Saul

Ok where is the mistake ?? I must be blind lol

Hi All Just incase anyone is interested, the Scottish Carp Group have well know carp angler Iain Macmillan doing a talk & slide show for us. Non Members very welcome. Cheers Saul

Hi All For anyone interested in fishing the Forth & Clyde Canal or Union Canal ( Scotland ) Look out for the new Angling on the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals posters in Scottish tackle shops very soon along with permit / membership application forms, remember Juniors get a FREE membership Also, more info available here www.sfca.co.uk Cheers Saul

Most if not all the wildies from years ago were lost in a fish kill well over 10 years ago, the water was then used as a trout fishery for a while which did not do well and then the SCG took it over. We tried to get it back to a wildie fishery, as we were lucky enough to get hold of some wildies for re-stocking, they did very well through the first summer but a severe winter which saw the water frozen over for long periods spelled disaster with most of the new stock perishing it was heart breaking to see, I had the Fisheries Research Service on site doing all sorts of tests and taking all sorts of samples from nearly dead fish! Sepa had full analytical reports done on the water quality and all the tests from fish and water came up clean and we can't say for sure it was an oxygen problem due to the ice as it had melted by the time readings were taken. In the end we stocked with modern strain of carp, they went in at an average size of around 5lb and now there are fish not far off the 20 mark which is encouraging, these fish are a mix of stunning fully scaled, linears and big plated mirrors plus a hand full of commons that are doing very well. Cheers Saul

Hi Jacksprat Danskine is still there tucked away in a wooded valley in East Lothian and probably still looks the same. It's one of the Scottish Carp Group waters. Do you have any photos of wildies caught from the loch ? Cheers Saul

Hi Kreid Thanks for posting the info Paul. There is also the Scottish Carper forum where you will find any info you need with plenty of help & advice for anything to do with carp fishing in Scotland. Cheers Saul

New Scottish Carp Group forum now online www.scottishcarper.co.uk for all info with regard to carp fishing in scotland.

Hi All I would just like to say a huge thanks to Mark Holmes for putting on a great show for us last night, there was a lot of thought gone in to making it something our guys up here in Scotland could relate to and not just photos of big southern fish which we don't have access to. The talk was very informative and gave the guys plenty to think about with their own fishing and the response from everyone at the end was they all had a great night. The usual mega raffle also went well with plenty of happy winners of some great prizes so a big thanks to everyone that helped with the prizes and to everyone that dug deep into their pockets helping to raise plenty of cash for the Scottish Carp Group. Many thanks again to Holmsey, a true gent and welcome back any time Cheers Saul

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Hi All Just to let you know that Mark Holmes, editor of Advance Carp Fishing will be doing a talk and slide show for us (The Scottish Carp Group) and everyone is welcome. Friday, 16th Feb 2007, 7.30PM till late DEER PARK GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB LIVINGSTON, JUST OFF JUNCTION 3, M8 NON MEMBERS WELCOME Tickets just £5 on the door. There will be the usual mega raffle to raise funds for the SCG. Previous events at this venue have been great with speakers like Gary Bayes, Lee Jackson and Derek Ritchie where a good night was had by all. Cheers Saul

Hi All Just to let you know that Mark Holmes, editor of Advance Carp Fishing will be doing a talk and slide show for us (The Scottish Carp Group) and everyone is welcome. Friday, 16th Feb 2007, 7.30PM till late DEER PARK GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB LIVINGSTON, JUST OFF JUNCTION 3, M8 NON MEMBERS WELCOME Tickets just £5 on the door. There will be the usual mega raffle to raise funds for the SCG. Previous events at this venue have been great with speakers like Gary Bayes, Lee Jackson and Derek Ritchie where a good night was had by all. Cheers Saul

Hi All Just to let you know the NEW Essential Baits website is now online www.essentialbaits.com Cheers Saul

Sorry CJS2, just tried to get the exif data for you but i-photo wont let me copy it ???? But the main thing I did was under expose by 1 stop, the rest in PS was simple levels and dodge and burn old dark room style and I'm sure elements lets you do that. One thing I did notice with that shot is that it was one of around 20 shots taken all trying different things with various results and thats the great thing with digital , it's free to play and learn ! There were plenty of crappy shots also Cheers Saul

Another reed shot taken using a Canon G5 and a little playing around in photoshop CS Cheers Saul

Get out there with your Nikon DSLR and shoot in RAW format for best results. Cheers Saul