Spinning For Trout In Scotland

[Rake aboot 4,929]

Not being a fisher type, whats the script with spinning for trout up here?,, quite fancy it after seeing Lifelong Cumbrians spinning set up.

[AirgunGuy 362]

Spinning for trout isn't anywhere near as popular as it used to be. Best spinning method for brownies by a long way is the diving minnow. We regularly caught 20-30-40 on places like Loch Ba with it. Looking back the amount of fish caught was obscene but that was the way then. Thankfully its very rarely used now. My old man used to make up the mounts out lead in a mould...a swivel and a couple of size 16 trebles. It's a very simple method if you can get the mounts. If I were ever to go spinning for trout again it's the only method I would use. Try googling it...you may be able to get the info there ;-)

Edited May 21, 2013 by AirgunGuy

[Rake aboot 4,929]

Cheers bud, will do

 

Are there many places where spinning is available or do most places frown on it ?

[nothernlite 18,023]

plenty places to spin a we size 0 mepp is also a good we spinner or small toby loch awe is a great water for spinning and there is plenty more loch ba would be good one to start full of wild brown trout and you could also take your dogs but you would need to watch your beddy whippet as there is plenty of stags on the moor wouldnt want your dog getting you into bother when it takes one

[jamie mc 168]

A we copper toby on the loch at my work mate and its not to far away from you there catching them at 2lb mark which is good for a brownie

[AirgunGuy 362]

Any of the bigger lochs like Tay, Awe, Clunie, Arkaig, Quiach, Oich, Ba...all good lochs to fish with the minnow. Took many hundreds of fish from these lochs during the 80's with my old man. The good thing about it now is that when the rainbow boom hit in the late 80's many people went from this type of fishing to stillwater fishing so these lochs all got a break from the hammering they got at the time. Bus loads used to take 500+ fish from some of these lochs at a time. I've heard that these lochs have good heads of fish in them again and many people are fishing them again though with the fly and a bit of conservation in mind...only taking a few for the pot. I loved fishing these lochs as boy with my old man and would love to fish them again but the salmon bug took hold when in my 20's so I don't see me ever going back to the trout again other than a bit of rainbow bashin in the summer when the rivers are low ;-)

Edited May 22, 2013 by AirgunGuy

[Rake aboot 4,929]

QUite fancy that Jamie, will giv yeh a shout if ah ever get ma act together and get the wee rod ah fancy

 

Northernlite,, aye , yer right,, a Stag wid be easy enough for the wee bugger annaw !

[jamie mc 168]

[Rake aboot 4,929]

Wee loch ! hahahha

 

AYe,, me and Kittle are takin the kayak up there this summer annaw.

 

Was up Preistlaw a coupla months back as well and found the wee feeder burn that has the stunning little falls on it.

[kanny 19,322]

abu droppen and mepps blades were the trout killers of my youth you can still find a few abu,s on flea bay although you might pay collectors prices.

 

 

kanny

[Nik_B 3,790]

Outrageous old chap...

 

Get yourself a fly rod

[Rake aboot 4,929]

Tried it Nik.. ah was shite ! couldnae catch a cold

[Nik_B 3,790]

Yeh but you can at least look the part

 

[Rake aboot 4,929]

Who gave you that pic ?? Thats ma favourite suit, that is ! lol

[darbo 4,774]

used mepps aglia,mepps comet,small tobys and flying condoms(small size) in the tarns of cumbria with some success.

Edited May 24, 2013 by darbo