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KingFish1987
12-09-2008, 10:45
hello another update this time its a good one went to callander caught a 16lb salmon first salmon in ma life wit a fight wis caught on a fly-n-c.
will never forget it still cant sleep lol superb
scottishshoreangler
12-09-2008, 10:55
Well done on you fish of a lifetime mate cracking fish .:clap3:
you'll find that your post will get moved to the fly section
you'll find that your post will get moved to the fly section
Not if a "fly-n-c" is a Flying Condom.
KingFish1987
12-09-2008, 12:29
yes it was a flyin condom on a spinning rod 25lb mainline
Well done with the Salmon steven
a crackin looking fish.
If you can get your hand's on an Allys' Flying Shrimp (Lureflash make them), they'll work a treat on the Salmon aswell.
bellboy1982
12-09-2008, 12:53
well done bud, cracking fish!:clap3::clap3::clap3:
well done on yer Salmon, :clap:
not a bad start too salmon fishing.. look forward too your next catch :D.
Allan1873
12-09-2008, 13:11
looks a bit coloured
did you return it?
This is the first time I have had any opinion on a thread that has riled me into a response.
"Looks a bit coloured" ? Looks very coloured to me. It almost certainly was not returned.
As for "25 lb mainline", well that just sums it up for me. Great. Just like I can imagine the rainbow was captured using 15lb line, size 8 hook and a bubble float the size of a tennis ball, the mackerel on a string of 15 feathers and the brownie a mis-identified coloured salmon caught using a bundle of worms.
"Fish of a lifetime" - probably, but it is also the end of that salmon's lifetime - and a non-starter for the lifetime of several others.
KingFish1987
12-09-2008, 13:46
This is the first time I have had any opinion on a thread that has riled me into a response.
"Looks a bit coloured" ? Looks very coloured to me. It almost certainly was not returned.
As for "25 lb mainline", well that just sums it up for me. Great. Just like I can imagine the rainbow was captured using 15lb line, size 8 hook and a bubble float the size of a tennis ball, the mackerel on a string of 15 feathers and the brownie a mis-identified coloured salmon caught using a bundle of worms.
"Fish of a lifetime" - probably, but it is also the end of that salmon's lifetime - and a non-starter for the lifetime of several others.
SALMON WAS NOT RETURN FISH WAS SILVER IT WAS NOT RIPE OR COLOURED MAYBE IT WAS THE CAMERA BECAUSE IT WAS TAKEN AT HALF 7 AT NITE JUST AS DARKNESS WAS FALLING AND STU WIT IF I CAUGHT A 30LB PLUS SALMON I WOULD HAVE HAD NO CHANCE THE RAINBOW WAS CAUGHT USING POWER BAIT THE BROWN WAS CAUGHT USING MAGGOTS OF THE BOTTOM THE F****** MACKEREL WAS CAUGHT ON A DEXTER WEDGE IS IT ABIT OF JEALOUSY COMIN OOT STU? CAUSE FOR WAN IF U CAUGHT WIT AVE CAUGHT IN THE LAST 6 MONTH IM QUITE SURE U WIDNY HAVE PUT IT BACK WHATS RONG WITH 25LB MAINLINE? F ALL TO ME? THE RAINBOW WAS CAUGHT AT HILLEND LOCH USING A SIZE 10 TREBLE SO STU GET IT RITE ROON YE
Para Handy
12-09-2008, 13:52
Bit hard on the lad, stu.
Looks from the colour & the jaw that it is a Kelt, and if it wasn't returned, Steven will know better than to keep the next one if he's tried to eat it. Let him off with this one mistake - as long as it's not repeated.
Just the response I expected.
How articulately and eloquently put.
Even if the fish was fresh, I would still have a similar opinion.
Alcorpage, I sincerely hope it is not repeated.
As I put in my initial post, it is just my opinion, and I am sure others will have similar and contrasting views.
When it comes down to it - the thread should probably be removed as it is not sea fishing related anyway.
