3 Days at Loch Etive

[topcodder1]

Hi all got the van packed up on Sunday rods,reels,bait,grub 2 duga and the grandson David and off we went,arrived about 5pm seen a few anglers at the church thought i had seen somebodys twin brother so quick Txt message seen his hand reaching for his fone it was Mikeyerskine from the forum kent there couldnae be 2 o him so went doon to have a blether wi him he was wi JimmyC and another 2 boys they had,nt had any fish yet,so David & me got our gear out along wi the dugs and went a wee bit further along into the bay and got started fishin never had a bite till darkness came in and then wallop rod rite over then slackliner typical Spur got the line picked up somethin big on the end thumping away,it must have went over ma other line as was pullin it in as well so David held the rod on the ratchet then everything went solid so had to pull for a break result snapped hook lost fish scunnered,packed up as orr hands were freezin and off to the chippy in Oban for oor supper got back aboot 11pm as Mikey & Jimmy were packin up so it was bed for us heres the other marks we fished
Monday Ganavan Sands 10am till 1pm = 3hrs nowt
Oban Memorial 2pm till 4 pm = 2hrs nowt
Booked into Ledaig campsite had oor tea and got the gear set up again fished from 7pm till 1.30am =61/2hrs nowt so off to bed
Tuesday Dunstaffnage Castle 10am till 4pm = 6hrs NOWT
back to the church fished from 5pm till 1am = 8 hrs Nowt again glad we had the barby wi us plenty grub to keep us goin and heat as well we fished alongside a father & 2 sons from Leeds they blanked as well so all in all pretty dissapointing fishing but we still enjoyed oor time away so Wednsday mornin set off hame
so total oors fished 26.1/2 each for me & David for 1 lost fish
Baits were Mackerel,Blueys,Sandeel,Squid,Cuttle & Crab so thats it fi David,Me & Lady & Korky the BARKER he he

[OuTkast76]

Same here fished just past the priory from saturday until monday not a thing between 7 rods although did get a bullhead in a rock pool lol

[Wee Ver]

We went up few weeks back went passed the qaurry got few spurs n LSD nothing massive like but all caught at night except 1

[northeast1]

I hate ready these reports and i dont mean anything to do with the you,l i mean loch Evita used to be and should still be a great mark for LSD's,Ray,Spurr's and few other species yet the more and more reports i read the worse it looks. WSF has loads of reports of people blanking or getting the odd one...such a shame and i have been keeping an eye on the reports from this area as i am really wanting to try my hand up that way this year.

Anyway as always thanks for the report.

[BIG HITTER 1]

hard luck m8 it's a pity the fishing was poor but it's still nice to have a trip out for a few day

[mick dunn]

Norway is the place to be. I think our shore fishing is rubbish in comparison. A good place to start would be Skarnsundet of Flatanger.

Mick.

[Wee Ver]

Was talking to some locals up there said it can be very hit and miss they had next to nothing whilst we where ther but they where fishing just b4 christmas n had a fish a chuck

[topcodder1]

Same here fished just past the priory from saturday until monday not a thing between 7 rods although did get a bullhead in a rock pool lol

Was that you lads that were camped on the grass offroad at Ardachie cheers James

[OuTkast76]

Was that you lads that were camped on the grass offroad at Ardachie cheers James

Not sure of the name of the place but we were camped just below some farm house just off the road, There is signs up saying no fishing/camping etc but the farmer said its ok as long as we didnt cut any trees down for fire wood

[topcodder1]

Not sure of the name of the place but we were camped just below some farm house just off the road, There is signs up saying no fishing/camping etc but the farmer said its ok as long as we didnt cut any trees down for fire wood

Thats Ardachie easy fishin straight oot the car had sum guid fish fi there in the past cheers James

[daveyjones]

loch etive

were abouts is ardachie.is it over connel bridge on the north side of loch,sounds like a good spot.

[OuTkast76]

were abouts is ardachie.is it over connel bridge on the north side of loch,sounds like a good spot.

Yeah its a perfect place, we were just there at the wrong time, The water was crystal clear about 5 yards out at low then it just goes pitch black with the drop, pretty spooky lol