Three nights in Iceland on the way back from our summer holiday seemed a great plan, and so it turned out to be. I had been to Iceland on several occasions for business and salmon fishing (actually it was where
Call me Dumpling – well who’s the dumpling now!! A day hunting with Harris Hawks by Meager Read
The title may appear odd – but please bear with me. I retired from full time work in 2018 and my work colleagues kindly presented me with a day for two hunting with falcons at a well-known Perthshire hotel. So
Fishing for Stripers in Nova Scotia by Meager Read
We had a lovely summer holiday this year which included a 4-day stopover in Nova Scotia to
Fife Country new television advert
With our first television advert we wanted to let viewers know about our past. Since starting a ‘boots by post’ service back in 1888, Fife Country are still an independent family owned company and we have grown by keeping
Fishing for Wives – fishing blog by Meager Read
Let’s get this straight right from the start – this is not a tale of internet dating for somebody in their 60’s. This is a tale of enlightenment and discovery – even after 37 years of marriage. So if your
Top National Trust Sites for Walking
There’s nothing quite like taking a scenic stroll in the fresh air. A time to soak up breath-taking views and reflect, there’s so many incredible landscapes the UK alone has to offer. With a National Trust membership in tow, you
Never Knowingly Undersold! – fishing blog by Meager Read
There are some days when it just goes right – even if it doesn’t start out that way. I set off from the hotel at Southampton airport and promptly headed west and not, as I should have done, east on
Favourite Walks – St Abb’s, Berwickshire
The craggy landscape of St Abb’s head on the Berwickshire coast was formed by a series of volcanic eruptions. It is now a National Nature Reserve famous for huge number of seabirds, including guillemots, kittiwakes and razorbills, nesting in the
Taken – fishing blog from Meager Read
The title reads a bit like a movie with Liam Neeson rather than a fishing blog but the events were, for an angler, similar in many respects with theft, a motor boat chase, violence and a grisly end being high
Glenturret Reservoir, Crieff
Most of the photos for our Autumn/Winter catalogue were taken at Glenturret Reservoir near Crieff. Loch Turret below is nestled in the mountains of Glen Turret and is approximately 3 miles long and with Ben Chonzie to the west and Choineachain