KingFish1987
12-09-2008, 14:04
look fish wis silver dinni care wit u say im still high on adrenalin like any NORMAL person would be thanx for the comments on the fish u lot think im goin to loch earn soon so if a catch a biggie there il post the pics i will be fishin a 6lb MAINLINE there stu u got any problems wi that? it wis also be 4lb leader I WILL NOT BE TAKIN FEATHERS TO LOCH EARN BECAUSE THATS NO SEA WATER BUT IM SURE U AWREADY KNOW CUZ IT SEEMS TO ME THT U THINK U KNOW EVERYTHING! milkman cheers mate but its only bait or spinning i do bud but i think i might be geting inti the fly fishing abit just a wee light rod
KingFish1987
12-09-2008, 14:06
aye stu wit reaction dae u think i wis gauny gee u "awww cheers mate thanx for the comments on ma 16lb salmon ma rainbow and broonie and ma mackerel yer right about them aww bud" NOT
SALMON WAS NOT RETURN FISH WAS SILVER IT WAS NOT RIPE OR COLOURED MAYBE IT WAS THE CAMERA BECAUSE IT WAS TAKEN AT HALF 7 AT NITE JUST AS DARKNESS WAS FALLING AND STU WIT IF I CAUGHT A 30LB PLUS SALMON I WOULD HAVE HAD NO CHANCE THE RAINBOW WAS CAUGHT USING POWER BAIT THE BROWN WAS CAUGHT USING MAGGOTS OF THE BOTTOM THE F****** MACKEREL WAS CAUGHT ON A DEXTER WEDGE IS IT ABIT OF JEALOUSY COMIN OOT STU? CAUSE FOR WAN IF U CAUGHT WIT AVE CAUGHT IN THE LAST 6 MONTH IM QUITE SURE U WIDNY HAVE PUT IT BACK WHATS RONG WITH 25LB MAINLINE? F ALL TO ME? THE RAINBOW WAS CAUGHT AT HILLEND LOCH USING A SIZE 10 TREBLE SO STU GET IT RITE ROON YE
Well said that man :clap3:
You can tell Stu's an old Alf Garnett. Moaning about the salmon the boy caught, he can fish the way he likes, why even post a reply like that? your a complete ****.
Mikeybhoy
12-09-2008, 14:47
this is happening to much on this forum now other forum member puttin other catches down. steven ignore em mate thats a cracking salmon by anyones standard:notworthy:notworthy
Well done on your first fish!
I spend alot of my time trying to get people to return salmon...........doesnt matter if they are silver or not as dead is dead ,regardless of colour.
BUT this was his first salmon which is different. Again, well done!
When did we get to the stage........ where viewing an image and catch report someone was good enough to post..........gives anyone any right to ownership of that fish and what should or shouldn't be done with it. The guy caught it....... it's his..... end of, if you don't like it don't look at the post. :notworthy
Well done on the fish mate, enjoy it. :clap3:
joebhoy18881977
12-09-2008, 15:38
well done on your catch mate
KingFish1987
12-09-2008, 15:44
it wis like havein 400 mackerel on the end ae yer line first i wis like aww im snagged then it shot away stripping line aff the reel i nearly swallied ma tounge lol then if it wisny for ma dad or his mate i certanly woudnt have got it so big thanx to them im now an offcial member ae the salmon club ;) lol
The Lawn Ranger
12-09-2008, 15:53
Well done m8, crackin fish, never mind what peeps say on here, you were obviously with other anglers who have a bit of experance therefor the decision was made that it was a "keeper".........Well done again!!
well done bud i catch between 40 and 60 salmon a year mainly on the fly. i only keep 5 or 6 .how ever if the river is high i have no objections to spinning. by the looks of it you kept your first salmon well so has the majority of us. i have witnessed on many occasions people catching there first salmon many coloured and keep them. the joy and happiness they get is brilliant. any one who would deny this is just an idiot. how that guy earlier has a problem with your line thickness is beyond me. my spinning lines are all 18lb line as in a year id expect to get 3 or 4 fish over the twenty pound mark. using 8 lb line in a big river with big stones would be reckless. it seems to me like that chap probably been trying to catch a salmon for years and failed miserably because he couldnt figure out where the river was.
