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Post by iainjay on Mar 21, 2006 21:12:43 GMT
Thanks Fruin
You're absolutely right it's the 7th.Panic set in when I read your thread,thought I'd b@llsed it up.Will no doubt leave plenty fish for those fishing the following day.
Cheers
Iain
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Post by kercock on Mar 22, 2006 21:40:01 GMT
Just glad you did'nt say you had booked the 1st of the month ! Please bear in mind that you are are on the beat to catch salmon, NOT to be bloody enjoying yourself ! And no laughing out loud, if you don't mind,it wakes the people next door !
Seriously , I look forward to meeting up,I will attempt to get the previos days rods to leave a fish for you, failing that I will stock it early AM !
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Post by Fruin on Mar 26, 2006 20:10:41 GMT
I fished Kercock again yesterday. Unfortunately I never caught anything but seen plenty of fish pushing through, but they didn't seem to be hanging around.
At the last, Dennis the ghillie suggested that as nobody was fishing the cottage stream, it would be worth a cast. This is excellent fly water, so I thought why not? I did get a pull, the reel went ZZRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR, I lifted the rod and all went slack. After muttering a few profanities, I carried on but never touched anything else.
As usual it was a good day on the river with the patter as an added extra.
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Post by kercock on Mar 26, 2006 20:28:54 GMT
It just shows how fickle the salmon can be ! Last weeks total was thirteen for the week, this past week bugger all !. Kelts there were aplenty something around 16 or 17 kelts,previosly we had'nt had that many in a month ! We were seeing fish, heading north at a great rate of knots. The only noticeable difference being a Two,perhaps three degrees lift in temperature up to 40 F. This morning there was a three foot lift inthe river height. Who knows what it will be in the morning. this morning the air temperature was 8c at 8o'clock tonight it was 14c. I hope it's cold in them thar hills.!
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Post by kirkaig on Mar 27, 2006 8:18:46 GMT
Interesting to note that kelts have been present or not at all. I heard someone say recently that when they occupy the main lies they will be caught, but when fresh fish come through they displace the kelts, and hence anglers catch less of them.
Makes sense anyway.
K
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Post by kercock on May 24, 2006 20:50:08 GMT
Things have been very quiet of late,There is no shortage of fish but everything seems to be going like a rocket up through the middle Tay beats. We did get a 14ish sized fish today,one last friday but it has been a struggle.I was chatting to a Bailiff tonight and he was saying that the counter at Pitlochry Dam is now around double the number at the corresponding time of last year,so plenty in the Tummel no doubt.Ah well there is always tomorrow and a fresh attack,a new grin and off we go again !
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Post by Fruin on Jun 6, 2006 13:55:04 GMT
Nice to see a couple of fish coming off yesterday Dennis. Things looking good for Saturday?
Cheers,
Gary
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Post by kercock on Jun 6, 2006 19:42:55 GMT
Two on the fly too ! both long tailed sealiced ,one in front of the old cottage ,right bank at the top of boatlands and one opposite the croys down near the Dowie burn near the bottom of the Lower beat, today so far Nowt but there are a couple of guys fishing this evening, Saturday will probably have howling winds and nae fish ,if you appear ! ! I hope that this saturday will be the best one yet,for both our sakes ! !
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Post by iainfamontrose on Jun 7, 2006 19:29:26 GMT
Any fish today  |
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Post by iainfamontrose on Jun 7, 2006 19:42:30 GMT
welllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ;D
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Post by kercock on Jun 7, 2006 21:03:42 GMT
Nothing I'm afraid Iain, several fish seen though but they seemed to be passing through although the water is down to four inches ! Still, tomorrow we will at least double that score !
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Post by kercock on Jun 13, 2006 22:40:11 GMT
The river was showing 1in,yesterday, The fly seems to only get plucks,One of ten pounds yesterday and two around 11pounds today. red floating devon taking one and the upstream salmo getting the other two,. It is certainly more encouraging for the guests because they are seeing more fish in this low water. the thing is that the fish are still running through in the very low water levels, I see Kinnaird had three yesterday and today ,they had a total of fourteen last weekyoung Martin is chuffed to bits. Jim is on the Gaula in Norway at the moment trying to catch the BIG one.
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Post by johnmac on Jun 28, 2006 23:03:31 GMT
A better week so far Dennis? and i see you had a 19lb'er today... a fish worthy of the biggest from the Tay... only to be robbed by a 29lb'er from Murthly2! the swines!
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Post by kercock on Jun 30, 2006 6:10:13 GMT
Considering the very low numbers of fish being caught on the T ay system we are doing brilliantly this week.We had a15lb sea liced fish yesterday, again on the ruby red floating devon. 29,well as the lady said,size does'nt matter,and as I said,a fish is a fish !
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Post by Fruin on Jun 30, 2006 9:19:24 GMT
Dennis,
Are the fish starting to linger yet?
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Post by kercock on Jul 1, 2006 5:55:24 GMT
Gary ,There are fish showing in places I'd expect them to be if they are hanging around,but it's all been fresh stuff being caught,of course the residents encourage the runners to stop etc etc, one of the lads had a grilse yesterday right at the top of the cottage stream,plastered in sea-lice,
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Post by Fruin on Jul 11, 2006 19:05:18 GMT
Looks like things might be starting to get a bit more consistent Kercock. I'm still waiting for the arrival of the third bairn, so I'll not be straying far. However, if things go to plan, I'll build up the brownie points and maybe get a couple of days booked up soon; hopefully at a bash at the grilse and a bit of sport at the backend.
Hope all is well.
Cheers,
Gary
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Post by kercock on Jul 13, 2006 5:59:16 GMT
Two grilse on a Blue Charm yesterday and another caught on cutlery (silver Toby spoon ) and some sea trout at night as well !
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Post by kercock on Jul 16, 2006 8:15:35 GMT
The high tides of this week certainly helped things along,all grilse but some bigger stuff around for sure,fly sizes were from 8 trebles down to 14trebles all on broken water which you would expect mostly caught in" impossible" conditions ie low water and sahara type sun ! Roll on next week when rain is expected, allegedly.
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Post by buzzer on Jul 21, 2006 21:45:10 GMT
Hi Kerkock
I have booked 4 days on your stretch next week for my 1st attempt at fishing for Salmon, hope conditions are favourable !
Cheers,
Andrew.
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