For a special birthday treat for Mr Parrish (known in fishing circles as J R Hartley) we spent the day fishing on the river Garry.
We started the day with Ben instructing me in the intricacies of fly fishing and showing me his special technique. Fortunately for us one of the locals turned up and pointed us in the right direction and gave us the inside knowledge.
For a while it was like watching Brad Pitt in “A river runs through it”, until Ben managed to catch his landing net which was on the jetty 6 foot behind him.
Jen brought us down some lunch and then I stepped up to the plate to show Ben how it was done, hey presto, fish on. Unfortunately it would barely feed the cat, never mind the 3 of us so we popped it back in.
Thankfully we did manage a glimpse of greatness, young Jack caught a lovely salmon to show us that it could be done.
We had a great day, thanks to Kevin for the invaluable advice, if it wasn’t for you we’d probably still be untangling our line. We owe you a pint.
–Matt
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