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It has been a busy few weeks of fly tying during the festive period. The fly boxes took a bit of a hammering last year and they were in dire need of re-stocking. I don't tend to use that many patterns for the early spring but I have added a few different patterns for this year just to try out. I really like the look of the Banana Fly so I will be giving this fly a really good go this coming season.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Banana Fly tied on 15mm Brass Bottle Tubes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1" Dee Monkey Tubes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fly boxes are looking much healthier now.</td></tr>
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DeeDonSalmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787531363084983539noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769008364560198484.post-57797135723289925452019-11-23T19:29:00.003+00:002019-11-24T14:46:11.729+00:00My Salmon Fishing Highlights 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Despite the cloud of doom and gloom that hovers of salmon fishing these days, my own season was a very good one. I finished up with 31 Salmon/Grilse for the season which I was pleased with. This was in no small part down to the upturn in fortunes with the River Don where it had it's best season for a number of years. Catches were up around the 800 mark from just over 400 the previous year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A River Spey springer finds the net in April of this year.</td></tr>
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This year was always going to be earmarked as a poor one. This was based on the notion that the fish running this year would have been the first adults from the Storm Frank spawning year of 2015. Next year may well see a drop in multi sea winter salmon returning but given that the grilse run wasn't too bad, I remain optimistic that things may not be as poor as forecast. We'll soon see how that pans out!</div>
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<b><u>January</u></b><br />
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As usual, my season started on the banks of the mighty River Tay back in January with our annual pilgrimage to Lower Kinnaird for the opening Saturday of the season. The day is always a good one as its spent with good pals. It's also a fine way to blast off the cobwebs.The cold certainly wakes you up after the 5.30am start as I don't think the temperatures have ever been above freezing in the years we have been going!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early January on the River Tay at Lower Kinnaird. </td></tr>
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<b><u>February</u></b></div>
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Opening Day on the River Dee (1st February) is really when my season kicks off though. However, this year I had to wait just a wee while longer as the Dee was frozen solid and full of grue (ice floes) which meant there would be no fishing until it melted. This took a week or so but thanks to the generosity of William Foster, Park Estate, we were given 2 days fishing for the dates we lost. On the 25th February whilst using one of my days from William, I was fortunate enough to land my first Salmon of the season. It was a lovely wee springer of around 6lb from Park North. I lost another fresh fish just a few minutes after landing this one. It was great to open my account with another February Salmon from Park. I am already counting down the days until we are back there for Opening Day 2020.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No Fishing! Opening Day on the River Dee at Park. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first of the season. A lovely, February springer from Park </td></tr>
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<b><u>March</u></b></div>
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March turned out to be the only month of the season in which I didn't land a fresh Salmon. My annual 3 day trip to Ballogie was disappointing and we only landed a few kelts for our efforts. This trip is usually my best bet for a March springer but it wasn't to be this year. Hopefully next year will see normal service resume.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Top Gannet at Ballogie in March.</td></tr>
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<b><u>April</u></b></div>
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April was a good month for me. I was fortunate enough to land a lovely fish from the famous Murthly 2 beat of the River Tay. Well known ghillie and expert Salmon angler Tony Black went out of his way to get me a fish and his skill with the boat and knowledge of his beat paid dividends as he netted a lively springer around the 6lb mark for me. The fish rounded off a great day in the company of our wee band of brothers who we call ourselves "The Salmon Nutters". There's never a dull moment when we meet up.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fresh run Tay Springer from Murthly 2</td></tr>
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Another significant fish I landed in April was from the River Spey. I took a last minute rod at Tulchan D with another good fishing pal, Sean McGarry. I was fortunate enough to land the only fish of the day which was a beauty of around 8lb from the March pool. It was also my first ever River Spey springer after a long time of trying! It snaffled a wee Monkey tude. I managed to capture the footage on my GoPro camera. The clip be be seen by following the link.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cracker from the River Spey at Tulchan D.</td></tr>
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<b><u>May</u></b></div>
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May is usually a quiet month for me. As the days get longer and the nights short, the best fishing tends to be done during the unsociable hours of early morning or late into the evening. Neither of these times are practical for me with work and family commitments but I did manage to land a few fish for my efforts.<br />
