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Post by Willie Gunn on Mar 7, 2008 8:30:31 GMT
(An aside from main topic) WG are you sure that is a salmon and not a bonefish? Maybe just one or two drammies and sweet memories when you were giving it a file name. No doubt you'll have a reply. ;D highlandfisher You right clicker you, certainly a fish. |
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Post by Roobarb on Mar 7, 2008 15:00:01 GMT
Regarding Exerods point these small springer are slow growing fish from the same year class as the previous summers grilse. I know from my fish farming days that salmon destined to mature as grilse in their first summer grow much quicker in the spring than fish from the same batch which are going to mature the following year as salmon. They are on different strategies with growth hormones etc, kicking in during the onset of maturation increasing appetite and growth. Fish at sea will show the same variation and not all fish will be intent on feeding at maximum capacity all the time. Builnacraig Thanks for the explanation  Coincidentally a friend was helping to move 9000 salmon smolts/parr as part of a stocking program yesterday. The odd thing was, explained by the above quote no doubt, that while half of them had grown to 4-5” long and started to silver up the rest had hardly grown at all since last autumn and were still around 1.5” long. Andy |
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Post by builnacraig on Mar 7, 2008 19:31:28 GMT
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Coincidentally a friend was helping to move 9000 salmon smolts/parr as part of a stocking program yesterday. The odd thing was, explained by the above quote no doubt, that while half of them had grown to 4-5” long and started to silver up the rest had hardly grown at all since last autumn and were still around 1.5” long.
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The wee ones will become two year old smolts, they will grow very quickly this spring and summer.
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Post by Willie Gunn on Mar 14, 2008 20:04:05 GMT
I am just home from a day on a well known Speybeat, from arguably the best spring pool on the river. A lunker  Sorry about the quality of the shot is from my mobile, I will get more photos from my gillie Alan Williams. He lost the mate at 4 .40 two 20lbers(hooked) from a Speypool in March |
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Post by conwyrod on Mar 14, 2008 20:13:41 GMT
What a cracker, what did you take him on?
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Post by Willie Gunn on Mar 14, 2008 20:40:55 GMT
What a cracker, what did you take him on? B&W 16' Wisperer, Carron Inter + 10ft fast sinktip. Pot Bellied pig on a Brass Tube tied by Mr Alex Ritchie of Peterhead. |
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Post by Tyne Andrew on Mar 14, 2008 20:47:15 GMT
Aye, some fish there  |
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Post by builnacraig on Mar 14, 2008 21:02:02 GMT
I think it is safe to call that one a salmon. An absolute cracker!!
Which beat was that from?
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Post by builnacraig on Mar 14, 2008 21:03:06 GMT
I note that it is quite a long fish. Is that a typical fish for the Spey?
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Post by speyvalley on Mar 14, 2008 21:06:56 GMT
Jesus Christ Malcolm
Thats what you call a true "Springer"
Its nearly bigger than you ;D
Well done
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Post by lamson on Mar 14, 2008 21:14:43 GMT
A neat bit of netting there as well given the sizes of fish and net , well done .
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Post by nessc on Mar 14, 2008 21:16:26 GMT
Is that your feet malcolm??? or is that a 50 lb fish ;D
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Post by Willie Gunn on Mar 14, 2008 21:21:39 GMT
Is that your feet malcolm??? or is that a 50 lb fish ;D No not my feet, the gillie's feet. |
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Post by speyghillie on Mar 14, 2008 21:26:04 GMT
Cracker Malcolm - well done.
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Post by robmason on Mar 14, 2008 21:30:04 GMT
Fantastic fish Malcolm well done! For a minute then I thought it was the one I lost last wednesday.  A real Lunker, shame you caught it with such an over rated rod.  |
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Post by G Ritchie on Mar 14, 2008 22:15:05 GMT
Well done Malcolm.
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Post by Willie Gunn on Mar 14, 2008 22:20:55 GMT
A neat bit of netting there as well given the sizes of fish and net , well done . Steve I will pass on your congatulations to my man. |
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Post by lamson on Mar 14, 2008 23:43:59 GMT
I am just home from a day on a well known Speybeat, from arguably the best spring pool on the river. A lunker Sorry about the quality of the shot is from my mobile, I will get more photos from my gillie Alan Williams. He lost the mate at 4 .40 two 20lbers(hooked) from a Speypool in March Two offers in a day from "arguably the best spring pool". Illustrates the dfficulty of the task. |
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Post by salmo on May 24, 2008 9:51:14 GMT
What a cracker, what did you take him on? B&W 16' Wisperer, Carron Inter + 10ft fast sinktip. Pot Bellied pig on a Brass Tube tied by Mr Alex Ritchie of Peterhead. Another great fish I missed when first posted. Well done WG and thanks for sharing the recipe...by the way is this the same Mr Alex Ritchie who is also a member of this forum?  salmo |
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Post by Willie Gunn on May 24, 2008 19:48:25 GMT
by the way is this the same Mr Alex Ritchie who is also a member of this forum? salmo Yes but he has some obscure user name. |
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