KingFish1987
12-09-2008, 16:58
superb post mate lol cheers i nearly fainted i cud hardly get a picture taken i wis shakin tht bad lol. ma da n his mate were lets say speechless aswell it was my last cast wich makes it even more better :)
youll renember that for years and no matter wheather its your first or 50th youll still shake with excitement. but for the last cast mate i have them for two hrs every time i go out.
have you eaten it yet? ps if not try smoking it as it is coloured. you shouldnt notice a great deal then.
The posts I have made were to express my opinion that it is wrong that the fish was killed.
If the fish was a kelt, then the angler has broken the law by killing it. Either way, I feel that killing it was a terrible waste.
There are too many un-educated so called anglers out there, and my opinion that this particualr person fits into the 'mong' category of anglers appears to be confirmed.
The methods the angler describes, the dress code in the photograph, the grammer and tone in the posts and the decision to kill the fish all point to an un-educated angler.
I have expressed my opinion. Some will agree, some will disagree.
The 'jealous' and 'never caught a salmon' views are to be expected. I will not engage in a debate over my fishing history, however ridiculous some remarks are.
As for being 'too hard on the lad', I believe this refers to the angler's age. This being the case, I am almost certainly a 'lad' myself.
As I have typed previously - this is the first time I have had a rant, and it will be my last.
you write as if you are educated. its a shame education cant teach you manners or common sense as you lack them in abundance. as for dress code when i am at the river and it is warm should i not take of my john partridge jacket because im frightened of some ned ridiculing that underneath i do not have appropriate attire. how many rivers do you know of have salmon in them just now that have spawned?.
KingFish1987
12-09-2008, 17:33
stu i dont need a pair ae waders ti fish in tht river u should know that wit dae a need waders for or a camoflage jacket? but next time just for u bud il take a pic wi me in ma birthday suit. the fish is kelt? is against the law?? is it not a by-law? in the rules i was giving it said with in any doubt the fish is ripe or colour please return it. doesnt say its against the law
Where about's are all the Salmon then Marty?. In all my year's i haven't landed a keeper yet! :secret::fishing::thumbs:
try river ness, nairn, findorn, spey, cassle, you should be catching keepers all the time m8. only from late sep on i get most coloured fish.
try river ness, nairn, findorn, spey, cassle, you should be catching keepers all the time m8. only from late sep on i get most coloured fish.
I think i'll make a point of giving it a go next year for a day or two. Spare time isn't in abundance at the moment.
I've got my late Father's Sage and Diamond Back,.......i suppose i should try and put them to good use.
if your ever through this way and want to be shown where to fish the river just give us a pm.
if your ever through this way and want to be shown where to fish the river just give us a pm.
I'll maybe just take you up on that offer. You can maybe give me a bit of guidance on the double handed Spey casting bit aswell.
no problems there mate however your better to learn how to cast left handed to. gives you a better chance if its windy.
sorry my mistake i thought you said the double spey cast.
no problems there mate however your better to learn how to cast left handed to. gives you a better chance if its windy.
Whatever it takes Marty
Cheer's
"As I have typed previously - this is the first time I have had a rant, and it will be my last."
Good! Thats the best thing you've written.
steven well done mate cracking fish its been in the river for a while but hey the 1st one is the one u never forget i had my 1st of the season 2 weeks ago a nice 6lb grilse with lice just off the tide the way we want them ;at this time of year not alot of silver fish as far up as callender ,as for the 25lb line peeps do forget that line is a lot thinner these days i use 14lb but thats my shout :clap3:
well done on your salmon steven and as marty has said the majority of us have killed our first salmon,I saw the photo in your album and the fish would have been taken by a lot of anglers , as for your line choice the bigger the river the heavier the line ,i use 16lb for my local river and heres a fish i got on tuesday it is a coloured cock fish compared to yours mines is coloured any way congrats again .
