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Post by Sagecaster on Jun 20, 2008 12:33:03 GMT
Does anyone know if the grilse have started to appear on the highland rivers yet? Or are we headed for another late run I don't suppose low water levels will be helping, nonetheless we should be seeing a few by now.
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Post by gordyt8 on Jun 20, 2008 14:01:55 GMT
Hi SG, all I know is that I had an e-mail from a friend from Alness today saying the fishing was "disastrous" at the moment, with all but a couple of the river showing their bare bones. Would think though that the Ness should be picking up a bit soon, even with low water. Gordy
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Post by Willie Gunn on Jun 20, 2008 14:18:20 GMT
There are a few in the Spey, although not strictly a highland river.
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Post by sinkingtip on Jun 20, 2008 14:27:43 GMT
Hi SC - again, not strictly heilan but the word "grilse" has been bandied about for a couple of weeks now on the Tay - certainly not seen any of them up close, but its still a wee bit early for them in comparison to recent seasons when the main run entered the river around August.
Also heard shouts of "grilse" from the other big rivers but you would need to look elsewhere for confirmation.
The low water levels currently being experienced on most Scottish rivers just now are normally not an issue for the Tay in terms of 'passage' - even at its barest of bare bones.
Some clean wee fish (or guid sea troot) being seen on some of the Esk's beats (which IS at its bare bones) but chances are they could simply be small 'fish' and, unless science is involved, not officially proven to be grilse. Again, the Esks over the past few seasons have tended get their main run of grilse late July / early August .... but the Esks ARE dependent on rain.
We need watter people .... and plenty 'o it ! regards STip
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Post by chalkie on Jun 20, 2008 15:35:47 GMT
I have had two in the past week and a salmon and on Wedinsday a guy had one all on a silver stoat on the Speymouth AA water. Returned two of the three.
Chalkie
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Post by Sagecaster on Jun 20, 2008 16:50:22 GMT
Thanks I'm due on middle Findhorn in 3 weeks, it used to be peak week, sadly the run has now drifted to early mid August and we've not seen decent runs in July for 5 years now.
Fingers crossed we'll see an improvement this year.
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Post by G Ritchie on Jun 20, 2008 17:31:48 GMT
The main run of grilse does seem to have slipped back about 2 to 3 weeks over the last 3 seasons. Personally I think it is due to sea temperatures, the fish are migrating further north and are taking longer to return back to their rivers. It could just as quickly return back to a early to mid July peak again. You used to expect the first decent run of grilse in the Deveron about the third week of June, now it seems to be mid July with the peak in early August.
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Post by johnfish1 on Jun 20, 2008 18:43:19 GMT
dont know about highland rivers but after a couple of seasons of them arriving a bit late here on the foyle system there back to normal ,there here.
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Post by hf on Jun 21, 2008 8:40:52 GMT
I have heard that a few grilse have been seen on the Brora. Last Week I was up at the Blackwater/Brora falls and the fish were going over. (fresh salmon and sea trout both big and small - very healthy looking). I have also seen them moving into the river at the estuary. I take it these are grilse but only because of the time of year it is. If I am wrong them someone please educate me further I think the good part of what I saw last week was that they looked healthy and fat. hf (Edited) Quote from Brora river website: "the first sign of a decent number of grilse have been seen and a few caught with still a few decent sized salmon around as well"
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