Early season Trout

Pictured is a trout caught earlier this week at Kinermony, estimated around the 4.5lb mark. Hopefully we'll entice it around the Olive hatch again in April. Although a little on the lean side, it has still retained beautiful colours.

Large G&T

Willie Mearns and I broke off a large chunk of ice today at Delagyle as seen in the photo. More than enough for a large G&T!

Cold day on Speyside

Monday 22nd February and a very cold start to the week. The grue made fishing impossible today and there doesn't appear to be any change in the forecast over the next few days.

Spey Opening Day 2010

Opening day on the Spey was blessed with excellent conditions and lucky angler Mr Alastair Dodds caught the first fresh Salmon of the season at Orton. He wins the Spey Quaich along with a Walkers luxury hamper, a Bottle of Glanfarclas 30 year old and a 15' Salmon rod donated by Sharps of Aberdeen. Most anglers tightened their lines with the less glamourous 2009 models and enjoyed dusting off the cobwebs.

Fun on the Spey

Pictured is Mike Martin playing his second fish of the day. Both were very fresh for this time of the year and put up an excellent account for themselves.

Fun with the Residents

Here is Alex Ritchie enjoying some sport with the resident fish. We had 2 each on 'less traditional' methods and boy did we have fun.

Double Spey

Pitured is Alec Ritchie ably demonstrating a double spey cast with AFS shooting head. I call it cheating!

Little Turn Action

Pictured is Mark Freeman playing an 8lb Salmon in the Little Turn at Kinermony. Superb backstop.

Tim Pullen in Action

A lively fish of around 10lbs.

Very graceful double spey

Here is Fiona Taylor demonstrating that timing is far more essential than brute force.

Another released to spawn

Here is a fish caught and released by Ian Pawley last week at Kinermony.

Fine Spring Day on Speyside

Here are a few photo's of some of the 8 Salmon caught at Kinermony yesterday. Following on, we landed another 4 today, all very fresh sea-liced fish. Oh to be on the Spey in May!

Big Spey Fish

Here is a 26lb Salmon caught today at Upper Arndilly by a novice Salmon angler. Perhaps he should not retire at the top!

A brace of 15 pounders.

Ian Maclean and Jim Fulton both had fish of around the 15lb mark today. Ian was also very lucky yesterday but unfortunately didn't have the camera handy.

Hold on Gus!!

Here we have Scottish International angler and 'Top Bloke' Gus Shepherd playing a 'wild springer' in the Little Turn at Kinermony today. Unfortunately the fish won the battle however, this was perhaps due to a similar drag setting from that of his last Marlin Fishing Trip. Eventhough, Boy did it go !!

Double Spey

Here are a few clips of the Double Spey Cast by Mike Broadey, a mighty fine caster. Enjoy.

Mike Broadey in Action at Kinermony

Bar of Silver

Tom Robinson caught a lovely fresh fish today on his version of the Ness C. A great start to the week.

More Action

A wee bit more of David McKay on the Spey

Screaming Reels today

Scottish International Angler David McKay in contact with a fish today. We are fishing the Spring International together at Chew Valley Lake near Bristol in May.