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x69/tamhem1/salmon.jpg
well done on your first salmon hope its one of many :notworthy:clap3:
as for keeping it its entirely up to you even if it is a little coloured its not as ripe as some i've seen being kept.
i still remember my first fish caught on the don at kintore i was about 14 at the time and it was on a zebra toby.
as far as i'm aware kelts are fish that have spawned and are making the return to the sea and from what i gather they are caught early spring time hence why the closed season is usually end oct to feb (approx) so why a kelt would be still in the river i dont know maybe i'm wrong but the rules at alford, inverurie and kintore are no worm fishing before 1st may to try and avoid catching kelts.
maybe stu needs to check up what a kelt is, but then again i MAY be wrong and i'm sure someone will correct me:clap3:
well done on your first salmon and a fine specimen it is.........just remember on your next outing to wear the appropriate attire,fore and aft bonnet resplendant with various flies portraying your previous conquests ,displaying to all a superiority over fellow piscators ,tweed jacket ,moleskin breeks and very expensive chest waders:group:
once again great fish well done!!
Well done on you fish of a lifetime mate cracking fish .:clap3:
you'll find that your post will get moved to the fly section
flyin c is a spinner m8 not a fly just incase u didnt know that . anyway crackin fish there nice big cock fish i still to get 1 this year hooked four lost four (still got a month and a half to get one or two )
did you keep the fish ?
KingFish1987
12-09-2008, 22:07
the fish was kept mate :showoff: i had some for my dinner wis superb
First up,
Well done on a cracking fish Steven,:clap3:
"just remember on your next outing to wear the appropriate attire,fore and aft bonnet resplendant with various flies portraying your previous conquests ,displaying to all a superiority over fellow piscators ,tweed jacket ,moleskin breeks and very expensive chest waders"
Euan m's post about sums it up for me, elitism seems to be rife in the trout and salmon fraternity, now I'm not for a minute suggesting that all those that fish for salmon and trout fall into the elitism category, but I'll give you an example,
A good friend of mine who enjoys Kayaking was paddling from Loch Tay down river and encountered an irate ghillie who informed him that, "there are people here who have paid hundreds of pounds for a days fishing now p!ss off out my beat". Needless to say the ghillie got the single digit and a few choice words.
For me sea fishing is about getting away from the rules and regs that seem to determine our everyday lives, apart from the taking of under size fish of course.
What I'm trying to say I guess is, that if I wanted to have a whole lot of overpriced gear and a large slice of 'etiquette' every time I went fishing I think I'd take up golf.:)
Olabarria
12-09-2008, 22:47
beauty! I'd like to see what others would do if they'd hoked that fiish. very well done!
tomyknockers
13-09-2008, 00:00
Nice fish mate, dont listen to what the old fuddy duddy says, he is obviously just a **** would like to see how much he spends on his stupid clothes to go down the river to catch a salmon then sees you reeling in that monster. hahaha. he can get it right roond him!
Para Handy
13-09-2008, 00:05
Steven, you've had a marvellous experience landing this fish, and you were right to shout about it. You were proud of your achievement. Good. Don't get upset about criticism from others, because it's easy to criticize. It's much harder to do better, and criticism's the easy way out. Accept the majority on this forum who wish you well with their congratulations.
well done on the catch mate.thats a real bumper.dont let anyone put that catch down.you deserve to be high ma man.i know i would be.some people are just jealous when it comes to good catches.
Outstanding catch. If I'd caught it I would have kept it, taken it home and had a chug whilst looking at it. I would also like to nominate you for the Nobel prize for literature.:notworthy
KingFish1987
13-09-2008, 23:39
lol aye a thought that rant ti stu wis superb ma self like lol back ti the teith on monday im sure if a get anythin els il update yous all
The Malt Man
14-09-2008, 00:01
OMG, that salmon is bigger than me!!! (or should I say, that salmon is bigger than "I")?
You must have been ecstatic when you landed it Steven :bounce: and who could blame you for taking it home.
