memory of day 1 was watching a short eared owl hunting by the roadside, meeting the cleverest, sneakiest sheepdog in the world and standing outside my digs thinking what the chuff is that. The weirdest noise ever and it was coming at me then going away. I'm waiting for the happy pills to kick in and thinking, oh yes, this is it, don't like it. A strange sound like a Kazoo vibrating. No way was it coming from a birds mouth (or beak as we call them on Earth), must be some windmill thing but why is it diving out of the sky towards me - fecking snipe drumming wasn't it, never come across them before. They dive out of the sky and have special things on their wings that make this nutso sound.
BBL with Day 2 (and what a day!!)
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The Loch was also dominated by a prehistoric Dun (fort) with a number of false causeways running to it which are great fish holding features apparently. (I’m sure I’ve posted this before) These Duns are little castles built in the middle of lochs, the Neolithic lads would build the causeways a foot or so underwater so their enemies (neighbours) couldn’t see them. They also built false ones so if some enemy dude (bit technical apologies 
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