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Post by jimthefish on May 24, 2006 16:45:56 GMT
Just heard that a 41.5lb sealiced cock fish was taken on the Teith yesterday at Lanrick weir pool by Jamie McCaig. Will endeavour to post photo that was sent to me.
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Post by jimthefish on May 24, 2006 16:58:29 GMT
 What a cracker !! The Teith is a really underrated river. |
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Post by tyneandrew on May 24, 2006 17:06:48 GMT
shit, do they really get that big!
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Post by elwyman on May 24, 2006 17:46:10 GMT
Wow, well done Jamie.
He certainly looks pleased with himself!
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Post by exerod on May 24, 2006 18:51:11 GMT
 there must be a story to be told with that fish. What was it caught on. How long did it take to land? Well done Andy
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Post by Fruin on May 24, 2006 22:15:36 GMT
What a fish!!!
I used to fish the Teith a few years ago, but never contacted anything like that. However, being part of the Forth system, big fish are always a realistic possibility, and there is some really nice fly water on the river.
Well done to Jamie.
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Post by robmason on May 24, 2006 22:35:09 GMT
I don't know.......something just doesn't look right........  |
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Post by elwyman on May 24, 2006 22:45:52 GMT
I don't know.......something just doesn't look right........ Now you mention it, there seems to be a big flap of skin sticking up, on top in front of the tail - a seal bite? |
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Post by jimthefish on May 25, 2006 8:03:11 GMT
Posted by robmason on Yesterday at 11:35pm
I don't know.......something just doesn't look right........
What......... caught by a Scotsman ?
Sorry, couldn't resist that ;D
And yes Elwyman, that could be a seal bite.... as you know injured fish for some reason are often the best takers.
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Post by easky on May 25, 2006 8:43:17 GMT
fantastic fish, nice to see we still get them that big  |
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Post by Fruin on May 25, 2006 8:47:10 GMT
Is Lanrick Weir on the Upper or Lower beat?
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Post by jimthefish on May 25, 2006 9:06:49 GMT
The very bottom pool of the Lower Beat.
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Post by Fruin on May 25, 2006 9:21:18 GMT
Cheers for the info.
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Post by Tyne Angler on May 25, 2006 10:53:56 GMT
What a superb fish. The stuff dreams are made of!
Did it go back ?
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Post by jimthefish on May 25, 2006 11:12:15 GMT
I believe that it may have been chapped hence the accurate weight but that's not confirmed .
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Post by tynetraveller on May 25, 2006 13:06:36 GMT
It looks like there is a blue cord wrapped around its tail, so I presume it was taken..
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Post by dalrachie on May 25, 2006 14:51:50 GMT
tynetraveller
I also spotted the bailing twine but I'd have to admit, it would be a bigger man than me to put it back. In actual fact, the fish was probably buggered by the time it was landed.
I used to fish the Teith regularly back in the 80's and while it always had the reputation of having a run of big spring fish you'd have to catch it right to have a decent chance. It generally had to have some extra water in it which ran off quick so for every fish we caught, we put a lot of hours in to get them.
That fish is huge. My personal best also came off the Teith upstream in the Torrie pool, Cambusmore Beat 2 if I remember right, 23lbs caught on a wet and windy April day. We took a picture of it on my mate's old Ford Fiesta and the fish was as wide as the windscreen!
There were four of us who went through together more often than not, fishing for trout. You used to get a great hatch of iron blue duns on a favourable day and there were some cracking brownies around. It was great but its a devil of a river to wade so many a dookin' was had. Being the bunch of rogues that we were, when out of sight the odd mepps found its way into the water. Ever tried playing a 14lb spring salmon with a spinning reel mounted on a 9' fibreglass rod? What a laugh.
Well done Jamie, I hope you and many others enjoyed the fish. Ye'll be sick o' the sight o' salmon soon. lol
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Post by dalrachie on May 25, 2006 14:57:23 GMT
Is that the weir at Deanston Mill in the backgroung?
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Post by sagecaster on May 26, 2006 11:32:24 GMT
The weir at Deanston is no more than a rumble of stones now, the Landrick water lies above Deanston, never fished it but it looks like that there is some sort of weir there.
What a fantastic fish!
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there must be a story to be told with that fish. What was it caught on. How long did it take to land? 