I caught my very first codling last night and although it was closer to 16 grams than 16lb, I was ecstatic :yeah:
How many fish are needlessly killed in comps or for record purposes and then discarded afterwards?
If you have kept the fish for your own consumption, then so be it. :notworthy
Well Done Mate, revel in your success :thumbs:
Good luck on your next one hope it goes well. forgot to say your first was double the weight of my first.
i've kinda stopped fishing for the silver bars but i still need to get a double figure one:unsure:
KingFish1987
14-09-2008, 00:30
OMG, that salmon is bigger than me!!! (or should I say, that salmon is bigger than "I")?
You must have been ecstatic when you landed it Steven :bounce: and who could blame you for taking it home.
I caught my very first codling last night and although it was closer to 16 grams than 16lb, I was ecstatic :yeah:
How many fish are needlessly killed in comps or for record purposes and then discarded afterwards?
If you have kept the fish for your own consumption, then so be it. :notworthy
Well Done Mate, revel in your success :thumbs:
aye mate, there was this auld couple there just arived as i hooked it they were watchin untill i landed it i wis jumpin for joy, landing that salmon was better than sex so i wis like " GET IT RITE ROON YE" "CMONNNNNN" then 5 mins later i wis like ti the old couple, sorry for that we were just abit excited they said thats aww rite we understand lol"
The posts I have made were to express my opinion that it is wrong that the fish was killed.
If the fish was a kelt, then the angler has broken the law by killing it. Either way, I feel that killing it was a terrible waste.
There are too many un-educated so called anglers out there, and my opinion that this particualr person fits into the 'mong' category of anglers appears to be confirmed.
The methods the angler describes, the dress code in the photograph, the grammer and tone in the posts and the decision to kill the fish all point to an un-educated angler.
I have expressed my opinion. Some will agree, some will disagree.
The 'jealous' and 'never caught a salmon' views are to be expected. I will not engage in a debate over my fishing history, however ridiculous some remarks are.
As for being 'too hard on the lad', I believe this refers to the angler's age. This being the case, I am almost certainly a 'lad' myself.
As I have typed previously - this is the first time I have had a rant, and it will be my last.what about the dress code.should he have collar and tie or somthin to go salmon fishin.the guy caught his first salmon and is excited about it.so are you saying that to catch salmon you need to spend a fortune on buyin all the fancy gear and stuff before your allowed to set up.at the end of the day who he is or where he comes from has nothin to do with the fact that he was obviously "educated"enough to catch one.well done again on the catch again.i'm sure theres another down there with your name on it
I am jealous, lovely fish.
Legally caught, NOT a kelt. Yours to keep, your choice.
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k63/Pelamid/SalmonWSF2.jpg
Personally with modern lines I prefer to be cautious and go for a line that will not break the first time it brushes against a rock.
My poor record for salmon is three fresh run fish lost and two kelts landed. Even for an amateur like me the kelts are fairly easy to pick out. They have slightly lean, hollow looking bellies and their scales fall off easily when you handle them. Usually they give up the fight easily as well. Seen plenty of salmon caught in the Forth by other anglers mind:cry::cc_surren
Your fish looks a typical late season fish - in fact your second photo shows it still quite light on the underside.
You lucky ******!:)
willeton
14-09-2008, 11:13
Great catch :showoff: i look forward to seeing your next specimen.
Steven
salty dawg
07-10-2008, 14:56
Nice fish, well done
I see that you have tagged the fish. For those who don't know, anglers on the Callendar town water (I assume this is where you caught it) are required to tag any fish they keep. Anglers are given 5 tags for the season, thus you can only keep 5 fish.
Is there a difference between a dead coloured and a dead fresh fish? (rhetorical)
Tagged fish = honesty = no problem
If anyone gives you more grief, tell them to direct their complaints to the angling association because you've acted within the rules of the fishery.
All the best
Alex
Nice fish there Steve, well done on your first salmon, it`s a legal fish, not a kelt, you caught you took it, fair enough to me.
