skinny little fellow

[altmor]

Well done for being out today Salmonking - your post status I've just noticed is quite apt for today's catch - "Junior Salmon Catcher" .... he he he. What River and where ?

[macsalmo]

Fair play to you Salmonking for getting out there and giving it a bash anyway .

Its still a bonny wee Salmon.
What fly did you catch it on in the coloured water?

Gary

[macsalmo]

Its still a fish though SalmonKing

[altmor]

Certainly, a fish is a fish ... and a clean one as well. Take your point though SalmonKing a couple of extra pounds might seem to be lacking. Do we think it's the lack of feeding at sea - or, dare I suggest - the poor drought conditions of 2003, that could be the reason, bearing in mind the majority of this year's grilse run over most Scottish rivers has similarly produced thin fish ? Just curious what we think.

[salmonscotty16lb]

the small thin fish this year have been evident in lots of rivers more so the tay system but they were summer fish?
this has been a funny year as most here would agree but 4lb- fish in November? hope this is not a start of a trend due to changing seasons ect

well done anyway salmon king ending the season on a fish is always nice

[magpie]

Is it possible that these small fish are fish that would ordinarily have returned to the rivers in Spring 07, but are forced to return to spawn early due to poor feeding out at sea? Alternatively, could it be that there are such large quantities of salmon out at sea, that these fish are just a small proportion of what will be a fantastic spring run next year?

[wilbert]

Magpie sounds like an excellent theory to me.

[kelliefly]

A nice bright fish salmonking,
these small fish were running our river ,the Ericht.
and still are,
I don't think these fish will add a lot of eggs to the system and may dig up the reds,but on the other hand they may get further
up the burns where the larger fish cant.
I would like to see more pressure on the sand eel fishery of our coast so when our smolts arrive at sea there is food for good growth . . bigger fish . . .more eggs.

[craigo]

salmonking what part of the whiteadder do you fish?
cheers craig

[jaypee]

I've noted that none of you have made reference to the bleeding vents on these and some larger grilse. I heard rumour that the two were related. One theory is liver problems. I'm hoping somebody, ideally FRS can shed some light.