Was down at the White Cart today walking the stretch from Hawkhead to Crookston Bridge. Water is still pretty high - had a few speculative casts (have tied up a few grayling flies so was keen to give them a swim) but think water may have been too high, too coloured and moving too fast. Either that or the grayling didn't appreciate the effort I put into making the flies.

One good thing is that the Japanese Knotweed that lined the southern bank is nowhere to be seen so has opened up a few areas that I've never been able to cast from before. Only problem was the people wandering along the path who would see me casting, wander over and stand directly behind me to watch. Anyone who's seen my casting knows it's as safe as a trainspotter deciding the best view point is from between the rails...

Here's hoping the water drops a bit soon or I'll need to take myself off to one of the local fisheries so I can remember what it feels like to catch something.

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"Give a man a fish and he is fed for a day...

Teach a man to fish and he's away almost every weekend, buys loads of gear he'll never use and can't walk past a single piece of water without popping the polaroids on for a quick look..."

Is there many Grayling in the White Cart ?

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Yes there are!

aliferste

Apparently there are some there - haven't seen any myself though - have yet to meet one at all in fact. When out hunting for grayling last year I met another fly fisherman who was doing likewise on the White Cart (except he looked as if he knew what he was doing while I seemed to be squirrel fishing as usual).

He introduced himself and it wasn't until a few weeks later in my local fishing shop that I heard someone mentioning his name - apparently he really knows his stuff. I won't mention his name (am never sure of the ettiquette of naming someone on one of these forums) but can say if you're going to the fly tying event you mentioned on your blog recently you'll meet him on 8 Feb (sorry for being cryptic). He might be the man to speak to.

If i ever catch one I'll post it here and let you know - I'll probably have a banner hanging from my window too..

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"Give a man a fish and he is fed for a day...

Teach a man to fish and he's away almost every weekend, buys loads of gear he'll never use and can't walk past a single piece of water without popping the polaroids on for a quick look..."

I am looking forward to that event - it should be a stoater

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peter, the japanese knotweed(polygnum) ?? i'm sure someone will correct me on the latin name if im wrong, you spoke of is an invasive species to scotland . I'm sure there was an article in one of the papers last year that a specialist team was formed to eradicate all non native species of fauna and that growing points were to be reported to either sepa or the national trust for scotland. As i said cant really remember details but im sure other members can add to this. So how about it guys any info?

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