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My first fish of the month was an absolute belter from the River Conon on the 18th of the month. I received a call from Philip Black and Gordon Mackenzie inviting me for a cast as one of their party had to go home that evening. Fishing the Conon would mean a 3 1/2 hour drive for me and as my wife already had plans for the Saturday evening it meant I would have to be home by 6pm. I deliberated the prospect for most of the night but when I was awoken at 5am by my daughter, my mind was made up! I jumped out of of bed and hit the road North. It turned out to be a good decision as I was fortunate enough to land a spilt fresh fish around the 12lb mark. It hammered a size 11 Kitchen Sink as soon as it touch the surface of the water. It was obviously meant to be!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The flying visit to the Conon was more than worth while!</td></tr>
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A Don springer is a prize worth pursuing as they're usually as rare as hens teeth. This year however, was different. The River Don had been fishing really well and I made a point to using my Saturdays to try and get one for myself. Come Saturday the 25th, the water levels were on the drop following a nice rise at the beginning of that week. As the fish were running, I decided to book a day on the Kildrummy Water. Again, I was up early but as permits for Kildrummy are only collected from the hotel at 9am, I decided to have an hour on the ADAA water at Kemnay before hand. This turned out to be a very good decision as within my first few casts, I lifted into a nice fish. It was soon landed and after a quick photo, I released an older hen fish of around 8lb back into the water. The pressure was off before I had even got to Kildrummy and my first Don springer of the year was in the bank.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A springer from the ADAA beat at Kemnay caught early in the morning.</td></tr>
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When I arrived at Kildrummy, I was 4th in line to collect my permit, the other 3 rods fishing that day were trout anglers. I headed off down to the beat upon collecting my permit but the 3 trout lads were all parked up at the hut. Instead of going there myself, I tackled up at one of the pools. I wasn't being anti social but just thought it would be best to make my own decision of where to start fishing. Luck was definitely on my side this season as within minutes of starting my second run down the pool I was into a fish. It took the Sunray Shadow on the way down after it jumped about 3 feet in the air. It turned out to be a lovely fresh run fish around the 6lb mark. Two Don springers in one day is not to be sniffed at!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beauty from the Don again but this time at Kildrummy Fishing.</td></tr>
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<b><u>June</u></b></div>
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June has always been kind to me in terms of catching salmon and this year was no different. On the 22nd I had the day off work and so I booked a day on the River Dee at Commonty. I met Ian Fraser, the ghille early in the morning and we discussed tactics before he set off. I took all Ian's advice on board and I set up with a floating line, slow sink tip and a size 10 Cascade. I got down to the taking spot in the Otter Trap when my fly was grabbed by a very aggressive salmon. It tore off like a runaway train and after one of the best battles I've ever had with a salmon ever, I finally tailed a fresh run salmon around the 12lb mark. It had a gaping wound in it's flank which may have been the reason it fought so hard. Upon removal of the hook I also noticed that one of the points of the hook was buckled so I was lucky to have got this fish in.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fresh run Summer Salmon from Commonty. This one was estimated at around 12lb.</td></tr>
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On the same day but in the afternoon, it was by this time bright and sunny and there was not many signs of fish showing in the pools. I had already fished the Loop and Bend twice when I saw what looked to be a fresh fish show near the neck of the pool. I tied on my trusty Sunray Shadow tube and began to work it through the pool. I had fished a cast out and was just starting to lift the rod when a fish took the fly on the lift! It took off down river but I soon beached my first grilse of the season. A fresh fish around the 6lb mark which was swiftly returned. Not a bad day in less than ideal conditions.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first grilse of of the season from the Loop at Commonty.</td></tr>
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My first sea trout of the year was landed on the 25th whilst salmon fishing. It was a nice fresh fish around the 2lb mark from the Kelpie Pool at Ballogie.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first seas trout of the season from the River Dee. </td></tr>
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<b><u>July</u></b></div>
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On the 6th July I found myself fishing the Ballogie beat of the River Dee. I was on the river early as it was going to be a bright and sunny day and the river levels were on the low side. I started my day off in the Flats and as the Sunray Shadow had been doing the business for me, it was my go to fly on this particular day. I was just coming into the taking part of the pool when my fly was hit with some venom! A monumental tussle took place before I finally got my hands on the prize. It was a superb looking salmon estimated to be around 13/14lb. It was fat as a barrel and a proper summer salmon. It's always great to have a fish on the bank before 8am when you're out for a day's fishing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Probably my best looking Salmon of the season. This belter was caught on a Sunray Shadow at Ballogie. </td></tr>
