What has Fishing Got to do with Bees?

I have just read a blog and been inspired !! the blog was all about how to write stories for a blog. I am sure a lot of bloggers out there like me struggle to find fresh topics to write about and keep our followers interestedI know I certainly do.

So I am going to change tack a little bit and try to give you an insight to my world, of course there will still be updates about the bees and the honey but hopefully it will be a bit more personal, I hope you enjoy it!!

Fishing!

Not a topic I have written about before, so here goes.

Last week my hubby and I went to join my parents in a cottage on the Blairquhan estate near Ayr, Scotland.

This was our 3rd visit to the estate and I was looking forward to a relaxing few days fishing. I absolutely love fly fishing, a sport I got into late in life and have been doing it now for 6 years. My hubby was first interested and asked me to join him, he still goes fishing on the odd occasions but as he is not a very patient man finds it extremely frustrating especially when I hook into a trout and he doesn't :)

Why do I enjoy fishing?

I am the type of person that has thoughts running through my head day and night, could be to do with family, sometimes work or mainly about my hobbies of which I have lots. If I have a project on the go, I cannot stop thinking about it and find it hard to detach myself. This is the time to go fishing, even the drive to a lake or fishery is normally tranquil and my thoughts start to wander in another direction maily the first thought is Will  I catch anything today? .

Unpacking my gear and setting up my rod takes minutes and then its off to find a nice bit of water to fish, last week we fished the small lake at Blaiquhan where there are lots of small but elusive native brown trout.  I managed to catch and land 3 fish, 2 small ones around 1lb in weight and a larger one of approx 2lb, I am pleased to say all were returned safely.

The following day it was of to Coyle Water fishery this time with a bit of a competition going between hubby and me, as he hadn't liked the fact that I had caught the day before and he hadn't. He obviously fancied his chances on the larger lake.Neither of us caught anything in the first 2 hours so we had a break and a bite to eat from the picnic we had prepared, but I cant seem to sit down chatting or stop to eat for long as there are trout to catch.

My competitivness gets the better of me when I am challenged! soon I hook into a fighter and shout over to let hubby know I have a fish on!! he comes over to help me land it. As the fish gets a little tired of playing games and gets closer to the bank the net was put in the water, just as it is about to be scooped up hubby gets hold of the line, disaster !! he tried to pull it in and of course the fish un hooked itself and got away.
A few words were said and then I heard "dont ask for any more help in future you can do it on your own"
Hmm OK I will I though,t I will show you!

30 mins before it was time to pack up I ask how he is getting on, He had had a couple of knocks and just missed one, so with time running out I start to go through my fly box trying this fly and that fly, maybe I should try a dry or should I try a nymph?? You can see how I dont have time to think about anything else cant you!!

Well it was a buzzer that I caught the next fish on a beauty too, approx 31b in weight and would have made lovely eating but as we were on a sporting ticket it had to go back. Hubby says "Well done" but is not very happy. Unfortunately no more fish were caught that day and we went back to the cottage for a glass of wine. Cheers!!