mattydski 560 Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Having lived on the Tay for nearly 10 years now, I felt it was time to give the local inhabitants some earache... Now I am am not a wildfowler, but I do enjoy the occasional jaunt, when freinds, with more experience, offer to act as chaperone. Also, I own lurchers not retrievers, so I need folk with suitable dogs as guides. I am fortunate enough to have a boat, so we decided to launch at Newburgh and sail to the islands on the Northside, towards Dundee. We were in the water by about 3.15 pm, and stuff was allready moving about. I had received advice from an experienced wildfowler, and then was lucky enough to bump in to Donald Muir as I was launching the Boat. So felt we had enough local gen to stand a chance. We set the boat in the reeds and camo'd up as best we could. Whilst it was just turning dark, a shot desturbed the sitting ducks and we had a small flight of Mallard overhead. My colleague shot two for two. This was to be the only action we saw. I have a feeling it was down to our location. Whatching the flight lines gave us a much better understanding of where we should have been. We were out of the water for 7.00pm Many thanks for local help and advice, its something I will be putting the effort in to next year. I have to say i really enjoyed outing, may even venture out again this week if conditions are right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrycatcat 31 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 A good write up and pictures you will have to let us know if you get out again. I have just been looking at where you set off from and to where you roughly went on google maps (because I am not clued up on Scotland ) It looks very nice around there. Thanks as I enjoy listening/learning how other folk get on wildfowling. I was supposed to be going to the wash tomorrow but have backed out as I developed Bronchitis a couple of weeks ago and am still on antibiotics as I cant get rid of it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wildfowler 1 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 A curious change from a O/U to a SBS in the pictures? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattydski 560 Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 A curious change from a O/U to a SBS in the pictures? A curious observation, seeing there were two of us? Maybe one of us had a SBS and one of us had a O/U.............. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wildfowler 1 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 A curious change from a O/U to a SBS in the pictures? A curious observation, seeing there were two of us? Maybe one of us had a SBS and one of us had a O/U.............. All on the ball up here lads? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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