If there are any you shouldn’t be keeping it’s the springers ….if you must kill one take a grilse , mankind will never learn or read the writing on the wall
Very nice fish, well done. Thanks for the visuals of the river and the inspiration. I’m headed over for February and March to try they Spey, Tay, and Dee. This was great info for my research.
Re the comments here on keep or release, I don't see any moral difference between taking a fish from the river and buying a trawler caught one. Of course anglers should limit themselves. From what I hear, many more are taken by nets from rivers at night but that's not discussed much.
Thanks I think I had a scandi line floater with a fast sinking poly leader that day. It’s just depends on water height I suppose. Drowes is tricky as some of the pools are quite shallow and snaggy
Well done. Brown tinge in the water as well, not ideal for fishing the fly. Were you fishing a brightly coloured fly to show up better in the brown water.
Are you serious? He is not over gun in any way! I did fish a lot in just river Spey and we use 15-15,6' 10/11# and that's not over kill in spring we cast big copper tube of 1,5-3" try that whit a 12' and 7/8# line good luck. And as you use longbelly lines of 50-80' head then a long rod is helping you make casting easy.
Agree entirely. We seen a few fish well into double figures on the Spey. Good luck playing one of them on switch rod 🤣🤣. Also the rods and lines we used were based on the advice of our ghillie who has been on the Spey for years
I think as anglers we all do our bit to catch and release and promote it, but everyone is entitled to take something for their efforts every once in a while. well done sir beauty of a springer 👍
Thanks to be honest they are a wee compilation of clips from a couple of trips a couple of years ago. Wasn’t great with the GoPro then so missed some nice footage. Only a amateur compared to your very professional videos though!! I am improving a little each time 🤞🤞Ballindalloch is a lovely stretch of water and nice variety of pools too.
@@stephensmyth9730 I've Ballindalloch Castle but not the lower beats yet. In fact I'm on the Castle water in a couple of weeks. It's hard sometime to concentrate on fishing and working the cameras hey. I've cursed myself heaps of time for missing the moment but the fishing is what is most important hey
Apologies for the language! Had fished solid for 2 days and the line hadn’t tightened once. Then just as I was about to pack it in for the day I hooked this fish. It was a big fish too. Probably well into double figures. Sure that’s why we love salmon fishing!!!
Ah,springers on the Spey,on the fly,wonderful. Safe wading and more coming to the fly in May!!! I,ll be grafting and hoping further south on the Eden,....and have one for my efforts from the Tweed....on a Gledswood,...what was your fly? Better than 2020,21 and great to be out in the spring in the water. Could be tempted to come north one year! Simon Artley,Manchester
Clips on the video are not from this year Simon. They are from a couple of previous trips although both in May. Wasn’t great with the GoPro then so a lot of good stuff missed! Love the Spey! Couple of mates are going now in a couple of weeks time but unfortunately I can’t go for family reasons. Tight lines 🤞
You are correct Nicholas. Thanks for pointing that out. Am I right in saying that the pool below blacksboat bridge is called the boat pool and not the bridge pool as what I’ve labelled it as on the video? Absolutely lovely stretch of water.
Well done mate! Nicely fished, hooked landed and kept. Isn't it wonderful how many more fish returned to our Irish rivers in 2020 when the boats were off. Lets everyone see it's not the fisherman who is doing the damage but the trawlermen, I wonder how they get so many and are able to get them ashore and sold with no questions asked?? Yet we have to listen all the shite about returning returning every fish we get!! You have tags with your license for a reason. Take some fish, you have paid enough for them. Tight lines buddy.
@@roymccarthy9312 it’s a terrible shame killing a fine specimen like that!! Salmon anglers and the likes should have more sense we can’t control what goes on a sea ,however we can control what we catch!! if Atlantic salmon where plentiful then yes definitely take the odd 1!! Nowadays with smart phones etc We don’t need to bring home a trophy quick picture and release , I myself have killed plenty of fish in the past when I was young and stupid! Anyway you know i am right 👍
@@ryanferris7841 I fish the river Tees in the North East of England and mandatory catch and release was brought in two years ago because of dwindling stocks, I don't catch many but I did catch a fresh springer first trip out last year and after a short battle released it unharmed, I would have otherwise have killed it because I love eating g a nice fresh one but I'd like to think its gone on upstream to reproduce.
The river is way over Conservation Limit, and a springer doesn’t necessarily spawn a springer, so killing one won’t make a difference to future numbers of springers.
@@roeangler Salmon stocks in almost all rivers are declining every year as a general trend. We can't keep taking from the pot, because eventually there will be nothing left in the pot.
Wonderful springer..that rare prize... What was the fly? .(looking forward to April days o Eden,Tweed..an English or Scottish springer.. Tight lines ,safe wading,get after the next one.. Would love to get over to Ireland...trout or salmon,River or lough Simon Artley ,Manchester
Thanks Simon yes was a big surprise to get into one on first day out! Caught it on a cascade. April is generally a better month I think for springers so you could do well.
Nice video and great control of the fish in what looks like heavy current. Lovely water, can it be fished with IFI state licence or do you need NI licence?
Thanks Stephen it was a tough battle with the second fish. The water was big that day and went up again about 6 “ about half an hour after that and was out of order til the following day!! To fish the Roe you need a Loughs Agency license.
@@stephensmyth9730 cheers for that, I'm from Dublin but have holiday home in Donegal. Drive via Strabane and the rivers around there look impressive. Hope to get on it one day
Suppose it depends partly on personal choice and how well you can cast. I use to mainly use a 13’ double hander with maybe an 8 or 9 # line and maybe a 10’ single handed trout rod with a 7# line for low water and sea trout. Now mostly use a 11’6” switch rod with a 7# scandi line with a short head. You can fish it double or single handed. It covers most situations although I wouldn’t want to hook a big fresh fish in heavy water on this rod! No need for a big rod as the Roe is not a wide river.
@@stephensmyth9730 It's essentially a spate river. Can fish well in the right conditions. I've had four fish in a few hours and not a pull in six hours!! Salmon fishing is a lottery.
