Salmon Fishing http://www.speyghillie.co.uk/forum/Blah.pl? http://www.eblah.com en Spey in May http://www.speyghillie.co.uk/forum/Blah.pl?m-1265715730/ http://www.speyghillie.co.uk/forum/Blah.pl?m-1265715730/#num1 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:42:10 Jock Royan Fish-Dee weekly reports http://www.speyghillie.co.uk/forum/Blah.pl?m-1265401944/ http://www.speyghillie.co.uk/forum/Blah.pl?m-1265401944/#num1 Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February



The river opened on Monday 1st February which was very cold and overcast with snow flurries following on from a heavy snowfall the previous evening. Dawn saw many anglers assembling on Deeside to fish for a prized Dee Springer with some planning visit the opening ceremony at The Milton of Crathes. There were over 250 people attending the opening ceremony where the ceremonial cast was performed by Billy Connolly who had just arrived hot foot from a one month stint at the Apollo Theatre in London. As always Billy Connolly captivated the public and was highly entertaining both inside the Marquee, and on the river bank for the television cameras and media.



Billy Connolly entertaining as always and so friendly with guests







Honours for first salmon of the season, and winner of a salmon fishing rod prize, kindly donated by Sharpes, went to Mrs Jean Marshall who had a 12 lb fish from the Bridge pool at Ballogie. Jean was presented with her prize yesterday and a photograph is on the FishDee website fishing reports page. There was also a special prize for heaviest fish on opening day which was kindly donated by http://www.theghilliesflybox.com that specialise in producing salmon flies for the Dee. The prize was one by visiting regular angler Mr Tony Black who caught 3 fish on opening day with the biggest scaling 15 lbs. There have been over 30 new salmon landed over the first 2 days of the season along with many Kelts.



Tom and Jean Marshall with Jean being presented with her prize by Ken Reid





The water levels are ideal with the river height running between 6 inches and 2 ft above summer level on river gauges and very clear. There have been catches reported by Jim Fisher and John Fyfe from Middle Blackhall, The Ritchie brothers have been successful at Cairnton and Tony Black and colleagues have done well at Little Blackhall & Inchmarlo. I hope to provide a comprehensive over view on Monday but it i*s nice to resume writing duties and wish all anglers & ghillies the best of luck for the season and tight lines. Ken Reid © FishDee Ltd, February 2010



Tony Riley with a 15 lb Springer from Tilbouries







Jim Fisher with a fine Springer from Middle Blackhall







Prospects



The River is currently running clear with levels between 6 inches and 2 feet above summer level according to river gauges with no grue coming down, there has been some marginal ice but that has disappeared. The forecast suggests an increase in temperature later in the week so we may see a lift in rier levels.



John Fyfe with another fine Springer from Middle Blackhall







Tactics indicate utilising well sunk flies in the pools where salmon may be encountered and may respond to a slowly moving fly. Now recommending patterns to use is like suggesting what type of bread you should eat-we all have our favourites. Traditionally Black flies with yellow and silver are popular as are the Willie Gunn pattern and variants, in 2-3 inch copper or brass tube flies. For anglers who use traditional Waddington flies they may want to give "Intruder" type flies a swim-details can be found about this type of fly by using google on the internet. The Tungsten Monkey fly fished "on the swing" is also a potential catcher of fish.



I suspect that new spring fish are likely to be found on beats from Banchory down to Aberdeen with the Lower beats possibly having the best of the action, however there should be a enough fish distributed between Banchory and Aboyne to give an angler a chance of the prized Dee Springer. The River Dee Conservation Code is in place for 2010 and details are on the Fishdee website. Tight lines to all anglers & Ghillies for the 2010 season and ensure you fill in the Fish of the month forms available to download from FishDee in case you land a big Dee Springer. Please forward any details of catches to me at [email]ken@riverdee.org[/email] as I will be delighted to share the news of any Springers landed with our readers. Ken Reid © FishDee Ltd, February 2010



Tony Black being presented with his prize for biggest opening day fish by Ken Reid







Assembled anglers, tackle dealers, tackle manufacturers, fishing agents gather on the opening night to sample the Dee Dram which was delivered to the Stag Hotel in Banchory. All having a great fun night and discussing catches almost touching 7,200 salmon last season.







