Salmon Safari
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2022
- Join me on a campervan trip to Scotland's river Findhorn to fly fish for salmon on the beautiful Logie and Relugas fishing beats. For peace of mind before I go I also give my Ford Transit van a service.
- Krátké a kreslené filmy
I’ve very much enjoyed your fishing journey and your chosen way of life. Thank you for this.m
Many thanks, glad you've enjoyed following along.
Nothing better than a day on the river with rod and dog awesome video
Thanks Peter, glad you enjoyed it. I made another video called Fisherman's Friend if you are interested which is all about fishing with my furry sidekick for trout during spring.
番犬がいると心強いですね。😊パン作りも頑張って下さい。😄😄👍👍
ive just started fly fishing my self, caught two trout so far, amazing. So relaxing and a day spent on the water is brill. Crazy how fast the time flies when your out there
Glad you're enjoying it, I wish I'd started years ago but that being said if I'd gotten into salmon fishing young then I would absolutely have achieved nothing in life because I would have spent all my time on the river.
@@abakerslife Im quickly finding that now! I tell myself I'm only going out for an hour then look down andits been three! Luckily one of my friends is a ex ghillie and was able to get me started on the right path.
I live in moray and just been fishing small local rivers, eventually ill get myself onto the larger ones for my first salmon a some point!
agghhh the fly earring !!! Sorry - i laughed a lot !
I wore it for a day before admitting defeat and having it removed by the professionals.
Brilliant video ….. 100 genuine salmon angler on the beginning of your journey …I agree with all your comments 100% .. great completely natural presentation …and a few valuable lessons learned … not least don’t bring the rod in so close to your body or you can get a few in your ear so easily….. tip ..wear glasses while the chance of a mis cast is still in your repertoire …..and even afterwards …. We get complacent as we all do it ….
Beautiful dog too !,
Thanks for a great video ….loved it ….!
Many thanks Terry, much appreciated comment. Nothing like a flea in the ear to sharpen up your casting!
I am glad you enjoyed the video.
Rob
@@abakerslife I think we have all been there with learning the casting process , sometimes you get away with it others not …..great river the Findhorn , just a few miles from my home in Inverness …I haven’t fished it yet but your video has prompted me to get a move on and do so ….!
Cheers,
Terry
Thoroughly enjoyable vid ,great work . All the best for season 2023 👍.
Many thanks.
You made the correct decision…..
Keep the videos coming…..look forward to seeing more.
Tight lines…….Harry 🐬🐬🐬
The best companion a man can have by his side whilst fishing. Im actually surprised so many beats you fish allow dogs, the vast majority of the fishing i do its always no dogs allowed which is a shame. The Findhorn is a lovely river but not easy fishing especially in the summer, ive seen it nearly dried out a few times and a raging torrent from nowhere, it has very fast rises and falls.
My dog has been an amazing fishing companion but sadly those days are over now. We had a good run together though.
The Findhorn is a river I will definitely fish again.
@abakerslife im a cat man myself but love dogs as well, my cats literally saved my life so i would be lost without them, Luna is the cat version of Klara as in big, hairy and black! She watches your vids with me and runs up to the TV all excited when Klara appears 😂 the other one Gizmo isn't interested. Cats and dogs are so good for your mental and physical health, they totally de stress you and lower your blood pressure and the love you get from them is totally unconditional, its a special bond and devastating when their time comes to an end. Im sure Klara has had a great life with you and hopefully has a good bit time left in her, she might not manage the fishing but shes there for you when you get home 😊
All the best and thanks again for the vids, tell Klara Luna said hello 😉
Begging for a shrimp .. perfect hieght for it.
It was a fly only fishery. I would have like to tried fishing the prawn but it looks like I will never get the chance to try as it's banned on my club water.
Great water for the shrimp on a wee float. You could get 5 or 6 easy here.
I've never fished the shrimp and probably will never get the chance. I would have liked to give it a try but it's banned on my club water.
@@abakerslife I know they ban anything that actually works.
Not for the faint hearted for sure...but a great river and a very enjoyable video.
Many thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
A really great setting would love to fish there.
Put it on your bucket list of fisheries.
@@abakerslife Indeed!
Welcome to flyfishing! Been doing it worldwide for almost 30 years now. Haven't caught an Atlantic salmon yet, AND haven't hooked any of my body parts yet either (knock on wood). I've always been an advocate of single barbless hook even here in SE Asia where I go after some really tough fish. Part of it is ease of C&R practice. The other main reason is IN CASE I hook myself, I won't need to go to the hospital. Cheers!
Thanks for the welcome, that flee in the ear did lead me to going barbless funnily enough 😄
Nice work. Findhorn is a spectacular river, but def feast or famine depending on the water. 10 years ago we had 36 for the week on Darnaway Home beat, all other trips water was bare bones so hiking up and down gorge was only chance and those rocks get bloody slippy!! Good tip is to keep an eye on the tide times, especially if water is low. The ghilllie wlll know roughly how long it takes for them to arrive in the beat. Ouch..not barbless then!!
