hlg
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Post by hlg on Sept 17, 2013 22:33:24 GMT
My mate was fishing the doon today and met an older guy that told him he had caught a large fish on the worm. He met him again in the car park when he was going home and this chap shouted him over to show him the fish. He opened his boot and there was 3 salmon lying dead in it - 2 grilse and a big hen my pal estimated to be roughly 25lb. He sent me a pic of the fish but i don't know how to upload it. Good to see this guys doing his bit to help the salmon stocks on the doon!!!!
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Post by fredo on Sept 18, 2013 7:47:06 GMT
Seems to be an Ayrshire thing...
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Post by stincharlad on Sept 18, 2013 21:54:49 GMT
Steady on there Fredo there is a lot of decent guys here , unfortunately a few half wits who seem to think it is acceptable to keep killing fish no matter the size or condition. I for one don't grudge anyone a fish to take home, but some of the stories this season make you sick
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Post by devronmac on Sept 19, 2013 6:45:53 GMT
If the big fish was caught on the worm it is fairly likely that it was deeply hooked rendering its safe return problematical. However 3 fish in the boot is a bit excessive these days for those of us that have major concerns for the future of Atlantic salmon in our rivers !
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Post by fredo on Sept 19, 2013 7:07:30 GMT
Steady on there Fredo there is a lot of decent guys here , unfortunately a few half wits who seem to think it is acceptable to keep killing fish no matter the size or condition. I for one don't grudge anyone a fish to take home, but some of the stories this season make you sick Having followed a few fora over the years, I have noticed that anglers from certain geographical areas in the UK appear to be rather keen in getting the priest out. One such area is Ayrshire. I am quite sure that a lot of the guys that are keen on killing fish are decent people. Its just a shame that they seem more interested in filling their freezers with fish than filling the rivers with fish.
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hlg
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Post by hlg on Sept 19, 2013 8:56:18 GMT
How do you post pics on the forum?
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Post by allysshrimp on Sept 19, 2013 10:37:54 GMT
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Post by stincharstoat on Sept 26, 2013 22:54:44 GMT
what beat was this on?
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Post by hitchfly on Sept 29, 2013 8:23:42 GMT
Stuart ask the boy`s in Gamesport i believe they may be able to give you more info.
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Post by stincharlad on Sept 30, 2013 20:46:26 GMT
heard it was Drumgrange
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hlg
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Post by hlg on Jul 9, 2014 21:43:09 GMT
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Post by hlg on Jul 9, 2014 21:46:00 GMT
Was having a look through the forum and seen this thread. A bit late but there is the pic.
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Post by Willie Gunn on Jul 9, 2014 22:53:11 GMT
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Post by dunkeld on Jul 10, 2014 14:14:03 GMT
Steady on there Fredo there is a lot of decent guys here , unfortunately a few half wits who seem to think it is acceptable to keep killing fish no matter the size or condition. I for one don't grudge anyone a fish to take home, but some of the stories this season make you sick Don't grudge anyone taking a fish either tbh. But I would be interested in knowing what the beat or river rules are on the taking of fish. I per day/week, keep every odd/even one et al
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2014 17:53:44 GMT
A 25lb hen salmon will carry anywhere between 10,000 and 17,500 eggs. Had this fish ultimately been released and survived to spawn then the statistics provided by the English EA suggests that maybe 10 to 15 of these eggs would produce fish that reach maturity and go on to spawn. To those of you who have no issue with anglers killing fish for the pot I suspect that you enjoy catching fish rather more than you enjoy eating wild salmon. I certainly do. The rivers of Northern England are in a desperate state and the Eden has now been identified as 'at risk' along with the Lune and Ribble. A lot of the Scottish rivers appear to be having issues as salmon stocks come under additional pressure. When anybody mentions nets out at sea or in estuaries or salmon farms or a whole host of other subjects I get just as exercised as the next angler about conservation, maybe more so. I do strongly believe however that as anglers before we can start seriously trying to influence other bodies to change their practices to put less pressure on wild fish stocks then we need to get our own house in order. At tines I feel like we are moving in the right direction. When I read stories like this I absolutely despair. www.silversalmon.co.uk
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