MORE THAN THE CATCH

Fishing for me is more than just a hobby, it sounds cliché and a bit cheesy, but it’s definitely verging on a way of life. I’ve been fishing myself and around fishing for so long that it’s comfortingly normal to me, I cannot imagine my life without it. This feeling initially originates from my Mum fishing whilst she was pregnant with me to then being in a baby carrier on my Dad’s back whilst he fished and ghillied. After spending my first couple of years fly fishing primarily trout fishing, I was fortunate enough to catch my first Salmon at the age of 6. A 5 pound grilse caught on a stoats tail on the River Halladale, on the North coast of Scotland. This is an experience I cherish, especially as it’s my home river where I grew up, but from that day forward, my love for salmon fishing, and fly fishing in general was ignited.I lost my attachment with fishing during my teenage years, I was distracted by school, horses and probably the worry that fishing wasn’t ‘cool’ or something my friends would want to join me to do. Once I left school and began to reclaim my individuality again, I slowly started to rekindle the fishing spark and I’ve not looked back since. I’ve started this blog as I’ve always wanted a way, other than pictures, to document, share and remember my days on the water.