North Ledaig and Ardmucknish bay
Posted: 22 Aug 2023, 12:42
Just had my jaunt up there for 12 days. Mixed weather but got out 5 times.
Saw the falls of Lora , under Connell bridge in full spring ebb. The kayakers were having a great time in the thick of it.
Where you normally run up under the bridge there was a series of 4 standing waves the largest of which was about 4'. I stayed well away from them in the quiet eddy on the North bank.
Used my new Norwegian crab pots without any one nicking them. Could be because i didn't leave them out over night and unobserved. No edibles but 3 keeper Velvet swimmers which are vicious little sods ! tasted OK but it lot of work for the reward.
Lots of mackerel caught on feathers. A few were filleted, brined and smoked very tasty. Most were used as bait catching Spurdogs in the outflow stream near Dunstaffnage marina. Largest was a meter plus and well over 5kg. Sorry no stills as it took some controlling and i did not want a puncture.
One really nice day I did a wee Donny style circuit of Lismore Island. On the far side i came across 3 separate schools of bait fish dimpling the surface as they were pushed up by the mackerel below.
On the last day out not much doing until I came across a sea eagle watching the world go by.
Not very good pictures as i tried to zoom in and had not known it was a crappy interpolated version. Spectacular when he took off easy over 2 m wingspan and a big white tail.
Will try and post a few images.
Saw the falls of Lora , under Connell bridge in full spring ebb. The kayakers were having a great time in the thick of it.
Where you normally run up under the bridge there was a series of 4 standing waves the largest of which was about 4'. I stayed well away from them in the quiet eddy on the North bank.
Used my new Norwegian crab pots without any one nicking them. Could be because i didn't leave them out over night and unobserved. No edibles but 3 keeper Velvet swimmers which are vicious little sods ! tasted OK but it lot of work for the reward.
Lots of mackerel caught on feathers. A few were filleted, brined and smoked very tasty. Most were used as bait catching Spurdogs in the outflow stream near Dunstaffnage marina. Largest was a meter plus and well over 5kg. Sorry no stills as it took some controlling and i did not want a puncture.
One really nice day I did a wee Donny style circuit of Lismore Island. On the far side i came across 3 separate schools of bait fish dimpling the surface as they were pushed up by the mackerel below.
On the last day out not much doing until I came across a sea eagle watching the world go by.
Not very good pictures as i tried to zoom in and had not known it was a crappy interpolated version. Spectacular when he took off easy over 2 m wingspan and a big white tail.
Will try and post a few images.
