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Post by madkeen on Oct 25, 2006 17:46:31 GMT
I would say both the tay and tummel have both excellent fly water but not having fished the spey or tweed hard to compare but they are on my to do list for next season along with catching a 20 pounder.  |
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Post by salmoseeker on Oct 25, 2006 18:43:40 GMT
Don't want to sound daft but.....Ericht, Mar/April/May, with water, gives you fish and beautiful fly water. And has anybody fished Downie Park on the South Esk?? The Thurso is great I believe but it's just a big burn; for me that diminishes it's undoubted quality.
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Post by Tyne Angler on Oct 25, 2006 19:27:21 GMT
Other rivers may offer superb fly water in places but the Spey from Grantown to the sea (50 miles??) is unbeatable.
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Post by macd on Oct 25, 2006 22:27:39 GMT
Don't want to sound daft but.....Ericht, Mar/April/May, with water, gives you fish and beautiful fly water. And has anybody fished Downie Park on the South Esk?? The Thurso is great I believe but it's just a big burn; for me that diminishes it's undoubted quality. How can it have undoubted quality if it is diminshed by itself? |
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Post by robmason on Oct 26, 2006 8:00:30 GMT
A couple of points: The Spey is high on my list of "must fish" rivers. Never did when living close by, the Dee was on my doorstep  . Looking again at the tweed site I have probably underestimated the volume of fish caught by "non-member" fisheries, about 2,500 in 1995. So getting back to the point of the thread in the first place maybe Tweed will be top in terms of rod catches afterall. |
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Post by sunny1 on Oct 26, 2006 17:03:50 GMT
Usually just lurk but feel i have to put in a post on this issue of SPEY VERSUS TWEED on good fly fishing water. Having fished over half the spey beats including all of tulcan, castle grant, ect on countless!! occasions. And great fly water it has. The middle beats of the tweed drybrough, upper & lower Merton ect, Has fly water to die for!!!And MORE!!! IMPORTANTLY has fresh fish ALL year round not like the spey which in MY OPINION!! Could close after July!!So give me tulcan A, OR B.from march till end June throw in polwick for my nite time sea trout ,AND the rest of the season on the middle tweed AND i,l retire t,morrow!!P.s just because wading the spey is not for the faint hearted don't make the mistake of thinking its the best. a mans river yes!! and i,v waded lots of it for more than 30 yrs and i,m only five foot four regards SUNNY
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Post by williegunn on Oct 26, 2006 17:43:16 GMT
Sunny,
Have you fished the Lower Spey in August September?
The Upper Spey, Tulchan, Castle Grant etc do get a bit quiet after July but the lower river still fishes well.
Middle beats of the Tweed in June/ July? the catches are not that great, and seem to average 6 or so for the month.
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Post by jaxck5 on Nov 2, 2006 14:11:46 GMT
The Spey sounds great but I haven't managed to fish it yet , I'm looking for vacancies in 2007 but no joy yet( it is a bit early ) . There are timeshare rods for sale at Craigellachie has anyone fished this beat ?
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Post by williegunn on Nov 2, 2006 15:28:09 GMT
. There are timeshare rods for sale at Craigellachie has anyone fished this beat ? Yes nice beat, on the right bank so your left hand up speycasting needs to be good ( or doublespey) Reasonable catches definately improving Peter is a great guy. Only compliant it is slightly over rodded in some conditions. There are vacancies at Wester Elchies check out Fishspey. |
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Post by salmonking on Nov 2, 2006 16:27:35 GMT
craigellachie has anyone fished this beat ?[/quote]fished there in sept ,although the fish were all coloured,it was the most enjoyable fishing ive experienced,great water and surroundings,peter&hamish top blokes,would die to get on apr/may,i fish the tweed a fair bit,but the spey is tops just for the fly water alone,if i had the money id be there as often as i could,i ll keep dreaming......
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Post by jaxck5 on Nov 2, 2006 19:38:39 GMT
Thanks for the responses , I'm a lefthander so a right bank would suit, Wester Elchies only has vacancies in late August and September , I fancied June /July .It sounds like a beat that is on the up, I now have to decide whther it is worth £12,000 for a rod in July (plus £200 service charge )
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Post by peter on Nov 2, 2006 21:22:24 GMT
Willie do you think it is worth booking any of the march rods?
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Post by williegunn on Nov 2, 2006 21:53:28 GMT
Willie do you think it is worth booking any of the march rods? Last year week 5 fished well, at £50 /day it is not expensive, I should be fishing it. |
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Post by peter on Nov 2, 2006 22:29:07 GMT
does that mean i might be fishing with you?!!!
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Post by williegunn on Nov 2, 2006 22:39:09 GMT
does that mean i might be fishing with you?!!! Probably depends which days you book, I have some days booked at Delfur |
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Post by peter on Nov 2, 2006 22:41:06 GMT
i would like to meet you so what days should i book?
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Post by tynespeycaster on Nov 3, 2006 7:45:33 GMT
Craigellachie
Having fished it a few times now, would agree with all the comments so far, you tend to get what you pay for as they say!
But it's a great location, the ghillies are top notch, and catches are improving relative to the numbers of capable/fit fly fishers now booking or owning timeshare weeks.
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Post by williegunn on Nov 3, 2006 9:54:08 GMT
i would like to meet you so what days should i book? Not Thursday, bit difficult as I have to wait for an invite, I usually get one but cannot always rely on other people generosity. |
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