It's midsummer already!

I have no idea where the time has gone and we're in the end of July already... I have been very busy with work and other commitments have taken over. Nevertheless, weather has been pretty good and I have made it out a few times, mostly from the boat but also from shore targeting seatrout.

The boat fishing has been as good as usual having fallen into the usual Summer patterns in contrast to the madness of this Spring. Fish can be a bit finicky and gone a bit deeper than usual but with persistence and fishing whilst drifting, plenty of fish will be had. Mackerel are in and as usual, numbers are better over the west side of the island.

Regarding the seatrout, I did encounter good numbers of sewin but lost the one good fish of the day. Definitely gotten rusty after not fishing for trout for so long!

I've had a weekend down Arisaig visiting the in-laws and it was the first time I seriously fished there. I used a wee dingy and once paddling further out in the bay, got some good sized mackerel and a few good pollock. I really should spend more time fishing there especially targeting the sandy areas for flatfish...

Dave is in again!

Lovely evening fish.

Topwater baby!

Plenty of them but where's their mamas?

Summer paddling 

You know it's Summer.

Arisaig got a few pollock too..

On the crab lure meant for wrasse...

Standard size.

I'm really trying to make the most of my evenings after work right now as I know that this good weather will soon go! Hoping to get a couple more seatrout sessions in and hopefully some freshwater ones too.

I'll be heading back to Greece at the end of the month and Im really looking forward to some fishing there. 

Tight lines