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That turned out to be my only salmon of the month but I did land a few nice sea trout from Carlogie during my annual summer days with Ade Warburton and Philip Black. Sadly, unlike the bonanza we had last year, the salmon were just not there in any numbers this time round.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of two sea trout from Carlogie that I caught in bright sunshine and in the middle of the day.</td></tr>
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<b><u>August</u></b></div>
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August 2019 will live in my memory for the rest of my days. I had taken a week off during the school holidays to fish with my son, who joined the ADAA this year. It just so happened that the River Don had risen at the beginning of that week (w/c 12th) and grilse run decided to run in good numbers. On the 14th, accompanied by my son (who is 7) headed off to fish the Lower Fintray beat. We had the pools to ourselves which was surprising but only a few casts into our morning, Liam's Flying C was grabbed by a lively fish. He was nervous at first and was reluctant to play the fish in fear of losing it but with my encouragement he played it well. Landing a fish with 5ft of bankside reeds is not the easiest task fro even the more experienced rods so to avoid the risk of losing his first salmon, I had decided to climb into the water to tail a fresh run fish out past the reeds. It was a beauty of around the 6lb mark. I was up over my wellies and soaking wet but I couldn't have cared less! I am not sure who had the bigger smile; me or Liam!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Liam playing his first ever salmon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The prize! A fresh grilse around 6lb. A fine fish for his first Salmon.</td></tr>
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It didn't take long for Liam to land his second and then his third salmon of his young life. We ventured out the next day to fish Parkhill. After a fruitless morning we went and did the shopping before Liam decided he wanted to try fishing again. With the shopping in the boot we headed up river to the Kemnay beat of the Don. Again, we had the pools to ourselves and literally with the first cast of the day we hooked a fish. It was another fresh run grilse and again, I was up over wellies landing the fish as the reeds made it impossible to beach. It was a sea liced grilse around 5lb. It was quickly returned and we were straight back fishing again. Unbelievably, with just a few casts later, we were into another fish! It was another fresh grilse around the 5lb mark. After a spirited fight, Liam quickly had his second fish of the day in the book. It was a day to remember and we headed home soon after as we were soaked to the skin but at least we had huge grins on our faces!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Salmon for Liam the very next day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And another! Three Salmon in 2 days for Liam is pretty good going for a 7 year old!</td></tr>
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The very next day I decided to go out fishing again. Liam didn't come with me on this occasion though. I started at Parkhill and once again, on my very first cast of the day, I hooked into a lively wee grilse. It was quickly landed and after a photo I sent it on it's way. The grilse still seemed to be running. This proved to be the case as only a short while later, I hooked 3 more fish but only manged to land one of them. Losing one in the reeds as I tried to land it. Still, a brace was not a bad result at all for just a couple for hours on the river.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of two grilse I landed from the River Don at Parkhill for my day.</td></tr>
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Outwith the early Spring months, September is probably my favourite time to be on the river. The pools are usually filling up with fish and the first cold snap tends to see them come back on the take after the summer temperatures warm the river up and switch them off. This year, I had a very good month and landed quite a number of fish for my efforts. I won't bore you with details of them all so I will just relay the capture of a few of them. One fish in particular will live long in the memory.</div>
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I had been fishing my rod on the beat below the Ballogie Bridge on the 7th of the month. I had a small fish around 4lb in the morning but I was invited by ghillie, Sean Stanton to have a cast on the lower pools above the bridge. It didn't take much persuasion and I soon headed off upstream to fish the Sands and Slips. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A slightly coloured wee grilse from Ballogie.</td></tr>
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My first run through the Sands saw me get a couple of half hearted offers which didn't stick but there were a few fish showing which kept my moral up. I carried on into the Slips but decided to change tactics so I opted for a 10ft 7ips tip and a big Pink Franc N Snaelda tube. This change of depth did the trick almost instantly and I was soon into a hefty fish just opposite the hut. It jumped out the water to reveal itself and my initial delight in hooking a fish turned to anxiety! This was a BIG fish! A 20 minute battle ensued and I let out a huge sigh of relief as I tailed the fish. It was a stunning hen salmon which was built like a torpedo! I took a few photos before measuring the fish with some nylon. I first estimated it to be around the 21lb mark due to the size of its girth but going by it's 94cms length, it was booked at 19lb. Whatever it weighed, it was a beauty and I was delighted to have landed it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lump of a Salmon from the River Dee in September. My biggest fish of the year.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A head shot of the same fish above.</td></tr>
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The 14th September saw me fishing the famous Cairnton beat of the River Dee. I had fished Cairnton only twice before but in the early Spring months. I had never landed a fish there but I managed to end that run by catching a small grilse from Glisters. Not a fresh fish nor a big one but it had always been a goal of mine to catch a fish at Cairnton so it was great to tick that one off my bucket list. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A plump wee grlse from the famous Cairnton beat of the River Dee.</td></tr>
