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Jon and Sean's UK Fishing trip, 5/24-6/1/08
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06-07-2008, 08:53 PM
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Jon and Sean's UK Fishing trip, 5/24-6/1/08
Alright everyone, here's the official report! Sorry it took so long.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBGTc2hFeFI Enjoy Hook Up Sportfishing's first ever movie fishing report! I apologize for the crappy quality. Here's a little more info in Jonathan's words - We landed in London a little before 7:30AM on Sunday morning to rain - lots of rain. The forecast called for heavy rain the next few days. Great! Five seconds into the trip and the few plans we'd made had already been changed  We found our way to the rental car place at the airport and struggled to figure out how to work the damn car. Once I get the feel for shifting with my left hand and sitting on the wrong side of the car, we head out. Nearly got in an accident while turning out of the rental car lot  Made it out of the lot unharmed and got on the road to somewhere...Ended up driving south west out of London and towards the coast and a town called Exeter where our guide was going to meet us. Even though we probably weren't going to fish with him because of the weather, we decided to meet up with him and learn a thing or 2. Stayed in a little place that was owned by some very nice people. Had some traditional English breakfasts, lots of tea, and some good snacks, and probably one of the most comfortable rooms or our trip. Met up with the guide long enough to get some knowledge and a few flies from him. Great guy, if you guys ever end up over there, let me know and we'll get you his contact info. Fished a little in the rain for trout at some lakes - no good. Fished for pike at a lake - didn't even see fish  Leaving the lakes, got in a high speed pursuit with an English guy. We were trying to follow him so we didn't get lost again on our way out. Imagine going 50MPH down a 1 lane country road in the middle of england, not paved, high bushes on both sides scratching both sides of the small car at the same time, and going around some really crazy corners... Didn't crash, had some excitement, good times. Needed a plan. Booked a guided trip in Scotland for the next day. Packed up and got on the road to Scotland. Cows, sheep, cows, sheep, truck stop, cows, sheep, sheep, cows, 10 hours, yay Scotland! Got out, took some pictures with a random bridge and river, more driving. Got to a town called Coldstream along the River Tweed. Went into the first pub/inn we saw, wasn't a friendly crowd. They were "full", but called the one down the street for us and gave us directions over there. Got a room, shared bathroom for the floor, kinda dirty, good times. Got drunk at the pub, met some locals, made fun of Sean drinking girl drinks, etc... Went fishing with a guide on the river. That was awesome. Hooked a big salmon over 20# right at the boat, came to the boat way too quick, guide bad with the net, cya salmon. Caught a brown trout that jumped 4 feet in the air, got chased by cows (seriously), Sean snagged a grayling in the eyeball, pet a cow, ate some pies, great day! That night after fishing, went to the pub. Had some beers, played pool and a darts game that I made up to play with only 4 darts. Only 3 working darts by the time we were done Lots of fun  Headed out the next afternoon after a little fly fishing towards Edinburgh. Got there that evening, decided we didn't want the rental car anymore, ditched it, walked a lot, found a room with internet access!!! Went out, Sean opened up a group of 4 good looking girls (very impressive), I kept it open and got the hell out when we realized they were super boring chicks. Went to a different pub, double scotch with 3 ice cubes, Sean drinking a half pint after convincing him he can't have a wine cooler WTF??? (can't make these things up folks, he drinks like a girl) Next day tour Edinburgh, walked the entire city, I made a good call to walk down an alley. Ran into a bachelorette party, became part of the group - 16 Scottish girls all under 30 and me and Sean Those are some great pictures that I'll never post  Well, maybe a few of them... Anyway, fast forward to the bus station. Bored, still trying to believe what had happened earlier in the day, etc... I meet a couple American chicks from Portland. They love me Sat next to them on the bus ride to London, Sean falls asleep, sex in the back of the bus, lots of innuendo, etc... Ditched the chicks at the train station and went out searching for a room. First place we went to cost over 300 pounds a night!!!!! WTF. Talked to a bunch of people, got lost for the billionth time in that week, found a place with a room = scary sh1t hole. No crack hos so we're good to go. Explore the city, ate ice cream, filet at a steak house in Picadilly, soooo tired, saw some more stuff, lots of bus exhaust, smoking, dirty city, kinda crappy, but good times. Slept, got a ride from an Indian guy to the airport in the morning.Flew home. A few ending thoughts and lessons learned - 1. Never ask a British or Scottish person for directions. They mean well, but have no clue where the fukc they are going. They will get you lost every freakin time. 2. Really good scotch in Scotland might cost $28 a glass, but it's really that good. 3. There's no good reason to buy a kilt. I don't care who you are, you can't make that look good. 4. If a room in London costs 60 pounds, you don't want to stay there. I don't care how tight your budget is, don't do it. And if you do, don't touch anything! 5. It's not an exaggeration about the weather over there. It rains all the damn time. 6. You never get used to driving on the other side of the road, don't drive in the big cities EVER! 7. Everyone speaks English, but you sure as hell won't understand a damn thing they say - especially if they are drunk. Luckily, it doesn't matter what drunk girls say anyway 8. If you can travel with no plans and no reservations, do it. Do it now. |
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06-08-2008, 06:49 PM
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Nice report.
