Fly Fishing in Loch Ballygrant, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a boat on a loch with two flyfishers

 

While I’m not sure which country these two are from (the man on the oars is from Islay) I do know that I took this picture during the Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championship in June 2009. One of the venues was Loch Ballygrant with the Paps of Jura providing a dramatic background.

Paps of Jura from Giur-bheinn, Isle of Islay

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Picture of mountains partially hidden by low clouds seen from another hillA view from Giur-bheinn taken during an Islay walking week a few years ago. The Paps of Jura only just visible in some low lying haze, mainly the summit visible above the haze.

 

Walk Islay on Beinn a’Chaolais, Isle of Jura

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Picture of walkers on the summit of a mountain, two other mountains in the backgroundOn the last day of the Islay walking week 2013 we went on a long anticipated excursion to neighbouring Jura: In the 11th year of Walk Islay we were finally going to conquer one of the Paps of Jura, Beinn a’Chaolais (733m). These are some of the walkers (20 made it to the top) at the summit in perfect weather. In the background Beinn an Oir (left, 785m) and Beinn Shiantaidh (right, 757m).