I must however freely admit to be considering a change of underwear after reading the comments about the "dress code" absolutely knotted myself at that crap.
I caught my first salmon round about 1959, I`ve been catching them ever since, some good years, some poor, some exceptional. By virtue of how I earn a living I have had invites, and fished, some of the top beats on the top rivers in the country (top by name, not necessarily by fish stocks).
Most recent was earlier this year on the Tweed system. Trusty old "boy racer" cap, ragged denims, ten year old Barbour jacket full of thorn rips and whatever dirty old jersey or T shirt suits the weather. The salmon dont seem to mind, nor do the proprietors of the beats, I still get the invites.
"Dress code" load of unadulterated twaddle, mind you I use a fairly classy rod :yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah:
snowyman
07-10-2008, 15:20
awesome fish steven well done,the adrenallin must have been really pumping:clap:
it' brought me to make my first post well doneagain:clap2:
Nice fish there Steve, well done on your first salmon, it`s a legal fish, not a kelt, you caught you took it, fair enough to me.
I must however freely admit to be considering a change of underwear after reading the comments about the "dress code" absolutely knotted myself at that crap.
I caught my first salmon round about 1959, I`ve been catching them ever since, some good years, some poor, some exceptional. By virtue of how I earn a living I have had invites, and fished, some of the top beats on the top rivers in the country (top by name, not necessarily by fish stocks).
Most recent was earlier this year on the Tweed system. Trusty old "boy racer" cap, ragged denims, ten year old Barbour jacket full of thorn rips and whatever dirty old jersey or T shirt suits the weather. The salmon dont seem to mind, nor do the proprietors of the beats, I still get the invites.
"Dress code" load of unadulterated twaddle, mind you I use a fairly classy rod :yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah:
Lol... well said that man,, i was worrying about what to wear on the beach next. I remember catching fish in the eighties wearing studded belts, leather troosers and with my hair peroxide blonde like billy idol.. Nobody gave me any grief and i caught plenty fish, just looked a bit of a beauty.lol....
well done mate id have ate it there and then. then had a chug, well done again
Well done on a cracking fish , do not let anyone tell you different .
I have stayed off the forum for a while, due to personal reasons, and read what is obviously a, cracking fish being downed by , a fellow, angler , really is a bit ott.
Again well done , on the fish , and by the way dress, how you feel comfy ..
excellent thread, best since I joined, lots of debate and controversy coming through. Oh the love of fishing!!!!!!!!!!
KingFish1987
09-10-2008, 16:24
yes, shame its been moved to the fly fishing forum as it was caught on a FLYING CONDOM
'Uneducated' doesn't have a hyphen. :roll1:
KingFish1987
10-10-2008, 14:48
lol i think stu has canceld his account
TimmyButler
14-10-2008, 16:23
I usually use the south east and sea angling forums, and this is my first time i have visited this part of the site.
That said, this thread, along with what has been said, really really frustrates me. It is the exact example of what is affecting this forum and putting people off posting catch reports.
steven moncrieffe, congratulations for your fish, what a cracking result, my hats off to you. also, well done and thankyou from me and a lot of the guys who probably don't post on the forum for posting this catch report including picture and coming back to discuss it.
stu1745, please do not post such things. your post will have an effect on introducing new guys to fishing, people posting catch reports (which attracts a lot of people to the site), and is generally not called for.
Again, congratulations, Steven and I look forward to your other catch reports. Very well done.
'Uneducated' doesn't have a hyphen. :roll1:
Actually, while we are on the subject of educating us all with your views Stu, "grammer" should actually read grammar!
Like anyone else you are entitled to rant Stu but it maybe a good idea not to come on a website and criticse the way people dress when they fish - as there is no code. Just a bunch of wannabe snobs that believe if you are not wearing plus fours, tweed and a flat cap, you cannot take part in salmon or fly fishing.
I fly fish and wear whatever I feel comfortable in. I part own a shoot in Kent whereby one of the rules is that people dress how they feel comfortable not, how people expect them to dress!
