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Skye Ghillie. Fly fishing and wilderness adventures. Fly fishing, Wild Walks, Deer Stalking, Foraging. Book your guide today and discover the Misty Isle’s beautiful rivers, remote
lochs & stunning scenery.

Whether it’s to catch the famous wild Scottish salmon, spot a golden eagle or
simply experience Skye’s rugged beauty, venture off the beaten track with Skye
Ghillie. The complete outdoor experience.

23/03/2025

A nice wee afternoon to myself in our garden.. Back on the water tomorrow just as the weather changes. Never mind..it could be much, much worse

13/03/2025

Spring has sprung at home. My favourite time of year. I always feel rejuvenated at this time of year and ready for the season ahead. Which has already started.

28/02/2025

The recent dry spell saw an increase in tick activity. This one on the neck of my border collie. As we approach tick season check yourselves regularly if you spend a lot of time outdoors in tick rich areas. Wear long sleeves and tuck your trouser bottoms into your socks or wear gaiters. Also check your domestic pets. I will be giving Ghillie dog the tablet which kills ticks and fleas. Unfortunately we humans do not have an equivalent.

26/02/2025

The new season is already upon us and I’ve been lucky enough to be out with some great people over the last couple of weeks. Here we have Katie and Martin from Poland enjoying some fresh picked blue mussels, steamed open then cooked in butter with plenty of delicious pepper dulce sea w**d. All washed down with some very healthy nettle tea.

25/02/2025

What does spring look like to you? Only one in 50-70 of these eggs will emerge into adult frogs. And not all tadpoles hatch the first spring. As I’ve mentioned before there are tadpoles in this wee pond all year. They will soon develop into froglets and have the first choice at the dinner table over their still jelly wrapped brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. They survived spawning last spring and summer, this autumn and winter. Thus evolving into stronger tadpoles Their genes will be strong and they will pass them on next spring..ensuring the next generation…Super Frogs!

11/01/2025

Last week I was very pleased to be invited to the Ledlanet estate shoot once more. The temps were cold to say the very least, not a breeze at all so a pretty slow shoot. Again nothing was left, every bird accounted for. We bought these birds home and dressed them all. They have now been given to family and neighbours in the village. Nothing is wasted.

01/01/2025

From my home to yours. I wish you the very best health and happiness for 2025. This year will be a quarter of a century since I founded Skye Ghillie. To you…my past, present and future guests…many thanks and Slàinte!

31/12/2024

Rolling back the year. I would like to thank all my clients for making 2024 a fantastic year. Many thanks also go to the thousands of amazing people I’ve met from all walks of life over the last 24 years of business. I especially look forward to meeting my 2025 guests. 2025 marking a quarter of a century since the foundation of Skye Ghillie. Past, present and future…I thank you all.

09/12/2024

At last a break in the weather. The from home

07/12/2024

The last of the chanterelles on the last day of November with Catherine and Jessica from Boston, Massachusetts. Quite surprised to find this much gold. A few were frozen but quickly thawed out then fried in butter within the woods

22/11/2024

A very happy birthday for yesterday mate. The Ghillie dog turned 6. We had a good walk through the hills today. We’ve been through some stuff together, good and bad. Always there when I need him.

09/11/2024

My girl nailed it. Uncanny resemblance 😂

31/10/2024

These bastards are still around. Dug this one out my side yesterday. There never seems to be an end to the tick season any more.

23/10/2024

Hey folks. It’s been a wee bit of a crap week. Getting my boats out last Saturday saw the coming together of trailer hitch and Landrover. I got away with a fractured thumb and a few stitches. A wee bit more to the right could have been cheerio thumb. The medical staff at Broadford hospital and the nurses and staff in my local medical practice, Carbost have been the very best. Sorry to those guests I’ve not been able to meet this week and thanks for your understanding.

20/10/2024

The Lord Byron of his breed.

18/10/2024

A cracking dawn. The winds were up this morning gusting over 60mph at the NW of the island. Tomorrow is calmer so it’s time my boats in. Forecast for Sunday into the wee small hours is gusting maybe over 70mph. Spring tides too so could be pretty rough at sea level.

10/10/2024

Winter is coming. The first snow on the cuillin this morning.

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Our only breed of aquatic songbird The Dipper. I saw this one quite high up on the hill. They feed mainly on stoneflies and other invertebrates and also freshwater shrimp. They have been known to dive down up to 50cm, closing off their nostrils with a flap of skin. High amounts of haemoglobin in their blood stores oxygen while diving. The dense wet-suit like plumage has over one and half times more feathers than a blackbird - which is also great in trapping thousands of air bubbles giving them a mirrored silver appearance while under water. I love watching them pop up after hunting, give a wee shake and dip to shake off the beads of water. Next time you see a wee bird with a white breast flying close to water just stop and watch. They make you smile. #dipper #isleofskye #scotland

Unbelievable day out to the maidens today. No use for trout fishing, which was cancelled due to appalling weather conditions for such a sport. A bucket full of mackerel and pollack will keep us fed for a while too. As always the highlight was being included in dolphin playtime. #commondolphin #isleofskye #macleodsmaidens #scotland

Quite a bit of white tailed eagle activity over the old homestead in the last week. A pair of adults just a couple of days ago. #whitetailedeagle #home #wildlifeathome #isleofskye #scotland

A cracking weather day last Saturday so we took off for Canna in my boat. On the way back we were visited by a local family. #commondolphin #isleofcanna

This female adder (dark copper colour with dark brown diamond markings) was sunning herself yesterday morning. Not how she has flattened herself to catch as much sun as possible. Much misunderstood, there hasn’t been a fatality from an adder bite in the UK since 1975. A most beautiful and exotic reptile of these shores. She was seen yesterday on one of my foraging walks.

Primrose leaves and flowers back on the menu. #foraging #home #isleofskye #scotland

It’s getting a bit springy. Primrose leaves and flowers on a menu near you very soon. #foraging #home #isleofskye

Always busy at the breakfast table on cold frosty mornings. I do love my feathers visitors. #home #wildbirds #wildlifeathome #carbost #isleofskye #scotland

Apex is back! I’m going to try to get some better photos over the coming days. My absolute favourite of all our native mammals. I’m gonna become a Buddhist just so I can be reincarnated as an #otter #home #carbost #isleofskye #scotland

A visit to a wee muddy puddle. For those new to this page I visit this puddle and film every year. Nothing special right? Wrong! Those little swirls of silt among the deer hoof prints are the future amphibian elite. Not every tadpole that survives morphs into a frog in the spring. Some will stay in tadpole form for a year. Naturalists are still baffled as to why this is. Some say not enough light and food hold back their growth. Others say those who survive predation and freezing temperatures will have stronger DNA and feed earlier thus having the edge on the following years spawn. The tadpoles which then emerge into frogs after 12 months a tadpole are stronger in other words … Super Frogs. 🐸 So next time you walk past a muddy puddle, take a closer look, you may be surprised at what lies beneath.

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