Another great day

Peter Morrison took the place today with his party hitting the jackpot after ten minutes with a very special 16lb long tailed licer for guest John Bushell. This was John's first time salmon fishing and he did a grand job landing this fish from the boat on a pink and white kynoch - easy.
Well done John and Peter (who supplied the lure as well as putting on the day)!

Long tail Licer

Sandy Harrison caught this long tailed licer on the fly fishing from the stream at the bothy. Another day when we saw fish head and tailing. The boat lost one on the vision.
This spring has been great fun.

Still great conditions

The water is still cold and low and perfect for us at Upper Redgorton.

Yesterday we got the week off to a good start with the help of Bill and Sandra Robbins's grandson Billy. The young salmon fisherman had a warm up with a kelt first of all on the fly and then got down to the real deal by playing and landing his first Springer - a 13lb belter! The rod was in capable hands for the battle so well done Billy and let's hope for more success from you in the future.

Long may this continue

Well the howling ice cold wind and snow didn't put us off today as the good spring run and low cold water favoured URG again today. We hooked 5 definite spring fish and a couple of kelts, landed two of the springers and so nearly landed two more.
Jim Kilgour was the first to hook up on the fly in the fireshot and after a good ten minute fight the fish came off in the shallow water. Next up was Greggor Nimmo who landed his best fish of the spring - a 20lb licer on the fly. His fish took a black and yellow monkey and was leaving us watching backing for 15 minutes before any impression was made. Once the fish was put back we went out again and in the same spot hooked up straight away on the same fly to another big fish which tore away, and away and off!
Then it was Ross Mcgregors turn who added to his total of 4 last week with another fish of 8lb, long tailed sea liced, again in the fireshot and again on the fly. 7 of our 11 springers so far have been on the fly.
Straight after lunch the wind picked up again and it felt like the temp dropped further. Greggor played another springer in the Shochie at 5pm on the Rapala which led him a merry dance again (mostly in Luncarty) before falling off at the back of the boat at the net!!!

All in all, a good day, and in a couple of ways - a sore one.

Licer out of the gloom

The water is still coloured but clearing and the level is 7" below the stone. the day started with heavy snow but melted by lunchtime. The Springer we got straight after lunch wasn't bothered with the colour, and slammed the orange and white kynoch before taking off to the far side of the river for some time.

8lb sea liced spring salmon.

Winter is Back

The water has been very dirty over the last two days but we should see a difference in the morning.

Hee hee

SIX in a week!!!
Great end to the week with another two fish including a very good 19lb fish on the fly for Greggor Nimmo. This fish put up one hell of a fight, taking in Cochran's and staying in Cochran's as we took the boat over to the Iron Burn in low water. Several times Greggor nearly had some fly line on the reel before the fish ran and ran with almost unstoppable power.
Rods were bent all over the place with a full squad out, Perth and District had 4 kelts, Greggor lost another good one on the fly which was on and showing, whilst Peter, his boat partner landed a big kelt on the cast kynoch. We also had an 11lb springer on the fly which has taken the count of fly caught Springers for the week to 5 out of the six!

A great week and one that Ross Mcgreggor will never forget.

Another Springer

Ross Mcgregor has caught 3 springers in less than 24 hours at URG now with his latest taken in the craigs this morning. 9lb short tailed licer. All on the fly.

Then 3 come at once!

Great day today as we got 3 springers in clear water which is 1'6" below the stone. Ross Mcgregor got us of the mark with one at 18lb on the fly off the knowes bank which was good enough but a few minutes later he made it two with another springer at 8lb. Fantastic work Ross! Then we got lucky too in the boat at the Shochie with Richard Smart, fishing with Michael Nimmo, landing a 13lb springer on the harled vision. This was Richards first salmon and straight after lunch he hooked and landed a good baggot at the Red Braes on a black flying C. What a day for you Richard, well done.

Holland House Guests

Alan and Steve from Inverurie, both guests from Holland House, cast a line today at Upper Redgorton. Steve, a very good fly fisher and part of the Scotland trout team, braved the water for alot of the day whilst Alan took to the boat. Alan had his first catch on the Tay with a kelt and right at the death down at the Shochie, fishing together with Steve he also hooked a Fish which tore off back towards the sea and got fed up with being hooked and so came off. That's Fishing!
I hope to see both Alan and Steve again someday.

Full Squad

Six rods were fishing today with blue skies and clear water again. Kelts were had with Jim Kilgour and Ross Mcgregor getting them on the fly and Peter and Greggor on the Kynoch. Peter had a real good fight with this kelt. The water is very settled a few inches below the stone so fingers crossed for next week.