I'd rather be fishing!
 

Land your helicopter out in the wilderness, throw the fishing line into a clear cold mountain stream, cook a Trout on an open fire, have yer snooze laying under a shade tree, load up and fetch your Geo's back to camp....now how can fixed wing compare to that? :ok:

As soon as I picked up my fixed-wing PPL I had a partnership on a small plane that was dirt cheap to fly. I began making at least one flight a week, usually to a small town picked at random. The guy behind the counter would seldom ask for ID before tossing me the keys to the courtesy car and I would pick up a local paper and head to a Hardee's or Arby's to read about the local goings on and make small talk with a few folks. It didn't take long to realize that no matter what town I was in there would be an older couple there, obviously on their night out for the week.

I was coming back from Louisville one evening and had to stop in a small town in southern IL to refuel. I was tired and it was getting dark so I walked the mile or so to town where the fair was going on. It sounded interesting, so I bought an orange sherbet shake from a vendor and nursed it while walking around, unwinding. It was the best trip I've ever made and I make a point of stopping there to refuel when I'm coming in from the east.

I read just the other day that the biggest difference between planes and helicopters is that with planes your enjoyment begins once you land, and with helicopters the joy is in getting there. I can't argue with that. And it sounds like you've found the best of both worlds, SASless.

Tried it on West Falkland, at the invitation from the Sqn Boss: he'd selected me, on a day off, to accompany him in a Scout to fish a stream supposedly noted for its fine fish.

Never caught a thing, having spent a day in the sun. Very quite on the trip back. Having a jar with the boys that evening he berated my for my lack of fishing skills.

"I thought you'd fished before?" he moaned.

"Yes I have," I replied, "but that was on a 300 tonne stern trawler out of Hull, before I joined up."

waaah!! I want to go helicopter fishing! :{

SASless, don't suppose you have a co-pilot / rod-carryer / eye-candy position open at the mo? :E

I always carry a pack flyrod with me. A few seasons back I spent a few weeks in a tent by a river that was full of Rainbows. Didn't fly that much, but the trout fishing sure made up for it. Plenty of Sockeye's in the river too. Ate one every day.

Anyone done any helicopter fishing in UK. If so, Where?

Asabo Delta 1985-87....Happy days :D

I suppose the shark's jaws that used to be behind the bar at Eket have long since gone...

Tenuous, I know, but....
 

On a tour of Scotland, the Queen took a couple of days off to visit the west coast. Flying with her entourage along the golden sands, she noticed an enormous commotion. They landed and rushed to see what it was and upon approaching the scene the Queen noticed just outside the surf, a hapless man wearing a Glasgow Celtic jersey, struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws of a 20 foot shark!
At that moment a speedboat containing three men wearing Glasgow Rangers tops sped into view. One of the men took aim at the shark and fired a harpoon into its ribs, immobilising it instantly. The other two reached out and pulled the Celtic fan from the water, and using long clubs beat the shark to death. They bundled the bleeding, semi-conscious man into the speedboat along with the dead shark and prepared for a hasty retreat, when they heard frantic calling from the shore......
It was the Queen calling them to the beach. On reaching land the Queen went to raptures about the rescue and said, "I give you a knighthood for your brave actions. I heard the people of Scotland were racist and trying to divide the country in two but now I see this is a truly enlightened example of tribal harmony which could serve as a model for other nations. She knighted them and then sped off to Balmoral for tea and scones.
As she departed the harpoonist asked the others, "Who was that?"
"That," one answered, "was the Queen. She rules Britain and knows everything about our country."
"Well," the harpoonist replied, "she knows **** all about shark fishing. How's the bait holding up, or do we need to get another one?"

Twenty years ago whilst on 78 Sqdn, a few of us on a day off jumped a ride on the Chinook battle bus to Little Chartres in West Falkland to try our luck snagging sea trout during the run upstream.

A rare sunny day, a fine catch and a lifelong memory, followed a few weeks later with a Sqdn barbecue of sea trout cooked in foil and garlic butter and washed down with a great many cold beers.

What memories.

Hilife, did you check the Little Chartres House guest book? If you did, you might have seen a scrbble from the previous year; simply says "No fish here".

BBQ on the DMZ
 

Our outgoing company Commander in Korea (1997) took our BlackHawks to the DMZ and threw a BBQ. The LZ was one that was clearly visible to the northern neighbors.

Kind of surreal, large bon-fire, no cold beers but the whole company kicking back. No complaints about the loud music either. Oftened wondered what the other side thought.

Quote:Anyone done any helicopter fishing in UK. If so, Where?


Whitewell in Lancashire. River Hodder. I go to the pub afterwards rather than do the open fire bit:ok:

Apart from the first, all the rest are shot here in Kiwiland.


River not far from Squamish, BC
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Trout fishing in the rivers behind Nelson in the top of the South Island NZ
http://www.helitorque.com/albums/helifishing/abc.jpg

Same area, different river
http://www.helitorque.com/albums/helifishing/aav.jpg


Top end of Great Barrier Island
http://www.helitorque.com/albums/helifishing/aam.jpg

Bottom tip facing the Coromandel Peninsula
http://www.helitorque.com/albums/helifishing/aal.jpg

Eastern side of Cormandel
http://www.helitorque.com/albums/helifishing/aaf.jpg


Last edited by Ned-Air2Air : 30th March 2006 at 10:02

Unbelieveble photo's. Must be the life mmm. One day when I am big!!!

:ok: :ok:

Cheers Ned!

You really know how to make us all Jealous!!!:ok:

Great Photos!!

Apart from the second one down which is in a river not far from Squamish, BC all the rest are shot here in Kiwiland.

Top one is trout fishing in the rivers behind Nelson in the top of the South Island.

Third one down is same area of the country but different river.

Fourth and Fifth are on the edges of Great Barrier Island. First one is top end, second one the bottom tip facing the Coromandel Peninsula.

Last one is on the eastern side of Cormandel.

Cheers

Ned

"Nelson in the top of the North Island" ??!
When did that happen Ned? ;)

Heli-Fishing
 

Tried to add this to the http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/219...r-fishing.html thread but it was closed.

Fishing in Murmansk, Russia.

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Fishing lodge

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Fishing

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and catching fish

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Russian mil-mi 8 helicopter being used for transporting visitors around Murmansk

http://www.flyonly-projekt.de/wp-con...Helicopter.jpg

another of the mil-mi 8 in Murmansk.

From what I've been reading fishing in Russia is quite popular but it cost about $5000 for a week! I hope they allow you to take the fish home.

Can be a bit risky, judging by todays news:

BBC News - Fishing trip Britons killed in Russia helicopter crash

Ed, it was today's news story that made me look up about fishing in Russia. Very sad about the accident.

Some of the scenery in Russia looks amazing, remote and unspoiled.