Both myself and the Clerk to the River Dee Board Mr Alastair Hume were able to have a chat with Mr Billy Connolly and to share some stories and tell him about our work.





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11 Feb-26 Aug 2010

Hours
11 Feb-31 Mar      0800 to 1800
01 Apr-30 Apr       0500 to 2400
01 May-31 Jul       0500 Thru M/N 0200
01 Aug-26 Aug      0500 to 2400

Both banks-approx one and a half miles - chest waders can be worn by all anglers.

Cost

Salmon
Feb-30 May         £10 Per day
June                   £30 Per day  
July-26 Aug         £60 Per day

Sea Trout and Finnock
15 Mar-16 May      £5  Per day
July- 26 Aug        £15 Per day

Visitors are now permitted to fish on a Saturday and tickets are available for single days, as well as full weeks.

Contact to Moira Brown

The Wedges
Spey Bay
Morayshire
IV32  7PJ

Telephone 01343 820703
E-mail   speymouth.angling@ymail.com
]]> Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:54:23 Jock Royan River Dee visiting Norway http://www.speyghillie.co.uk/forum/Blah.pl?m-1253125223/ http://www.speyghillie.co.uk/forum/Blah.pl?m-1253125223/#num1 Afternoon seminar, whisky tasting event and evening dinner

31st October 2009

Norwegian Oil Museum, Stavanger



The River Dee Trust, in conjunction with “Global Club of Flyfishing” http://www.gcof.no Norway are hosting an event at (http://www.norskolje.museum.no) and are bringing a taste of Scotland to Norway at this inaugural event to talk of mutual interests and to show appreciation to fellow Norwegians for their love and passion for Deeside and it’s salmon fishing.



The day will commence at 2 pm with an afternoon seminar organised by the River Dee Trust, where guests can learn about the history of the world’s finest spring salmon river and listen to talks from specialists on their love for fishing and the River Dee.  This will be followed by a Whyte & Mackay sponsored whisky tasting experience, to give guests a real taste of Scotland and sample some of Whyte & Mackay’s best and try the newly launched “Dee Dram”.  Guests will re-unite at 8pm for dinner at the award winning restaurant in the museum.



Numbers are limited to 120.  Tickets cost 1000 Norwegian kroner for the seminar & dinner or 750 kroner for dinner alone. Early booking is essential. Booking and payment can be made at http://www.riverdee.org Early booking is advised as demand is sure to be high. The programme for the day is as follows:



Introduction

Serena Humphrey River Dee Trust & Reid Hagelin GCOF

History of fishing the River Dee and the future for the river & angling tourism in Deeside



Ken Reid FishDee & River Dee Board



Global Club Overview and Film show of their visits to the River Dee



Reid Hagelin GCOF

Fisheries Management and the work we do to increase our stocks



Mark Bilsby River Dee Director

Fly Tying showing the fusion success of Scottish and Norwegian techniques



Ross Macdonald

Biology of Salmon & Sea Trout and factors affecting them in the Dee & Europe



Dr Lorraine Hawkins River Dee Trust



Buy out of the Salmon nets affecting the Dee Salmon fisheries



Edward Humphrey River Dee Board



Q & A session



Whisky Tasting by Whyte and Mackay



Discover the delights and learn the techniques of Whisky sampling to fully appreciate the art of producing

Scotch whisky-please enjoy the samples kindly provided by our sponsors of the River Dee Trust and FishDee.




We look forward to welcoming delegates to share this special afternoon and evening, discovering the secrets of our wonderful river and how we manage it efficiently.  We hope to inspire guests and encourage them to visit and enjoy our fabulous valley, where they would be most welcome.


Serena Humphrey

River Dee Trust
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