Great fish Steve!:clap3::clap3:
Funny as **** this thread..a fantastic fish and soooo obviously not a kelt!! I think Stu probably cancelled his account once the picture of the lovely SILVER gutted fish was posted..
Maybe he's escaping us plebs and gone off with a copy of Lady Chatterley's Lover to go and educate himself!:spiteful:
KingFish1987
20-10-2008, 15:27
Maybe he's escaping us plebs and gone off with a copy of Lady Chatterley's Lover to go and educate himself!:spiteful:
Or mayb hes away ti try n catch a salmon wi his hat and tie on lol with the chest waders and camo gear LOL
i hate whiting
20-10-2008, 22:34
mate let that pompus faggot stu think he knows it all, he obviously doesn't becasue everyone on here has disagreed with him... says it all really.
hes prob just jelous because he thinks he is a "proper" angler, and just because you dont wear tweed or smoke a pipe (in that pic anyway lol) then you dont have the right to fish for salmon, get a life you idiot!!!
Or mayb hes away ti try n catch a salmon wi his hat and tie on lol with the chest waders and camo gear LOL
Get your facts right now Steve, cammo gear is for the bivvie buffs with the camo glasses fishing the stockie carp ponds for boilie bloated brown things (between train spotting)..Correct attire for the salmon river is not cammo gear but it must include the correct tartan waistcoat for the clan area in which the river flows. Just your donald if the beat encroaches on two or three clan areas, you then have to carry spare waistcoats with the different tartans to comply with the code. If you are really, really posh then your fore and aft hat will have flies stuck in which match the various tartans.
salmon bob
24-10-2008, 19:50
QUOTE
If the fish was a kelt, then the angler has broken the law by killing it. Either way, I feel that killing it was a terrible waste.
Stu you must be an experianced salmon fisher are you?I THINK NOT!
Catching a kelt in Semptember is the stupidest thing i have ever heard.If your going to slate the lad do your homework first:nonono:
Well done on your first salmon by the way:clap:
Get your facts right now Steve, cammo gear is for the bivvie buffs with the camo glasses fishing the stockie carp ponds for boilie bloated brown things (between train spotting)..Correct attire for the salmon river is not cammo gear but it must include the correct tartan waistcoat for the clan area in which the river flows. Just your donald if the beat encroaches on two or three clan areas, you then have to carry spare waistcoats with the different tartans to comply with the code. If you are really, really posh then your fore and aft hat will have flies stuck in which match the various tartans.
Thanks for that Stan
I have repaired the holes in the @rse of my jeans with assorted bits of tartan cloth. Hopefully I will fit in better now with the half@rsed toffs I will be fishing with on the Tweed in the near future.
Sounds about right Fredo. Was on the Ettrick couple years back in Octonber, first time on the beat. Decided to take a slight detour around the dirty old tramp standing at the fence (as I`m posh and dont talk to that sort :wiggle:)
The old tramp owned the beat and was the local Laird or whatever, we need to get these people of nobility educated in the salmon fishing dress code, becomes confusing.
(ps later that day the Lairdess arrived, dirty old jacket, wellies that had seen better days, old cardigan. Took her
14ft Hardy our of the back of the new Defender and toddled to the next beat, they owned that as well :roll1:)
It's a nice fish mate, caught one similar myself last month on the river ehen in cumbria - never had any scales but estimate it to be around 18lb and I returned it (by choice) but it was the biggest I've ever had. I'll try to post a pic'.
KingFish1987
28-10-2008, 17:11
luvly fish to finish off the season so to speak mate
It's a nice fish mate, caught one similar myself last month on the river ehen in cumbria - never had any scales but estimate it to be around 18lb and I returned it (by choice) but it was the biggest I've ever had. I'll try to post a pic'.
Tish, tish! those clothes do not conform to Stu's rules of fly fishing attire!:rtfm: You should be banned from the riverbank for life!!!:fishing:
Lovely fish mate, well done I am very envious of both of you with fish like that!:clap3::clap3::clap3:
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