willie wallace Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 The snails and slugs that have taken over my garden are certainly getting braver. They are doing my head in.😭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 7 hours ago, willie wallace said: The snails and slugs that have taken over my garden are certainly getting braver. They are doing my head in.😭 Aw that's nice. The snails offering the slugs a house for the night. A good positive story during lockdown. That cheered me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie wallace Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 1 hour ago, ri Alban said: Aw that's nice. The snails offering the slugs a house for the night. A good positive story during lockdown. That cheered me up. I am glad that it has made someone happy. I feel a little bit better now.😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 55 minutes ago, willie wallace said: I am glad that it has made someone happy. I feel a little bit better now.😬 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJGJ Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 14 hours ago, Morgan said: So, B & Q then? No just B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandjambo3 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 10 hours ago, ri Alban said: Aw that's nice. The snails offering the slugs a house for the night. A good positive story during lockdown. That cheered me up. I had a pet snail a while back and, in an attempt to streamline him to make him go faster, I removed his shell..................it backfired.......he’s more sluggish now..........I’ll get my coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Some wildlife may be getting braver but trout are a shy as ever🤬🤬🤬🤬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Reekin' Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Dawnrazor said: Some wildlife may be getting braver but trout are a shy as ever🤬🤬🤬🤬 Never tried it myself, and it's probably against the rules & regulations (no bait fishing) concerning whatever water you're fishing, but my dad swore that all you had to do to get the trout fighting each other to get on the hook was to stick a Devil's Coach Horse beetle on it first*: (*I suspect it wasn't quite as simple as he said and that such things as caution, concealment, technique, and the ability to actually cast a line also played a part... Might be worth a try though if they're really playing hard-to-get and you've nothing in for your tea though. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Auld Reekin' said: Never tried it myself, and it's probably against the rules & regulations (no bait fishing) concerning whatever water you're fishing, but my dad swore that all you had to do to get the trout fighting each other to get on the hook was to stick a Devil's Coach Horse beetle on it first*: (*I suspect it wasn't quite as simple as he said and that such things as caution, concealment, technique, and the ability to actually cast a line also played a part... Might be worth a try though if they're really playing hard-to-get and you've nothing in for your tea though. ) 😁👍 I was nearly at the point of lifting some stones to look for worms today🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJGJ Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Dawnrazor said: 😁👍 I was nearly at the point of lifting some stones to look for worms today🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 Should have gone to Glasgow..plenty of worms at the SPFL headquarters and other places nearby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 17 hours ago, Auld Reekin' said: Never tried it myself, and it's probably against the rules & regulations (no bait fishing) concerning whatever water you're fishing, but my dad swore that all you had to do to get the trout fighting each other to get on the hook was to stick a Devil's Coach Horse beetle on it first*: (*I suspect it wasn't quite as simple as he said and that such things as caution, concealment, technique, and the ability to actually cast a line also played a part... Might be worth a try though if they're really playing hard-to-get and you've nothing in for your tea though. ) The first time I saw one of those 'things' I thought it was some kind of scorpion, the way it squared up to me with it's tail raised. They apparently excrete a foul smelling substance from their rear ends when threatened (like I almost did when I saw one), so maybe that's what attracts the fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Reekin' Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 7 minutes ago, Lemongrab said: The first time I saw one of those 'things' I thought it was some kind of scorpion, the way it squared up to me with it's tail raised. They apparently excrete a foul smelling substance from their rear ends when threatened (like I almost did when I saw one), so maybe that's what attracts the fish? Yep, they put on a good show of being fierce and aggressive. Trout must find them really tasty, though, given how irresistible they find them (according to my dad, anyway - he wasn't averse to a wind-up, but don't think this was one as he was always pretty serious about his fishing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Lemongrab said: The first time I saw one of those 'things' I thought it was some kind of scorpion, the way it squared up to me with it's tail raised. They apparently excrete a foul smelling substance from their rear ends when threatened (like I almost did when I saw one), so maybe that's what attracts the fish? You should've seen the state of me when I first seen a Giant Wood Wasp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 6 minutes ago, ri Alban said: You should've seen the state of me when I first seen a Giant Wood Wasp. I'll take your word for it. That's something I'd rather not see, the ordinary ones are bad enough. 😨 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandjambo3 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, ri Alban said: You should've seen the state of me when I first seen a Giant Wood Wasp. In Brunei on a jungle course years ago a group of us were wading through the jungle armed to the teeth and feeling pretty hard............that was until we disturbed a nest of red hornets, they are pretty aggressive and territorial, all hell broke loose...............imagine a kid with shit on a stick chasing a group of other kids 😂😂😂 . Grown men screaming running in all directions.....not funny at the time but pissing with laughter later. Edited May 21, 2020 by highlandjambo3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 3 hours ago, ri Alban said: You should've seen the state of me when I first seen a Giant Wood Wasp. Years ago I delivered a load of fresh cut logs to Glasgow in a 7.5t truck. Bunch of big rough looking boys had been booked to empty it for me, much hilarity for me when a wood wasp flew out the truck watching them turn into a bunch of primary school kids as they ran around screaming to get away from it. I didn’t tell them I’d done the exact same thing a couple of days before when I saw one when I was collecting the logs from the forestry commission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 45 minutes ago, jonnothejambo said: Went to a fancy dress as a snail and had my wife on my back. She was Michelle... Ma belle? Tres bien ensemble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjack Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 23 hours ago, Auld Reekin' said: Never tried it myself, and it's probably against the rules & regulations (no bait fishing) concerning whatever water you're fishing, but my dad swore that all you had to do to get the trout fighting each other to get on the hook was to stick a Devil's Coach Horse beetle on it first*: (*I suspect it wasn't quite as simple as he said and that such things as caution, concealment, technique, and the ability to actually cast a line also played a part... Might be worth a try though if they're really playing hard-to-get and you've nothing in for your tea though. ) A bit of sweetcorn, for some reason trout love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Magic Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 My house and garden have suddenly become him to a large collection of Starlings. Never had them before but they are here and in big numbers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hueyview Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 You court is now full of seagulls.....major change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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