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Another fish that sticks in my mind from late September was a coloured cock fish around the 14lb mark from Ballogie. I had got up early one morning as I had to be home for the afternoon. I got to the beat just after 7am and arrived to find two rods on the opposite bank fishing the same pool. This kind of took the wind out of my sails as it was the only pool holding fish on my side and it was already being heavily fished. The rush to get on the water was over so I took my time tackling up and sat on the bench awaiting my turn to fish the pool. I decided on fishing a very large Red Frances as I felt I needed to show the fish something they may not have seen that morning already. I waded out and began to fish to my optimum length when all of a sudden a fish grabbed the fly! I quickly beached the fish which as I mentioned was a coloured cock salmon around the 14lb mark. It was extremely satisfying landing a fish from a pool that the opposition had both fished through before me without any luck. The early bird doesn't always catch the worm it seems! I landed several more fish for September and details of all these fish can be found by looking back my earlier posts on this Blog.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patience pays off! A good sized Salmon fish from Ballogie. </td></tr>
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I had a very good October on both the Dee and Don this year. Not to be out done by my Dad who landed 3 salmon just a few days before, I was lucky enough to land 4 for my day on the 11th October. The first of the 4 was a grilse around the 5lb mark from Lower Fintray. I then headed up river to fish Manar where I landed another 3. All in the space of 90 minutes! This was my best day on the Don and although all fish were coloured, it was great to see the river with healthy numbers occupying the pools; especially on the lower and middle sections.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1 of 4 from Lower Fintray on the 11th October.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2 of 4. A wee grilse from Manar which took a Pink Franc N Snaelda.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3 of 4. A 7lb cock Salmon which also fell to a Pink Franc n Snaelda.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4 of 4. Only a few casts later I landed this coloured fish around the 5lb mark. A cracking day on the Don!</td></tr>
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I finished off my Dee season on the 14th and 15th October at Carlogie and then Ballogie thanks to an invite from Sean Stanton. I had 3 fish from my 2 days and between us all we had a cracking couple of days. It was nice to go out on a high by filling up the catch book a bit more. Hopefully next year things will improve as a total catch for the entire river of less than 3000 salmon is a very poor return for the rod effort the river sees on a daily basis. I am an optimist though and I firmly believe that the river will bounce back next year like it always has done. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An older fish from the Dee at Carlogie on the 14th. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A hen Salmon from the Boat Pool at Carlogie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My final Salmon of the 2019 River Dee season. A feisty wee cock fish from Ballogie. All 3 fish fell to the deadly Pink Franc N Snaelda again.</td></tr>
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The final few days of the season were successful ones for me and I was fortunate enough to land a few fish for my efforts. My final fish for the season was landed on the last day from the Kemnay beat of the River Don. It was just a small, coloured grilse but it was nice to end the year with another fish in my book.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last but not least! My final Salmon of 2019 from the River Don on the 31st October.</td></tr>
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I hope you have enjoyed reliving some of my highlights with me and I will look forward to updating my Blog on a regular basis next season with hopefully plenty more salmon. Until then though, it is time to get the fly boxes stocked up again with my favourite flies for attracting the coveted prize that is a fresh run springer!<br />
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To all my fishing pals and ghilles, who have as usual, massively contributed to my salmon fishing enjoyment this year. You guys have done this by passing on your wealth of knowledge and, of course by putting me onto the fish! It is always much appreciated and I cannot thank you guys enough. Here's to doing it all again next year. Slange Var!</div>
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DeeDonSalmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787531363084983539noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769008364560198484.post-48197470480972063612019-10-31T21:49:00.000+00:002019-10-31T21:49:16.232+00:00Closing Day Salmon From The Don<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I had a few hours out on the River Don today as it was the final day of the fishing season. I wasn’t expecting much action as the fish seemed to have switched to spawning mode this week but I did manage to land a wee grilse from the Aberdeen & District Angling Association beat at Kemnay. It was a nice way to round off my season. Roll on next year!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No.31 My final salmon of the 2019 fishing season.</td></tr>
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DeeDonSalmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787531363084983539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769008364560198484.post-26808839376049283242019-10-31T21:43:00.000+00:002019-10-31T21:43:17.466+00:00A Couple Of Salmon From The Don<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I had the day off on Monday and spent fishing the River Don up near Alford. The river was sitting at 20” on the gauge following a 2” rise the day before. It was frosty in the morning on arrival but once the air temperature warmed up a bit this seemed to bring the fish on the take.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An Autumn hen salmon from the River Don. </td></tr>
