Dave Walker from Lanark playing the last fish on the the day of the season at Mochrum Park..
Nice wee Grilse, Mochrum park river Bladnoch. I got it this morning from tail of market pool then another from 40 footer about the same size. The river has had a good clean out ( which it needed) and a few fish running. We had one last night from the cree as well.
I had 2 Grilse this morning down at Kirwaugh - River Bladnoch, both safely returned. Fish coming in decent numbers into both rivers. As ever though we could do with a bit more water on the Bladnoch to really get them flushing through the river system. Good to see a decent run of Grilse though ...
The Grilse are coming now .. i had 2 today from the Cree. This one from the Bridge this morning and i had another tonight down at boat pool. Both mint off the tide and sea liced. I also hooked another - Both fish safely returned ..
A coloured Spring Salmon I caught this afternoon on Mochrum Park - River Bladnoch 🎣🎣
In Galloway seclusion is the norm, not the exception. This is down near the Isle of Whithorn yesterday ......... just a few slots available in the houses this year now.. ☀️
My second Springer of the Morning - from Bridge pool Cree - Machermore. The tidal sections tend to fish best when the river drops back (as it has now) ...... they tend to run straight through to the top of the river when its high ..... hence the Minnoch (Cree Tributary ) caught and lost quite a few this month .......... if you look carefully you will see it was covered in long tail sea lIce..
I had 2 spring Salmon this morning .. its been a slow start to the season although to be fair most springers on Galloway rivers run from Mid April to end of May now. This first fish i had this morning at 9,30 before it started to rain was down at Kirwaugh on the River Bladnoch ... A lovely little springer about 7lb. On the Bladnoch my Guests have lost a couple of Springers this month up at Mochrum Park as well .. Lets hope for more now ... more photos of the fish i had on Cree are coming >>
Opening day of the Cree today … had a quick cast (this is down the bottom end of my beat at Machermore - Colonels Pool) , not a lot doing Although I did catch a very unusual Trout …. Maybe an escaped Tiger Trout ? Not much in the way of Salmon today, but it’s only a matter of time before the first Springer …🎣🎣🎣
Had a cast for just one hour on Mochrum park - river Bladnoch this afternoon …. I had 4 Salmon kelts ….. not what we are after, but good to see a few around. Hoping for a Springer soon 🎣🎣
