An unsuccessful Highland Stalking and Fishing sessions due to the high winds and then packed ready for my drive back to Paxton. It was dinner courtesy of Ian McGregor as chief cook and bottle-washer before to bed ready for an early start.
I was out with Chris again for what proved to be a hopeless stag stalk at South Strathy. The wind was high, and we lost all of the advantage of being able to hear them calling in the rut and could not find a beast despite lots of spying and walking as hard as we could. I met Ian McGregor by arrangement by the loch at the end of the road past Alan's and we tried to fish it in a howling gale, despite the boat being out of order. His longer rod and greater experience gained him a couple of fish, but I had takes and hooked a large fish but failed to land anything. Another session back at Broubster in the afternoon, walking up grouse and then I collected our decoys from the lochs and said my farewells to the estate. It was dinner courtesy of Peter as cook and bottle-washer before to bed ready for an early start.