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My set up was my 12ft 6in LTS Explosive with a floating line and a 6ft 7ips tip. My fly of choice was a size 10 Red Ally’s. This combo worked well and I was fortunate enough to land two fish. The first being a 10lb hen Salmon and the second being a 5lb cock Grilse. Both fish were safely returned.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A feisty grilse posing for a photo.</td></tr>
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The Don has fished well this season and hopefully the improvement in salmon numbers will bode well for the seasons to come. Here hoping it’s a good spawning year too.</div>
DeeDonSalmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787531363084983539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769008364560198484.post-13765385541088943982019-10-16T20:41:00.005+01:002019-10-16T20:41:33.429+01:00Another Season Over On The River Dee<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well, that's another season come and gone on the River Dee. It has been a hard slog for many beats this year with a distinct lack of salmon appearing in the catch returns. However, I do think that there was more fish in the pools than the catches suggest but it has by no means been anywhere near as good as it should be. It may have something to do with Storm Frank and the havoc it caused at the end of December 2015 or it may be something else entirely? Who knows? Whatever the reason, it has been difficult to stay positive at times but if you were in the right place at the right time then there was fish there to be caught.<br />
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Despite the doom and gloom so prevalent up and down the valley, I have had a decent enough season considering. I have picked away each time I have been out and managed to connect with something on most occasions recently. This is in no small part down to a few ghillies up and own the river who, without their generosity I would have not been half as successful as I have been. They know who they are and for that, I you all very much indeed. Time t put the feet up with a dram or two before we start all over in a couple of months time!<br />
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The season finished on the 15th October and I was fortunate enough to find myself fishing on the Ballogie and Carlogie beats of the river thanks to an invite from head ghillie, Sean Stanton. Water conditions were ideal and I managed to land a few fish for my couple of days. Just the same as Friday, the Float/Hover/S1 and Pink France N Snaelda proved to be the killer fly for me. It was nice to bow out for 2019 with a few fish on the book.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 5lb Grilse from the March Pool at Carlogie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 7lb hen Salmon from the Boat Pool at Carlogie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My last fish of the 2019 season. A feisty cock fish around the 5lb mark from the Top Gannet at Ballogie.</td></tr>
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DeeDonSalmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787531363084983539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769008364560198484.post-48323243896403338182019-10-16T19:31:00.001+01:002019-10-16T19:31:39.556+01:00A Day To Remember On The River Don<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Friday 11th October turned out to be a good day for me on the River Don when I was fortunate enough to land four salmon for my efforts. The Don had been running at a good height following a rise in water the weekend before. This rise must have brought some fish on the take as my Dad landed 3 salmon of his on the Wednesday. <div>
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The first salmon I landed was from the Manse Poll on the ADAA's Lower Fintray beat. It was a small grilse around the 5lb mark. I fished the pool several times after without a touch and I decided to head off around 11am. Whilst breaking up my rod and putting my gear back in the car I had a thought of heading up river to fish at Manar. This turned out to be a great decision as I landed 3 salmon there between 12.30pm and 1.45pm! Float/Hover/S1 shooting head with a 10ft 5ips tip and a 10mm Pink Franc N Snaelda doing the damage.</div>
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It is great to see the Don fishing well this season and although it is still a long way off it's best, it is another welcome improvement on the previous year. Hopefully this upward trend will continue next year too. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A good strt to the morning. A 5lb hen Grilse from Lower Fintray.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two's Up. A 5lb cock Grilse from Manar.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hatrick! A 7lb cock Salmon from Manar.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Number 4. A 4lb hen Grilse alsofrom Manar.</td></tr>
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DeeDonSalmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787531363084983539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769008364560198484.post-9924111825258616582019-09-30T21:03:00.001+01:002019-09-30T21:03:19.516+01:00Some Salmon From Ballogie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I was fortunate enough to land a few Salmon from the Ballogie beat of the River Dee last week during my annual leave from work. Its always good to be in the right place at the right time when the fish are on the take. This seemed to be in the morning before the sun got too bright as catches tailed off during the afternoon before the fish came back on the take in the evening.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A grilse around the 5lb mark.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A nice male salmon around the 12lb mark taken on a Red Frances.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another cock fish this time around 10lb taken on a Pink franc N Snaelda.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A grilse around 4lb taken on a Red Frances.</td></tr>