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06-08-2008, 07:52 PM
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Priceless...
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06-09-2008, 11:38 AM
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Here's a little more info -
We landed in London a little before 7:30AM on Sunday morning to rain - lots of rain. The forecast called for heavy rain the next few days. Great! Five seconds into the trip and the few plans we'd made had already been changed We found our way to the rental car place at the airport and struggled to figure out how to work the damn car. Once I get the feel for shifting with my left hand and sitting on the wrong side of the car, we head out. Nearly got in an accident while turning out of the rental car lot Made it out of the lot unharmed and got on the road to somewhere...Ended up driving south west out of London and towards the coast and a town called Exeter where our guide was going to meet us. Even though we probably weren't going to fish with him because of the weather, we decided to meet up with him and learn a thing or 2. Stayed in a little place that was owned by some very nice people. Had some traditional English breakfasts, lots of tea, and some good snacks, and probably one of the most comfortable rooms or our trip. Met up with the guide long enough to get some knowledge and a few flies from him. Great guy, if you guys ever end up over there, let me know and we'll get you his contact info. Fished a little in the rain for trout at some lakes - no good. Fished for pike at a lake - didn't even see fish Leaving the lakes, got in a high speed pursuit with an English guy. We were trying to follow him so we didn't get lost again on our way out. Imagine going 50MPH down a 1 lane country road in the middle of england, not paved, high bushes on both sides scratching both sides of the small car at the same time, and going around some really crazy corners... Didn't crash, had some excitement, good times. Needed a plan. Booked a guided trip in Scotland for the next day. Packed up and got on the road to Scotland. Cows, sheep, cows, sheep, truck stop, cows, sheep, sheep, cows, 10 hours, yay Scotland! Got out, took some pictures with a random bridge and river, more driving. Got to a town called Coldstream along the River Tweed. Went into the first pub/inn we saw, wasn't a friendly crowd. They were "full", but called the one down the street for us and gave us directions over there. Got a room, shared bathroom for the floor, kinda dirty, good times. Got drunk at the pub, met some locals, made fun of Sean drinking girl drinks, etc... Went fishing with a guide on the river. That was awesome. Hooked a big salmon over 20# right at the boat, came to the boat way too quick, guide bad with the net, cya salmon. Caught a brown trout that jumped 4 feet in the air, got chased by cows (seriously), Sean snagged a grayling in the eyeball, pet a cow, ate some pies, great day! That night after fishing, went to the pub. Had some beers, played pool and a darts game that I made up to play with only 4 darts. Only 3 working darts by the time we were done Lots of fun Headed out the next afternoon after a little fly fishing towards Edinburgh. Got there that evening, decided we didn't want the rental car anymore, ditched it, walked a lot, found a room with internet access!!! Went out, Sean opened up a group of 4 good looking girls (very impressive), I kept it open and got the hell out when we realized they were super boring chicks. Went to a different pub, double scotch with 3 ice cubes, Sean drinking a half pint after convincing him he can't have a wine cooler WTF??? (can't make these things up folks, he drinks like a girl) Next day tour Edinburgh, walked the entire city, I made a good call to walk down an alley. Ran into a bachelorette party, became part of the group - 16 Scottish girls all under 30 and me and Sean Those are some great pictures that I'll never post Well, maybe a few of them... Anyway, fast forward to the bus station. Bored, still trying to believe what had happened earlier in the day, etc... I meet a couple American chicks from Portland. They love me Sat next to them on the bus ride to London, Sean falls asleep, sex in the back of the bus, lots of innuendo, etc... Ditched the chicks at the train station and went out searching for a room. First place we went to cost over 300 pounds a night!!!!! WTF. Talked to a bunch of people, got lost for the billionth time in that week, found a place with a room = scary sh1t hole. No crack hos so we're good to go. Explore the city, ate ice cream, filet at a steak house in Picadilly, soooo tired, saw some more stuff, lots of bus exhaust, smoking, dirty city, kinda crappy, but good times. Slept, got a ride from an Indian guy to the airport in the morning.Flew home. A few ending thoughts and lessons learned - 1. Never ask a British or Scottish person for directions. They mean well, but have no clue where the fukc they are going. They will get you lost every freakin time. 2. Really good scotch in Scotland might cost $28 a glass, but it's really that good. 3. There's no good reason to buy a kilt. I don't care who you are, you can't make that look good. 4. If a room in London costs 60 pounds, you don't want to stay there. I don't care how tight your budget is, don't do it. And if you do, don't touch anything! 5. It's not an exaggeration about the weather over there. It rains all the damn time. 6. You never get used to driving on the other side of the road, don't drive in the big cities EVER! 7. Everyone speaks English, but you sure as hell won't understand a damn thing they say - especially if they are drunk. Luckily, it doesn't matter what drunk girls say anyway 8. If you can travel with no plans and no reservations, do it. Do it now.
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