That is a lovely river you are lucky to have access to it, when I took up squash my backhand was weak, so I practised that on my own on an empty court, made a big difference. When wet fly anglers take up dry fly fishing they have to concentrate hard on developing a new style, that is cast a slack line, with the curve contrary to the direction of flow, or the fly will drag. This needs to be practised for years, unlike wet fly which is a very straight forward style of fishing and far easier. Dry fly is more demanding but I find far my satisfying. Also the fly needs to float correctly, so dry it and use a desiccant every now and then, especially when approaching a good fish that’s rising, also your correct to use a “mud” style treatment to make the leader less visible. All this is far more exacting and requires more skill that wet fly but it is very satisfying when you get it right. Good luck.
I realise I’m an old boy now (started fly fishing in the 70s) and my views probably seem odd, but for me it’s all about catching a fish the right way, otherwise why not use a worm? And therefore I find the use of flies as basically floats or bite indicators a bit naff, if your dry fly fishing then why not use one fly?
Your dead right to be cautious on the water, years ago I went to dinner in London, there was a really easy going keen salmon angler there in his prime, really good man all of you viewers would have liked to spend time with talking of fishing, I remember he was wearing his dinner jacket, he and his father loved the sport. Shortly after the and after he was engaged to be married, but just before then drowned whilst salmon fishing. He was in good shape physically and in his thirties, don’t make risky mistakes on the water. Many anglers before you have ended up in fishing Valhalla before their time. I wish everyone tight lines though!
Well done with the tender care you gave the fish, making sure it got its breath back. This time of year they need all their strength for breeding. A lovely Dee fish though, on the small side. Hopefully it will make it up river. Nick from York
Hi mate, thinking of booking a day here on Saturday, debating on here or maybe a day on East Haugh, always fancied the look of the upper Tay. Recon it will be worth a go?
@@mlfishing842 hello mate. Yeah I don’t see why not. Apparently it’s not heavily fished so fishing pressure should be light. It’s a great wee beat, especially if you get the place to yourself. Tricky wading mind you so extra care required. 👍
@@robertdoesfishing Yeah I see that, on fish pal there isn’t many bookings at all so the catch returns on there isn’t really anything to go by. I would imagine this time of year and the decent runs everywhere will hold fish and it’s just your luck. The beat looks lovely and it doesn’t look like anyone is booked on according to fish pal so would be an ideal day I recon if the weather holds up and the river is dropping nicely. How do all the pools fish with the fly?
@@mlfishing842 yeah exactly there will be fish there I’m sure of it. Pools fish well with the fly except the very bottom one the Split Oak pool. Depending on height of course it’s more slower canal like water but if you get a cast out with a Sunray shadow or something like that and keep the fly moving with a retrieve then you’ll be grand. You can spin on that beat too if you wanted to spin that pool. Don’t know if you’ve seen this but here’s a good doc from PDAA that gives some great info on both the Findynate beats. pdaa.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/FINDYNATE-AND-CLOICHFOLDICH.pdf
@@robertdoesfishing Thanks mate, I was just finished reading that there. That’s no to bad then if that’s the only pool that can be a pain with the flow, as you say will make the fishing that little more challenging. Think I will definitely get booked there for Saturday, the height at pitnacree is 0.89 on the gauge so should hopefully be a nice height for the fly. Thanks for you information buddy! Tight lines for you next adventure
@@mlfishing842 no worries hopefully conditions are just right for you and I hope you enjoy it. I thought it was a great wee peaceful beat. Mind you might get some rafters coming down the water too. Tight lines! 🎣🤘
Robert you are not probably going to like this, but given that nearly everything is stacked against the salmon these days I think no one should ever consider beaching a fish, always always net it, having it thumping it around on the rocks or shingle is not good, it may shoot off but the cuts bruises and abrasions can cause a lot of trouble for the fish later on, use a nice big net, every time. All the best.
Looked a lovely river, good tip, if you get a pull re cast of course, if that doesn’t work back up (go upstream) only say 5 yards and keeping the same length of line fish back down the same as before staying the same distance from the bank. If that doesn’t work wait say 20 minutes and try again. If none of that works carry on fishing down the river in the usual way, there will be other fish. Enjoyed this film, thank you.
Everytime myself and my daughter visit my home town of ayr we drive through lugar , muirkirl etc. So to finally come across a video of fishing this part of river ayr is good to see
Excellent video robert thumbs up with the life jacket good to see a fishermen looking out for his safety too many people think they will be OK and your only here once. 👍
Hey Boab, Simon watching from Thailand here, hope all is well mate! I've been over here chilling and watching Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing and gotten right into fishing and saw you posted these!😂 Videos are brilliant, loved the shots and editing into the intro, nice one mate!
@@robertdoesfishing Not much unfortunately mate, been to a few fishing lakes when we've been on weekends outside of the city and stuff, but its so hot, even just walking the dog for a half an hour is enough of the heat 😂. Think the Scottish climate is perfect for it, will keep following your vids mate, all the best and good luck!
Weather was a bit wild for ye lad wasn't it....fair play for enduring those conditions, just a pity that fish didn't stick. Great footage of that fish coming out of the water. Another great video lad👏👏👏
Thanks for watching Paul, aye they don’t all stick do they? Suppose that keeps things interesting 😂 Hope you are well and managing to get out to wet a line 🤝🎣👍
Well done, Robert! Great resilience and determination there, I wish i had the patience for salmon fishing! Possibly the most scenic river in UK! I was expecting a pull at every swing! Never mind, always next time?? 👍👍
Had a few fish off upper Craig but better when the river is on the drop . Pulpit is a great pool that gives a few fish if you go back give it a try .dangerous river be careful .
Great video of your trip and efforts, congratulations ae in order for you braving the elements and persevering in what most likely was a rising river! Some really nice looking bits of water and looked very fishy! thanks for producing and for sharing Robert!
That’s very kind, thanks very much for watching and glad you enjoyed the vlog! I’d definitely go back and maybe explore some different beats on the water. It’s very wild at parts! 👍🎣
Always wanted to fish the orchy! I shall do next year. I'd avoided most western rivers as they've been absolutely devastated by the fish farms but I suppose it's not just the catching of fish, it's being there.
@@robertdoesfishing I've no doubt there's fish but there should be so many you see them all over the river. It's horrendous to think how these rivers have gone from pristine salmon rivers renowned for great catches every week to what wee see today. That said I'm sure I'll still have a go. Around 1988 on the irvine - not the vest river but anyway, you could be fishing 3 mikes from the sea and set your watch by the salmon starting to jump from the last tide. Two seasons ago I saw one salmon show in the whole season on the irvine sadly. The west coast really has had it bad. This season all of scotland has seen better catches compared to the last few years so there's hope still, I'm researching ways I can chip in to help as I speak.
