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Well Lynn was fit enough for a wee trip over the Clyde to Strone in Argyll and after I drove to Gourock, we caught the ferry to Dunoon. It was a scorcher today, the hottest of this 10 day spell for sure. On the ferry I took these of the outdoor pool and the yacht club in Gourock.
Once we arrived at Dunoon we had a 30 minute wait for the bus to Strone - on Sunday there is only one every 2 hrs(3hrs over lunchtime), so we were there for either 3 or 5 hours.
A couple from Dunoon.
We arrived at Stone pier 30 mins before high tide, it was such a beautiful day and a yacht race was in progress.
Lynn wasn't fishing, so she got comfortable.
I was dressed for the hot weather and went for bright, rather than co-ordinated!
The fishing? Well it is a bit early for Mackerel on the Clyde, but with the last 10 days of hot, settled weather I had hopes that they may have swum up the river early. My first two casts suggested otherwise, but then on the third, bingo! Fantastic, my first fish since last August, pretty small, but I thought I was in for a great hour or two..............................How wrong I was!
That was it for the day! Oh well I wasn't that bothered, the weather was great, the scenery better and a couple of fish, so I has happy enough.
I gave up casting and took a few more photos.
So we moved to plan B(which to be honest, was really plan A all along!) and we retired to the pub at the end of the pier.
The 3 hour session became a 5 hour session, as we decided it was too lovely to get the 330pm bus and we got the 530pm one instead!!
Last couple of photos on the 6pm ferry home.
Home now, sun burnt but happy!
Once we arrived at Dunoon we had a 30 minute wait for the bus to Strone - on Sunday there is only one every 2 hrs(3hrs over lunchtime), so we were there for either 3 or 5 hours.
A couple from Dunoon.
We arrived at Stone pier 30 mins before high tide, it was such a beautiful day and a yacht race was in progress.
Lynn wasn't fishing, so she got comfortable.
I was dressed for the hot weather and went for bright, rather than co-ordinated!
The fishing? Well it is a bit early for Mackerel on the Clyde, but with the last 10 days of hot, settled weather I had hopes that they may have swum up the river early. My first two casts suggested otherwise, but then on the third, bingo! Fantastic, my first fish since last August, pretty small, but I thought I was in for a great hour or two..............................How wrong I was!
That was it for the day! Oh well I wasn't that bothered, the weather was great, the scenery better and a couple of fish, so I has happy enough.
I gave up casting and took a few more photos.
So we moved to plan B(which to be honest, was really plan A all along!) and we retired to the pub at the end of the pier.
The 3 hour session became a 5 hour session, as we decided it was too lovely to get the 330pm bus and we got the 530pm one instead!!
Last couple of photos on the 6pm ferry home.
Home now, sun burnt but happy!
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