Hi, thanks Paul. Sounds like you had a red letter week. It's a shame they only seem to come around once a decade! I was happy with my one wee fishy but I still would have enjoyed myself even if I'd blanked. I remember seeing a picture of the Findhorn gorge in a magazine when I was a kid and I've wanted to go up there ever since.
Nice earring, very boy george😂 could have been your eye though so get glasses on! Should have crushed the bard and slipped it out. I was tying a toby on once and the rod fell over and the treble got pulled into my hand, all three hooks in my thumb and the skin between the thumb and index finger, absolute agony and near crying as it was pulled out with pliers, those trebles have big barbs. I now fish barbless and swap trebles for a single barbless hook so any hooks in me just slip out, ive done that for 20 years now because i fish c&r so its better for the fishes welfare and i don't lose as many fish!
Very Boy George indeed, lesson learnt. I would not enjoy pulling a big lure lure treble out at all!!
Really enjoyed your video.
I know the Findhorn and you deserve a medal for fishing that part of the river.
It was more like’ an assault course.
Best advice I can give you is to seek out a qualified ‘APGI Instructor’ and treat yourself
To some casting lessons.
Do not ‘Handline Salmon…….That is OK for trout but not salmon.
My Brother in Law did that with his first 2 salmon and got his fingers badly burned when the
Salmon made its run……Get the fish on the reel ASAP!!!!
Re the fly in your ear……if you can…once you have pushed it through your ear…cut the barb off
And it can then be removed…
Salmon fishing is ‘Hit @ Miss’……so many variables but when you do hook one you forget how many casts
Prior to that.
Take extra care when fishing rivers that are so isolated…..especially when on your own.
Really enjoyed the video……Keep Fishing…..Good luck…..Tight Lines..👍👍👍
Harry.
Hi Harry, I'm glad you enjoyed my video and thankyou for the sage advice, I'm happy to take it. On the hook in the ear thing though I have to say that there was no way way I was attempting self surgery somewhere I couldn't see at midnight after fishing and climbing like a lunatic for three days straight! Don't get me wrong it did cross my mind, and I do have a pair of only slightly rusty tin snips in the van but luckily I quickly realised that blindly waving those things around my ear lug was inevitably only going to end up with one outcome!!
When your playing a fish young man get the line back on the reel hand lining Salmon not good. Great video.
Many thanks Cam. I Will definitely remember to get it onto the reel next time. To be honest the reason I didn't was that my little grilse didn't actually fight that hard and came somewhat tamely to the net. I'm fishing the Tyne on Tuesday so hopefully will get another go and a chance to do it properly. There has been no rain but there is a planned release from Kielder reservoir which should get the fish running.
As a very keen salmon fisherman myself i’ve got to say i enjoyed that video more than ever.
I must have watched a million videos due to the pandemic & yours stands out a mile imo.
I’m down the road from you & not been out this year since fishing the Spey last year 3 times in total & blanked each time so i know it can be tough, but its so rewarding when you latch on to one.
Thanks a lot Dennis for your great comment, I'm glad you enjoyed it and I hope that you are able to get out again soon. Since starting salmon fishing I have come to realise how little it seems to actually rain these days. Once it does finally come I am chomping at the bit to get out there and catch one on my home water.
we had a good bit of rain last weekend and the river came up around 18 inches or so and we had a great run of fish on the sun/mon/tuesday with a really strong run of grilse and many big doubles, the findhorn is a great river with loads of fish 20lb and over (well over) every season
@@johngraham5996 i fished at Aberlour on the Wednesday & Thursday of that week & blanked but there was
Fish caught by others, i was tempted to fish the Findhorn on the Friday as it was available but was frightened of the unknown as i’ve never fished it & also have poor mobility at the moment.
@@dennismackey7347 come friday it was very low again dennis, the early part of the week saw many fish caught though
@@johngraham5996 it must be great knowing the river conditions if your close, my dream to live up there.
Great place to fish and well done conditions werent great either. Shame that second grilse wasnt hooked aswell as your ear
Thanks Sean, yes it is an amazing river to fish, I loved it up there. I will be back up again next year though probably with ear muffs on!
Very nicely done and very entertaining, if I could ask about your sling pack , make and do you rate it?
As one of the other’s mentioned get the salmon on the reel asap . Wouldn’t fancy having to follow a fish downstream over that ground in a hurry with a load of fly line around my feet. 😬 ,keep em coming 👍👍.
its a fishpond summit 2, i bought one for the start of the season and i can't rate it highly enough, it is fantastic with plenty of pockets and attachment points, would recommend it 100% 👍
Thanks Dave, yes I'll second that. It's a great pack, you can carry all your kit and there's just enough room for a picnic.
The drop down fly box at the front is the best feature for me.
@@abakerslife i bought the guideline chest pack and used it once, i found it got in the way of my left hand when i was casting so i sold it after only using it once on opening day, so i took a chance on the fishpond and can't say enough about it, very comfy and out of the way, perfect 👌 last season i bought the simms waist pack but found it always slackened and slipped down off my waist, plus i took it off one day to put my rod on the car and forgot about it and then drove over the top of it and it wedged up in my wheel arch! 🙈 so if you are looking for a sling definately go for the fishpond summit 2 👍
Well done 👏 ✔️
Many thanks, it was nice to open my salmon account.
