Just returned from my third visit to the Orkney islands & the top of the water sport must be the best in the U.K. Despite the usual very changeable weather sport was consistently good on both Boardhouse & Harray,using the usual suspects,ie sedgehogs,bumbles & muddlers.Preferred lines were the camo intermediate & floater & the services of a good ghillie definetly helped.
Fish size and limits is a very controversial subject in Orkney & my personal preference is to take nothing under 12 inches & limit numbers to what i will use and then restrict to no more than8 fish per rod.It is quite possible to catch large numbers of takeable trout & restraint is necessary to protect these wonderful,fragile enviroments,especially Harray.I would be interest to hear of other anglers opinions & experiences

Have to agree with you trickle, I am just back this morning from a weeks fishing in Orkney. Loch Harry was our main venue with Brian Forman as our local ghillie what a guy, he took us to different drifts as the wind changed each day. I had fish up to a pound and a half lost sea trout and plenty of 11'' to 14'' trout all on a floating line with sedgehogs and muddlers all week what a treat. Like you we returned nearly all our fish only keeping 6 for the week as some of the staff at the Kirkwall Hotel asked for a fry.
He took me up to St Mary's loch for an evening session where i had my best brown for the week a cracking 2 1/2 lb.
I also had an afternoon on Boardhouse with the Orcadian Ken Kennedy who found me nice fish of 1 3/4lb.
What a great place with lovely fishing great and friendly people and i hope it won't be 30 years before i am back the next time

Spot on Mr Blobbie,i fished with Brian three years ago & caught my best Harray brownie @ 2lb 031/2oz..He is great company & i'll never forget our day.My brother fished in the same Scotland team as Ken Kennedy on draycote many years ago,you wouldn't want for laughs on a day with Ken.I was pleasantly suprised with boardhouse,my best was 1lb 10 oz & had several well over the pound.I'll be back next year.
Tight lines

Yes Brian is a great boatman and a great knowledge of Harry and probably most of the lochs on Orkney.
I also had a practice day at Draycote with Ken for the international there in 1993 so, my question is who is Trickie Dabbler

Paul Chambers from Alyth in Perthshire,you may know my brother Gary,it's a small world.Same question to you Mr Blobbie,who are you?

trickie dabbler you have a pm

Pleased you enjoyed your time here lads and thanks for the kind words, hope to see you both back in 2011,
Cheers Ken