Kildrummy Fishings - A 30 Year Wait Is Finally Over

After a very long wait stretching back the best part of 30 years, Barry Gauld finally landed his first ever salmon last week whilst fishing the Kildrummy beat on the River Don. The fish took a Franc N Snaelda tube. Hopefully it will now be the first of many.

Barry playing his fish at Kildrummy.

30 years of waiting is finally over. Well done that man!

If you fancy a day fishing on this wonderful part of the River Don check out their FishDon page which can be found by following this link Kildrummy Fishings. The food served up by the Kildrummy Inn, who incidentally own the fishing, is fantastic and well worth a visit if you are in the area and I'd highly recommend it based on my own personal experience of dining there.

The Kildrummy Inn

Sea Liced 7lber From The River Don

I landed this beauty around the 7lb mark from the Aberdeen and District Angling Association water on the River Don last week. It took a #9 Kitchen Sink fly and was covered in sea lice. A very welcome fresh fish for this time of year. It was safely returned after a quick photo to continue it's journey up river to spawn, possibly in the next few weeks. I am awiting scale readings from several fish I've caught, including this one and I will post the results when they come in.

Hopefully there are a few more like this fish still to run the river before the season is out. I'll certainly be trying my best to intercept one!

A cracking fish for this time of year. Fresh as paint and covered in sea lice.

One more photo before release.