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DeeDonSalmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787531363084983539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769008364560198484.post-2083221652817041752019-09-30T13:59:00.000+01:002019-09-30T13:59:23.661+01:00Cairnton - River Dee<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Back on the 14th September, I had a day on the magnificent Cairnton beat of the River Dee. This beat is kept in pristine condition by ghillie, Terry Paton and the staff on the estate. The fabled pools on this beat were made famous back in the 1930s by one of the pioneers of greased line fishing, Arthur Wood. There is just something magical about following in his footsteps and fishing the water where he made his name.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view looking downstream from the hut on the top beat. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A detailed map of the salmon pools on the Cairnton estate.</td></tr>
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Upon arrival at the beat I was greeted by Terry in the hut and we sat down to discuss tactics for the day over a coffee. The river was sitting a a fine height for the beat and there had been several fish caught prior to my arrival on the Saturday so hopes were high. Terry suggested a two rod set up. one with a floating line and the other with something a bit heavier. This is exactly what I did. I was to start on the lower half of the beat and the other rod, Juan was to fish the upper part.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down stream from Glisters. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking upstream from the same position. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My fish from Glisters.</td></tr>
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The first pool on my allocated part of the beat was Glisters. My first choice was to fish the Float/Hover/Sink1 line with a Black Frances tube. This pool is a nice and narrow part of the river and can be easily covered from the bank. I began at the top of the pool and worked my way down but despite seeing a few fish showing, I failed to connect with any of them. I decided to change flies over to my trusty Sunray Shadow and gave the pool another run through before moving on. This change in tactics worked almost instantly and I was quickly into a fish. It was a nice wee grilse which it gave a good account of itself before coming to hand. A fine way to christen my new reel! After a quick photo it was safely returned.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking downstream towards Malt Steep.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking upstream towards Canary and Sandy Bay.</td></tr>
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I was delighted have landed a fish so soon after starting but I was sure they would be more fish to be had given the conditions on the day. I ventured off down river to fish the Garden Run before having a cast in the Malt Steep. Although there were the odd fish showing these pools were fairly quiet and neither my France nor Sunray Shadow produced any further action so I headed off down do the Slat Vat pools and Invercannie before lunch.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking upstream from Invercannie towards Salt Vat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down through Invercannie up in the neck of the pool. </td></tr>
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I fished down through the Salt Vat pools and Invercannie without a touch although there were one or two fish splashing around in both pools. Invercannie especially, is a lovely cast and almost the whole length of the pool I was waiting for the line to go. Unfortunately, it never materialised but it was still a pleasure to fish it again.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking upstream from the upper beat hut at lunchtime. Not a bad view at all! </td></tr>
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At lunch, Terry advised that he had a nice fish out of the Ferroch pool which was also taken on a Sunray Shadow. This was good to hear and it buoyed us on for the afternoon session in which I was to begin in the famous Grey Mare pool and work my way down from there.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking downstream in the famous Grey Mare.</td></tr>
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The Grey Mare is a very famous salmon pool, not only on the Dee but it is world renowned. Mainly due to the fact that A.H.E Wood kept this pool for his own personal use. He wouldn't have done that if it was not good! When I made my way down to the pool I immediately saw a few fish rise in the faster water up in the neck. I covered them with a Sunray Shadow but they weren't for the taking so I carried on down the pool. It was great to see a healthy stock of fish in the pools even though they were all mostly coloured fish. When I go salmon fishing, my main aim is to catch something so if that fish is a bit coloured then so be it. It takes none of the pleasure away from landing a fish. Fair enough, catching gravid fish later on in the season is not ideal but at this time of year you can't pick and choose what colour of fish you catch.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A.H.E Wood's gauge cut into the bank.</td></tr>
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Next up for me was the Cottage Run. This is another famous pool on the beat and it is the one where A.H.E Wood made his gauge so he could see the river levels from the comfort of his study. The Cottage Run is a lovely cast, especially down at the tail. You can see why the fish like this part of the [pool and it is a good bet on where you would land a fish here. I had two runs through the pool using both the floating line and sinking line but the fish were not for taking so I headed off back tot he hut to finish for the day. Upon arrival to the hut it was good to hear that there had been a further two fish landed in the afternoon. Both by Terry and again on his Sunray set up. Not a bad result at all for the day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking downstream from the tail of the Cottage Run. A good bet for picking up a running fish.</td></tr>
