Tamanawis » Environment http://tamanawis.co.uk A Fly Fishing Season in Scotland Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:08:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Well I never… http://tamanawis.co.uk/2011/10/well-i-never/ http://tamanawis.co.uk/2011/10/well-i-never/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:40:52 +0000 mike http://tamanawis.co.uk/?p=2313 … thought I’d see this day. From the BBC:

Coastal farm ban urged to protect wild fish stocks

and:

Fish farm and lice link tricky, says Marine Scotland

]]> http://tamanawis.co.uk/2011/10/well-i-never/feed/ 0 Waves http://tamanawis.co.uk/2011/09/waves/ http://tamanawis.co.uk/2011/09/waves/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:01:33 +0000 mike http://tamanawis.co.uk/?p=2081 It’s vaguely fish related, but certainly worth a watch for UK residents…

The Secret Life of Waves.

]]> http://tamanawis.co.uk/2011/09/waves/feed/ 0 Salmon farms.. http://tamanawis.co.uk/2011/04/salmon-farms/ http://tamanawis.co.uk/2011/04/salmon-farms/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:19:13 +0000 mike http://tamanawis.co.uk/?p=1781 Interesting news article this morning on the front page of the BBC Scotland website. Conservationists and environmental campaigners seem to have struggled of late to get much publicity on this issue, so it’s good to see the other side of the salmon farm debate get some airtime.

]]> http://tamanawis.co.uk/2011/04/salmon-farms/feed/ 0 The true source of the River Tay http://tamanawis.co.uk/2011/01/the-true-source-of-the-river-tay/ http://tamanawis.co.uk/2011/01/the-true-source-of-the-river-tay/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:30:10 +0000 mike http://tamanawis.co.uk/?p=1738 Interesting article this morning on the BBC website.

]]> http://tamanawis.co.uk/2011/01/the-true-source-of-the-river-tay/feed/ 2 Shrinking fish (in the winter) http://tamanawis.co.uk/2010/11/shrinking-fish-in-the-winter/ http://tamanawis.co.uk/2010/11/shrinking-fish-in-the-winter/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:19:16 +0000 mike http://tamanawis.co.uk/?p=1656 Shrinking fish…

]]> http://tamanawis.co.uk/2010/11/shrinking-fish-in-the-winter/feed/ 0 The oldest organisms in the world http://tamanawis.co.uk/2010/11/the-oldest-organisms-in-the-world/ http://tamanawis.co.uk/2010/11/the-oldest-organisms-in-the-world/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:44:19 +0000 mike http://tamanawis.co.uk/?p=1652 The oldest organisms in the world.

]]> http://tamanawis.co.uk/2010/11/the-oldest-organisms-in-the-world/feed/ 0 The haaf netters http://tamanawis.co.uk/2010/08/the-haaf-netters/ http://tamanawis.co.uk/2010/08/the-haaf-netters/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:18:10 +0000 mike http://tamanawis.co.uk/?p=1577 If you’ve got a spare moment, there’s a lovely multimedia presentation on haaf netting in the Solway by Ciara Leeming. A beautifully photographed and recorded piece of work.

]]> http://tamanawis.co.uk/2010/08/the-haaf-netters/feed/ 0 The rivers, the lochs…all of them.. http://tamanawis.co.uk/2010/07/the-rivers-the-lochs-all-of-them/ http://tamanawis.co.uk/2010/07/the-rivers-the-lochs-all-of-them/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:23:33 +0000 mike http://tamanawis.co.uk/?p=1528 Well I finally got around to ordering Bruce Sandison’s essential guide to the rivers and lochs of Scotland. It arrived this morning and it certainly looks like a very handsome refresh of the last edition, complete with a smattering of nice pictures and updated/new details for many waters.

My opinion (which many others seem to share) is that it’s basically essential for anyone fishing in Scotland, be it regularly as I do, or for a holiday. I bought it direct from Bruce, which meant he kindly signed it with a short quotation from Norman MacCaig as I requested. More details over on the (excellent) Wild Fishing Scotland web forum. If you prefer Amazon, it’s for sale here as well.

My favourite comment about the (original) book comes from Bruce’s son, who called it “the finest work of angling fiction ever written”. All in good humour, of course.

]]> http://tamanawis.co.uk/2010/07/the-rivers-the-lochs-all-of-them/feed/ 1 Assynt and the North West Highlands http://tamanawis.co.uk/2010/05/assynt-and-the-north-west-highlands/ http://tamanawis.co.uk/2010/05/assynt-and-the-north-west-highlands/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 16:49:00 +0000 mike http://tamanawis.co.uk/?p=1412 Another one for those with access to BBC iPlayer, and a really nice one this time. Cameron McNeish visits the far North West of Scotland, climbing hills and fishing lochs with none other than the great Bruce Sandison.

Click here to view the program, or download it.

]]> http://tamanawis.co.uk/2010/05/assynt-and-the-north-west-highlands/feed/ 0 What happens when you cross a rich moron with a normal moron? http://tamanawis.co.uk/2010/02/what-happens-when-you-cross-a-rich-moron-with-a-normal-moron/ http://tamanawis.co.uk/2010/02/what-happens-when-you-cross-a-rich-moron-with-a-normal-moron/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:47:25 +0000 mike http://tamanawis.co.uk/?p=1363 The worst river pollution incident ever seen in Perthsire, that’s what. From the BBC, read about it here.

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