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Fishing, Isle of Skye: -
>never really done any fishing apart from with my Dad as a kid
>go on holiday to Isle of Skye
>small coastal cottage at the very Northern tip of the eastern peninsula (Balmaqueen)
>buy a couple of cheap rods and some sand eel jelly baits
>cast out off the rocks that surround the cottage
>literally get a bite every other cast
>Pollock and Coalfish
>Catch one big enough to make a fish pie out of
>Fish every day like this with the waves crashing over the rocks on either side of me
>I'm practically level with the ocean as it roars at me
>Literally fall in love with the ocean as the salty foam and spray splashes on my face
>Complete isolation from modern society
I never ever realized how enjoyable fishing off the rocks in a remote part of Scotland could be. I fell in love with it, and I now hope to fish a lot more. We also went up to some of the small Lochs buried deep in the valleys of the Quiraing (A good 1-2 hour walk). Caught a Wild Brown Trout there, absolutely beautiful fish, speckled and golden, and literally the size of my hand. The damn thing was so packed with energy, as soon as I put it back in the water it scrambled off and immediately vanished in what seemed to be crystal clear water.
10/10 fishing.