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It was a pleasure to be back at Cairnton again and a big thank you to Terry Paton for inviting me over. It was great to get my first Cairnton salmon in the book. Maybe not my biggest fish ever but it was always a goal of mine to get one in the book at Cairnton so I can now scratch that of my bucket list. I'll look forward to returning again next year sometime. For more details on fishing the Cairnton beat please check out the link blow.<br />
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DeeDonSalmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787531363084983539noreply@blogger.com0Unnamed Road, Banchory AB31, UK57.051129780116739 -2.570589586983942457.046811780116741 -2.5806745869839425 57.055447780116737 -2.5605045869839422tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769008364560198484.post-48411711521979106152019-09-11T13:02:00.003+01:002019-09-30T21:03:54.545+01:00September Salmon From The River Dee<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last Saturday I had a day on the Ballogie beat of the River Dee. The water was sitting at good height of 1ft 9in and with a recent drop in air and water temperatures the fish seemed to be a bit more eager to take a fly.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cracking hen salmon from the River Dee last week.</td></tr>
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I was fortunate enough to land a nice wee fish of around 3lb in the morning. It was a slightly coloured hen fish which came at the Sunray Shadow twice before finally taking it. I initially thought it was a trout and hand lined the fish in. It wasn't until I got it on the bank that I realised it was a grilse!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A small but lively grilse which hammered a Sunray Shadow.</td></tr>
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In the afternoon I ventured up above the Potarch Bridge and fished the Sands and Slips pools. I had a couple of offers in the Sands which didn't stick and I also had an offer int he Slips which also didn't hook up. I was fishing a 7ips tip and a 14mm Pink Frnac N Snaelda and as it seemed to be what they wanted, I decided to have another run through both pools. I was about midway done the top slip I had a thumping take! It felt like a very hefty fish and it was towing me around the pool with ease! I knew it was a good sized fish but it wasn't until it leapt out of the water that I realised how big it actually was. I landed like someone had thrown a boulder into the pool! After a dogged battle of wills the fish was beginning to tire but just when I thought I had the job done it made a lunge for a sunken rock and the line went tight. I thought the fish was going to come off as I could not move it. I waded out of the water and down the bank to below the fish and thankfully the line freed and the fish took off across the pool back to where I had hooked it. Another few minutes of the fish going round in circles was enough to tire it further and I soon managed to get my hand round it's shovel like tail and the fish was finally mine.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A quick photo before release. What a slab of a fish!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back she goes to do her business. Should be plenty egg in this one!</td></tr>
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I took a quick photo of the fish and a measurement of it;s length. It measured in at 94cm or 37". It had a huge girth but in my haste to get the fish back I didn't bother to measure this and I returned the fish to the water as soon as I could. It was booked at 19lb but whatever it weighed, it was a beast of a salmon and one I will remember for a while to come.</div>
DeeDonSalmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787531363084983539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769008364560198484.post-78337468019754832662019-08-22T18:40:00.001+01:002019-08-22T18:40:09.007+01:00Two Grilse From The River Don<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The grilse keep on coming on the River Don and I was fortunate enough to land two last week in howling gale conditions. I hooked four salmon in the space of one crazy hour but unfortunately two of them came off. I was more than happy to land two of them though. Hopefully the fish keep on coming and we see a good back end run to bolster what has been a big improvement on the River Don this year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A well conditioned grilse around the 5lb mark from the River Don last week.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another fresh grilse comes to hand on the River Don. I hooked 4 in the space of an hour but only landed 2 of them.</td></tr>
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DeeDonSalmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787531363084983539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769008364560198484.post-45451335391104474252019-08-22T18:33:00.001+01:002019-08-22T18:34:31.601+01:00He's Done It Again!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Not content with catching his first salmon on the 14th August, we had to venture out again on the 15th and this time we were fortunate enough to land two lovely fresh Grilse from Aberdeen and District Angling Association's Kemnay beat of the River Don. I'm one very proud dad!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first grlise of the day. Safely returned.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Liam with his prized catch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A sea liced grilse around the 4lb mark. The fish was safely released after a quick photo.</td></tr>