@@abakerslife monkeys off the back...it's gets easier
Just found you today buddy, someone told me about you. You can’t use and English note to pour a Scottish malt into the hip flask lol.
Welcome aboard, I think it's ok. It's a symbol of unity. I need to be on good terms with Scottish people because I will be up the road a few times next year chasing your salmon. As it happens I'm out on the road tonight ready to have a last hurrah of the season on the Tweed tomorrow.
Well you traveled far enough for the salmon, it gets to be expensive though.
Well you know you can't take it with you and what better excuse to visit amazing places.
@@abakerslife couldn't agree more! 👍
Here's me thinking the Awe is an assault course to fish Findhorn tops it.Well done you deserved that fish didnae deserve a flee in the ear but.
Cheers Ed it did well like a well earned fish but I think it wouldn't be so rewarding if it was easy. Maybe the flee in the ear will remind me to make a proper sweep when I'm casting in future!
I think you waste 2 much time clambering about the rocks while moving up a pool. I liked the way your dog followed you tho.. Great entertaining video.
I am glad you were entertained by my video. Thankyou for the view.
lol "Trout and Salmon" reader!
I have been known to thumb through the odd copy of T and S.
@@abakerslifelol I'll let you into a secret. I'll be 70 Nov. Ian Wood of L Lomond Angling Improvement Assoc. was the first editor of T+S, 1950's. The fishery manager was Iveagh Howatson. He was a customer in my dad's shop. His son's still stay down there. I remember Iveagh telling my dad to get T+S in, which he did and I read it.
Fast forward to 2007. I submit a crime report to the PF/Scottish Prosecution against LLAIA for poaching. They got off the hook, partly because the local Police are members. They were all innocent apologies and "we made a mistake."
Well they made a hell of a lot of "mistakes" over the years....including fiddling their catch returns. I was the first person in the UK to get the Scottish Gov to release the official salmon fishery catch returns into the public domain....going back to 1952. Initially the ScotGov refused to comply with my FOI request.....it was all hush hush and top secret for years. Then I made arrangements with the Info Commissioner to meet with them and 3 Gov scientists in Glasgow Uni. I won and the info was released.
I'm not as up to speed as I was but the local anglers here/Clyde District fish the Tweed and head for Norway now and again. They were R Leven/L Lomond anglers. They'd get fish in the Sahara Desert. Coming up from down South your best bet is the East Coast rivers. That guy Ian SB/Bain on YTube knows what he's doing.
Hi James
That's all very interesting but I must admit that I don't see how any of it is relevant to me. To be truthful I wasn't really sure what you meant by your initial comment "lol trout and salmon reader." I remember making a comment in my video about having seen pictures of the Findhorn gorge a long time ago which struck a cord with me and was the reason that I have always fancied visiting the river. I assumed by your comment that there must have been an article about the Findhorn in Trout and Salmon? My father used to fish 30 years ago and maybe I saw the article in one of his old magazines. That is really the only exposure I've ever had to T and S other than flicking through a couple of old copies in the lodge of a stillwater trout fishery during a downpour once. As a newcomer to salmon fishing this year I go fishing more for the enjoyment of spending time on the river than with any real expectarions of catching a fish. I was more than happy though with my little grilse as conditions have not exactly been favourable this year and even the head ghillie up there had only caught one fish himself upto that point. I enjoyed my time immensley and wouldn't have minded at all had I come home fishless. The fishery staff did everything they could to put me onto fish and went above and beyond to make my time there memorable, allowing me to stay on the estate and pretty much giving me free run of the place.
I appreciate your advice regarding the east coast rivers. My local rivers are the Tyne and the Coquet, both still fine rivers for Salmon, especially the Tyne which as I'm sure you are aware is the best salmon river in England. Still, catches are way down this year as frankly we have barely had a drop of rain since February whilst the fisheries in the Western Isles have recorded their third best year on record due to the persistant rainfall that they have had all spring and summer.
After doing an awful lot of research into the effects of various factors upon salmon populations my personal conclusion is that the primary negative effect is that of fish farms which probably explains why east coast runs remain healthy (other than in drought years like 2022) as we do not have the same numbers of fish farms as you have across on the west coast.
I may be wrong but my understanding of your comment is that I have been duped by Trout and Salmon and fiddled catch returns into visiting the Findhorn and paying the £120 per day that the fishing there costs. If that is the case then I do not feel duped at all. I work extremely hard for my money and I don't mind paying it at all for the chance to spend 3 days and nights in one of the most spectacular places in the United Kingdom. In fact I will be back up there next year for another three days as I enjoyed it so much. Maybe next year I will be luckier and conditions will be different and I might enjoy one of the red letter days that the Findhorn is capable of (see the comment by another viewer who lives locally and enjoyed just such a day just a few weeks ago). It is after all a spate river and even a greenhorn like me knows that on a spate river 'you pays your money and takes your chance.'
Regards,
Rob.
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