Lake of Menteith / Loganlea Reservoir

On the weekend of 14-15 April, The Rod headed up to Scotland for a spot of fishing and banter with Doctor Pip.

Aye, Lake of Menteith is beautiful! - although rather chilly when in the shade this time year!  At just over an hour's strike from Edinburgh what a great way to escape the hustle and bustle!

Behold the venerable Doctor Pip at the helm, in his finest tweed hunting cap.

Sadly we hobbled away from Lake of Menteith having caught nothing more than a touch of sunburn.  It was a pleasant outing, nonetheless!

The next day we headed for Loganlea Reservoir and had better luck.  Behold, a man playing a trout!

Behold, a trout being played!

By all accounts, the trout was two pounds of pure muscle, diving several times for the bottom of the reservoir while on the hook.  Eventually it was brought under control and agreed to pose briefly for a photo,

Before being downsized to fit within the smoker...

Smoked with Alder

And consumed