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DeeDonSalmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787531363084983539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769008364560198484.post-24345686727472280822019-08-22T18:19:00.001+01:002019-08-22T18:19:18.421+01:00My Son's First Salmon!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On Wednesday 14th August my son, Liam landed his first salmon at the age of 7 years old. It was caught from the Aberdeen and District Angling Association's Lower Fintray beat and was taken on a spinning lure. I think his smile says it all!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My son with his first Salmon. A lovely fresh grilse around the 6lb mark.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Liam into a fish on the River Don.</td></tr>
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DeeDonSalmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787531363084983539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769008364560198484.post-17708382833428989622019-08-22T18:05:00.001+01:002019-08-22T18:05:54.758+01:00River Dee Sea Trout<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Back at the end of July I had two days fishing on the River Dee at Carlogie. Unfortunately, the salmon were playing hard to get but I did manage to connect with some nice sea trout. They were all around the 2lb mark and were taken during the day in bright and sunny conditions.<br />
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DeeDonSalmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787531363084983539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769008364560198484.post-9340874911070953172019-07-11T12:41:00.000+01:002019-07-11T12:41:23.588+01:00A Summer Salmon From Ballogie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Last week I had on the Ballogie Beat of the River Dee. The water was on the low side but it was nice to land a cracking fish around the 13lb mark in the morning. It put up a helluva fight in the fast current and I was delighted to finally land it a good distance down stream from where I hooked it. It hammered a Sunray Shadow as it swung round in the current. Great fun on the 12ft 6in LTS Explosive rod! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fine, summer salmon from the Ballogie Flats last week.</td></tr>
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Later on in the afternoon I lost a big fish just above the falls at Potarch. It grabbed a size 12 Cascade just on the lip and I couldn't do anything with the fish. I held into it as much as I could and it thankfully opted for running upstream and not over the falls. I had the fish on for several minutes and I thought I had got though the hardest part of the fight but with the fish just opposite me and about 8ft from the bank, it turned into the white water again and with a fierce slap of it's tail, the fly came loose undone and the fish was off. Having seen the fish a few times it look to be around the 18-20lb mark and was a bar of silver. I would have loved to have seen that one on the bank but it wasn't to be. The fish have to win sometimes!</div>
DeeDonSalmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787531363084983539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769008364560198484.post-92032406499902861082019-06-24T21:44:00.002+01:002019-06-24T21:44:50.251+01:00Two Salmon From The River Dee<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I had a day on the River Dee last Saturday for the first time in a few weeks. The water was sitting at a great height for the beat at around 1ft 4in on the gauge ad it was running clear. I was delighted to land a salmon and grilse for my efforts with both fish fresh as they come. The first fish I landed was around the 12lb mark and the second was a perfectly formed grilse around 6lbs. Both fish fought like tigers and had my Hardy Cascapedia reel singing a lovely tune!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Afresh salmon around the 12lb mark ready for release. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A big scar on the salmon's flank. Most likely caused by a seal.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lively 6lb grilse from the Bend taken on a Sunray Shadow.</td></tr>
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DeeDonSalmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787531363084983539noreply@blogger.com0Commonty Fishings, River Dee57.05519899967485 -2.620865386212926857.054119499674847 -2.6233868862129266 57.056278499674853 -2.6183438862129269tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769008364560198484.post-37528019589896214582019-05-30T19:33:00.001+01:002019-05-30T19:33:25.287+01:00River Don Springers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The River Don has been having great Spring this year. In fact, it is the best start to a Don season since 2005 with over 200 salmon already recorded. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to take advantage of the resurgence in the spring run and was lucky enough to land a couple of nice fish on Saturday. The first one was an older fish around 8lb from the ADAA water at Kemnay and the second one was a fresh fish of around 6lb from the beautiful Kildrummy Fishings. It was great to land a Don springer and just like buses, two came along at once!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A nice fish around the 8lb mark from the ADAA water at Kemnay.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wee beauty from Kildrummy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back to fight again another day.</td></tr>
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DeeDonSalmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787531363084983539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769008364560198484.post-15062582217713815202019-05-29T17:56:00.001+01:002019-07-11T12:43:11.299+01:00A Salmon From The River Conon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I made a flying visit to the beautiful River Conon a couple of weeks back and my early start and long drive were rewarded with this cracking salmon. The 5 hour round trip was certainly worth the effort. The fish pictured below was estimated around the 12lb mark. It couldn't resist a #11 Kitchen Sink and gave me a cracking scrap!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">12lb of River Conon silver ready to be released. </td></tr>
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