The opening paragraphs of todays newsletter talks about the 2018 catch statistics and the ongoing problems with our salmon stocks and I am proud to be supporting so many different initiatives that hope to help not just with the conservation of our beloved salmon but also get behind some seriously well thought through initiatives that hope to finally help address some of the issues and then do something about it! Continue reading
FMS Conference Edinburgh
Friday week I had the pleasure of attending the Fisheries Management Scotland Conference in Edinburgh entitled “Salmon and People in a Changing World.” An audience of interesting like minded people from around the world all meeting to get stuck into some really challenging and topical agenda items that certainly made for some great debate.Norway Students Visit The Tay
Great to have time to spend visiting a few beats on the Tay today and a look too at the Tummel below the dam at Pitlochry as you do.Wester Elchies
I had the great fortune to be fishing one of my favourite beats on the Spey last week at Wester Elchies with some good friends. The river was high on arrival and proving to be difficult to fish with us really not wading at all but there were a few pools that fish well in the higher water, The Brock and Delagyle in particular where I fished hard with my favourite black and yellow flies and a compulsory cast with a Gold Bodied Willie Gunn.Lower Cargill, River Tay
It was a pleasure to be invited to the new “hut” being opened today on Lower Cargill. Continue reading
River Tay 2019
As I sit writing this first blog of 2019 I do so with thoughts turning to tomorrow’s opening day celebrations at Meikleour to kick of the new season on the River Tay. Continue reading
2018 Season Update From Mark
It’s that time of year when you realise that there are only a few weeks left of the season to find fishing for this year with many rivers now closed and the conclusions and reflections are drawn on what kind of a season we have all had.Salmon Fishing Norway
Tingvoll Salmon Fishing – A fishing experience of a lifetime in a pastoral and relaxing
environment in the middle of Norway. Continue reading
River Spey Opening
It was great to once again be able to join the opening day celebrations of the Spey at the Victoria Bridge in Aberlour where once again the event was supported by Aberlour Distillery and Walkers. I know from speaking to Roger Knight and others at the ceremony that their sponsorship is really much appreciated so well done to both for your involvement.
January
As I sit down to write the first of my blogs for 2018 we have already had the excitement of having a number of rivers now open for business with more to follow this week and next. I don’t know about you but the anticipation of that first day out in the new season is a wonderful feeling. Visits to your tackle room, hut or garage where you store your mountains of kit become a more regular feature and lines, flies, rods all checked for the umpteenth time and then just because you can, a trip to your favourite fishing shop or online site to get that last minute something you believe is definitely needed to make that first trip a success!
