Taynuilt (Etive)

[Millar]

You could always give it a go and maybe get lucky, but if you loose a fish and hook on the way in you can bank on it being a spur. If you have anything stronger than 20lbs (even shockleader) the you could always swap the snoods on the flapper traces.

 

Sorry if I through a spanner in the works mate!

 

 

cheers

[Millar]

Also, I'm sure the flapper rigs will be fine for shorter range fishing for other species, so don't dismay.

 

good luck

 

millar

[flattiefanatic]

What sort of size do the spurs average up there? Do you ever get thornies from the shore?

[flattiefanatic]

What sort of size do the spurs average up there? Do you ever get thornies from the shore?

[Millar]

I have not fished etive for a while, though reports suggest the spur numbers and the size of the fish caught have been decreasing in recent years, thanks to commercial long lining. You do get the occasional ray to a decent size too.

 

Hope you have some success!

 

cheers

 

Millar

[flattiefanatic]

Let us know how you get on at the weekend.

[flattiefanatic]

Sorry but one last question. Do you think I'd be better off fishing the slipway or heading up to Airds point?

[Millar]

Have never actually fished the slip or airds point, force of habbit usually leads me to the water east of Taynuilt or to Ardchatten on the north. Have heard of the slip producing though.

[peterthefisherman]

For the spurs I would use a min of 100 lb snoods. I was bitten through in seconds by a spur at Oban on Saturday because i was daft enough to put down a rig with about 70 lb snoods.

A good spur in Etive now would be about 5 lb I believe.

Cant help you with shore locations as I usually hire a boat.

 

Good luck

[Spur-Hound]

How did the boat trip on sunday go number 9?