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Post by alanwalker on Oct 5, 2007 19:33:17 GMT
I heard through the grapevine that a massive 38lbs salmon was caught on the town water in callander yesterday,method or state of the fish was not mentioned.
I know the captor personally and i am delighted for him as hes a great old fella.
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Post by sagecaster on Oct 5, 2007 20:01:59 GMT
Wow!  Have a few days on the Teith right up until the end of the season, hopefully there are a few others of that size left behind! |
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Post by salmonnut on Oct 5, 2007 20:25:35 GMT
Well done , The teith throws up fish like this every year and bigger. AL do i know him? I was going to go yesterday but had a doctors app........... arghhhhhhhhhh
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Post by salmonnut on Oct 5, 2007 23:31:51 GMT
Well done wullie. just received a text message that the fish was caught in the Pipers pool on a copper toby, 38lb and took one and a half hours to land, must have been a titanic struggle. Well done ya auld bugger.
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Post by scottrod on Oct 6, 2007 0:31:29 GMT
Well Done that's an amazing fish i was fishing downstream when i had a phone call saying there had been a 38 pounder caught in Callender.
There was a angler the next pool up from me this week who played a fish for quite a while unfortunately he lost it and that was suppose to be over 30 pounds as well so there is a few monsters lurking up and down the Teith at the moment .
Tight lines
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Post by smokiesalmon on Oct 6, 2007 4:28:03 GMT
thats a crackin fish . 180 quid for the season if you are an outsider. cant beat that price.i love the teith in the summer it can be a very productive river for the sea troot and it is a big fish river as proven. peter andersson took a fish of 40 from the bottom of the car park pool 5 or 6 years ago i find the geisher pool the best beat on the callander ticket if the water height is right its some crackin fly water wich can easily be fished with a single hand rod also its a great beat for the novice to work on. its a pitty that most of the river is private though
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Post by alanwalker on Oct 6, 2007 6:17:29 GMT
I knew i didnt need to tell you who got it salmonnut the jungle drums were already in motion.
He caught it in pipers hmmm i know where you would have been if you were there.
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Post by salmonnut on Oct 6, 2007 8:38:28 GMT
Aye you got it in one al,Its ma favourite pool and has been good to me over the years as you know, Maybe ill get its big brother the next time i get up there. Tight lines m8
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Post by altmor on Oct 6, 2007 20:18:20 GMT
An almost unbelievable fish in these times - good to hear they're still about.
Just out of interest, I know Mr Jamie McCabe took a 42lbr from the Teith last year (it says so in the T&S, so must be true), but does anyone know the record size from the Teith ?
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Post by salmonking on Oct 6, 2007 21:14:25 GMT
What a fish!  Was it returned? After playing for 1 1/2 hours,,i dont think so. cracker all the same. |
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Post by colinjack16 on Oct 6, 2007 21:54:41 GMT
The biggest fish I have seen coming off the Teith was a 44lber but that was a good number of years ago. I remember in my early salmon fishing years standing on the sandstone bridge below the car park in Callender watching well over 200 fish resting from the bend to the bridge. I have never seen so many fish in one pool since then. It was an awesome sight. By the way where is the Pipers Pool? Plenty of fish showing on the Forth today and plenty of people fishing  There were a few round about the 20lb mark but none for me  |
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Post by tweedbunnet on Oct 21, 2007 13:57:01 GMT
I have heard of a 50lbs plus fish taken on worm from the Blue Banks in the 1950's. Anyone else remember or hear of it? I spoke to the guy and his English mate from the Raploch who caught it around 1972-3. I have no reason to doubt them as they were definitely old hands at the worming.
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Post by salmonnut on Oct 28, 2007 22:17:48 GMT
Sanwiches made, flask ready, bag packed, waders ang jacket in the car, rods ok....................................... Lets go, hope its big brothers there, bring on the haddies.  |
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Post by ibm59 on Oct 28, 2007 22:27:53 GMT
Sanwiches made, flask ready, bag packed, waders ang jacket in the car, rods ok....................................... Lets go, hope its big brothers there, bring on the haddies. Besta luck rammorra |
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Post by Fruin on Oct 28, 2007 22:49:01 GMT
Good luck SN.
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Post by salmonnut on Oct 28, 2007 23:03:57 GMT
Cheers lads, Plenty o water.......... Lets hope plenty o fish  |
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Post by salmonnut on Oct 29, 2007 17:27:52 GMT
Just back from the Teith, hooked 4, broken by a descent fish after it ran me into a snag, lost a second after a couple of minutes, landed the third, a coloured cock fish around 6lb which was returned, lost the 4th after a tremendous scrap, ran me over 80 yards downstream before parting with the hook, reckon this fish was well into the teens of lbs. All 4 fish were hooked on my own floating devons.
all i all not a bad day. sorry, never managed any photos as weather was too squally.
I think ill try again wednesday as the water is looking good.
Ps. i spoke to willie C, the captor of the 38lber. He informed me that sadly the fish would not revive and so had to be killed. Willie, over the years has had quite a few big fish and has returned his fair share.
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Post by altmor on Oct 29, 2007 19:50:07 GMT
Good to hear Salmonnut, and well done on your day, a bit of action by the sounds of it.
Altmor.
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Post by Fruin on Oct 29, 2007 21:10:56 GMT
Sounds like enough happened to keep you interested |
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Post by salmonnut on Oct 30, 2007 14:44:08 GMT
Yes is was quite an eventfull day, plenty fish showing (mostly coloured, but to be expected this time of year), good water conditions and great sport.
Pity about the £35 parking ticket i received ARRGH.
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There were a few round about the 20lb mark but none for me 
