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You'll be there weeks with your net @Offside

 

'Av some 'umber

 

And some River Worth.

 

I've hired a barge in Skipton on Satdi, once I remove the restrictor I should be able to do donuts and everything, careering down the canal breaking as many poles as possible whilst hurling empty beer cans at dog walkers.

 

I am not the friggin tiller man, I am delegating, from either within or the roof (sunbathing), my subordinates can do the hard work.

 

Captain Bligh eh , hope the barge isn't called the " bounty " long way to row from Shipley to Skipton.

 

Boring fact of the day. Turns out this old swing bridge on the Leeds Liverpool canal is Grade 2 listed.

 

Salford Quays tonight

 

River Dart, Dartmouth.

 

Must be flying fish then......... Gives you wings you know.

 

Love this.

 

Couldn't agree more while catching nowt again this weekend!

 

Aye Rogie Falls a couple of miles down the road. Brand new play park just here at Garve if you bring the kids along. It were bloody blooming champion. Might be a bit further north than @Hulmebantam was planning on driving but only a half hour north of Inverness so worth a ride out for a picnic in the park then there's a good little walk from bridge to bridge only an hour and a half or so and very manageable.

https://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/news-releases/wyvis-natural-play-park-is-now-officially-open

 

Can't beat Scotland if you're looking for water... Looking down Loch Ness towards Fort Augustus from the shore at Dores. Didn't see the monster once.

 

Carp, Catfish Lake Trout & Pike

 

I love Slovenia. I made a flying visit to Bled on my way from Ljubljana to Bovec for a week of kayaking around the Soca valley in the Julian Alps. Not sure how good lake bled would be for fishing, there did seem to be a lot of rowers about when I was there.

The rivers are azure blue with crystal clear water so you'd definitely see the fish but they would also be able to see you. At one point I ended up going for a swim out of my boat and went over a drop (NB if you ever end up swiming in whitewater then get on your back, feet first, keep your feet up out of the water and take a big breath and curl up in to a ball if you are going to go down a drop) and it was really disorientating how clear the water was because I thought I was just a few inches under the surface so I just waited to float back up but in fact I'd gone down a few metres and it was only when I reached up and realised that I couldn't feel the surface that I realised that I had a bit of an issue and would need to start putting some effort in. Didn't see any fish whilst I was down there.

 

51 euros for a day/night ticket or 119 for 3 days

 

Ljubljana is a great little city. Very pretty and with enough culture stuff to keep you happy for a couple of days. As a significant plus it's cheap, has great food (Italian / German influence) and the beer is spectacularly good (lots of real ale and craft stuff).


Predjama Castle - what better place to build a castle than in a massive cave?


Postojna Cave - no castles in this one, just a train, loads of stalagmites, stalagtites and salamanders.


Julian Alps


Blue rivers (none of that muddy brown British rubbish - just google image search Soca, it really is that colour)


...and Haris Vuckic