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Post by madcaster on Oct 13, 2007 10:02:02 GMT
Was planning an early Dee trip for 2 possibly 4 around late Feb , does anyone have any tips of beats and good food ...good fishing more important than a clean bed  MADCASTER |
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Post by victorclem on Oct 13, 2007 14:02:02 GMT
Commonty beat on Ballogie is not always fully let early on, they have self- catering available for up to 5/6. Will find contact through FishDee website. Beat is not as good as some, but you might be lucky with water conditions.
VC
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Post by greenbanks on Oct 14, 2007 7:56:26 GMT
Was planning an early Dee trip for 2 possibly 4 around late Feb , does anyone have any tips of beats and good food ...good fishing more important than a clean bed MADCASTER Good accomodation at the british Legion in Banchory,about £25 per night b&b with good breakfasts,good bar and full size snooker table for late night sport.Evening meals very reasonable.Beats Like Park can offer good value on feb about £60 per day and a beat that can be full of springers and Kelts early on.Opening day last year Nick Armstead had 18 kelts to his own rod.Check fishdee.com for lower beats returns and averages. Kenny |
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Post by madcaster on Oct 15, 2007 21:59:53 GMT
British legion sounds good because thats where I am most saturdays anyway ;D
MADCASTER
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Post by uppertonbrace on Oct 15, 2007 22:50:37 GMT
Hey Madcaster, Lower Dee in early spring sounds good. Mind if I tag along!
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Post by rodvegas on Oct 17, 2007 8:31:10 GMT
Kincausie on the lower Dee is a no bad one, only £25-£30 a day as well. Plenty fish come off it every year.
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Post by madcaster on Oct 17, 2007 13:15:05 GMT
Hey Madcaster, Lower Dee in early spring sounds good. Mind if I tag along! If I get fixed up I will let you know Kincausie is always an option thanks for that MADCASTER |
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Post by tyneandrew on Oct 17, 2007 15:00:42 GMT
Was planning an early Dee trip for 2 possibly 4 around late Feb , does anyone have any tips of beats and good food ...good fishing more important than a clean bed MADCASTER Good accomodation at the british Legion in Banchory,about £25 per night b&b with good breakfasts,good bar and full size snooker table for late night sport.Evening meals very reasonable.Beats Like Park can offer good value on feb about £60 per day and a beat that can be full of springers and Kelts early on.Opening day last year Nick Armstead had 18 kelts to his own rod.Check fishdee.com for lower beats returns and averages. Kenny I don't think reference to 'good kelt days' is anything to sell on! |
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Post by sealicer on Oct 17, 2007 20:45:11 GMT
Not many fish around at Kincausie in february, better further up.
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Post by greenbanks on Oct 22, 2007 16:27:37 GMT
Good accomodation at the british Legion in Banchory,about £25 per night b&b with good breakfasts,good bar and full size snooker table for late night sport.Evening meals very reasonable.Beats Like Park can offer good value on feb about £60 per day and a beat that can be full of springers and Kelts early on.Opening day last year Nick Armstead had 18 kelts to his own rod.Check fishdee.com for lower beats returns and averages. Kenny I don't think reference to 'good kelt days' is anything to sell on! I wasn't doing that TA,PARK had 95 kelts on opening day and 2 springers as well as the opening day ceremony for the beat.There were 38 springers caught and released for the month which is a reasonable number by most peoples expectations,and the beat was lightly fished as it was no where near fully let, and for under £60 per day quite reasonable value in my opinion.If you know of comparable February sport on the Dee or any other river please let our readers know as i'm sure they would like to know about it.Unfortunately as the Dee has a good sized back end run into the lower river there are a lot of kelts around as well as the best spring run anywhere in Scotland.By and large the Kelts are away by end of April and there is a substantial run of fabulous springers.The fish like to lie in company so you catch springers as well as kelts early on in the same lies.Hope this clarifies TA that the lower Dee system has a lot going for it especially in low cold water,at least i think so.I for one will be doing a fair bit of fishing there and i know I will get the best chances of early season success there.I have also fished the Tay and Tweed in February, often, but know now the Lower Dee is a far more productive spot for early season sport. |
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