The decline even over my lifetime has been tragic. When I was a boy in the 1960s even that wee river had decent numbers of salmon.

An old video Richard, shot on a tiny Sony camcorder!

I really enjoy these early season days on the river even if I usually blank over the first few. That said the older I get the harder that pioneering spirit is to find. 😂😂

Oddly enough I have never seen a finnock in this burn yet the even smaller one at the south end of the town is known for them! Thanks for posting. By the way the forum is no more, closed just last week. 😊

😂😂 Not quite but headed in that direction! Sadly due to a few things I have not been able to fish this year! 😊😊

@@wildfisher I hope you are feeling better as as soon as possible. Really miss the videos. Be well soon.

Lots of us started our fishing journey there. Upstream worm was my method of choice! Great these places still survive. 😊😊

@@wildfisher after watching this I had to go there again and landed a salmon parr and seen a eel heading upstream both at the flood zone it’s made me wonder what other species are in there? Was amazed to find a salmon parr for a nice photo!

The glass rod is OK, but you can get a similar self-loading effect by overlining a mid-action carbon rod, say using a #4 line on a #3 rod.

these are wild fish in there natural habitat and travesese much tougher environments they arent damaging themselves at all

@@gavinstuart6704 Yes they are. Why do anglers wet their hands before handling fish to take the hook out and release them back to the water.? I have watched salmon and seatrout returning to spawn for over fifty years and seen the marks on fish.

@@jamesmason8944 what are you talking about? Are you talking about what happening in this video? Because you just said the FISH are damaging THEMSELVES. Now your talking about fisherman handling fish which doesn't happen in this video.

@@gavinstuart6704 Fish have a mucoprotein slime coating over their scales to protect them. this acts as a defence against invasion by bacterial, parasitic and fungal pathogens. Biologically essential electrolytes necessary for osmoregulation are lost through breaks that occur in the slime coating, by breaks or abrasions and are readily attacked by disease organisms. The slime coating is the first line of defence. That is why people wet their hands before handling fish to try to prevent damaging this coating. Now to watch these fish battering themselves against rocks and not think of the damage they are doing to their protective coating and not be able to understand why I mentioned handling fish higlights a lack of joined up thinking with your reactionary comment.

Thanks for asking Richard. The season start right through April and into May was dreadful with cold winds and floods. I just found other things to do and have not got back into the fishing at all! Hopefully the spark will re-light soon! 😊😊

@@wildfisher Been the same everywhere I think Fred. Looking forward to seeing you in action again. Take care and tight lines

Thanks! 😊

Hi TK and thanks for your comment. I'm fine it's just the terrible weather that has stopped me getting out fishing. I'm hoping to get out and do a new video this week. Keep checking back just in case. 😊

@@wildfisher Glad you're ok amigo...hope you get the chance to wet a line this week...take care, all the best

How are you doing Fred?...been on the wee river yet?...just checking in

Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed it. 😊

Thank you. 😊😊

Yes all the embankments do is shift the problem downstream/

Yes, the 15th is a week tomorrow! If the weather is OK I'll do my duty as tradition dictates and get out for an hour or two. It's not usually much good for the first two weeks or so on my local, but it's fine just getting out again after the long lay-off! I might even shoot some video. 👍👍

Thank you I'm happy you enjoyed it. 😊😊

2024 season here opens in 2 weeks! Can hardly wait even although I know it is usually a blank! 😊😊

You should do it's great! 😊

Where do I get a permit and do you have directions?

Thanks for your comment, glad you enjoyed it! 😊😊

Thank you! 😊😊

PS......what weight line ?

Yes, the sun is seldom the loch fishers friend! 😊😊

#5 weight on that 7 pc travel rod. @@2msvalkyrie529 👍👍

Thanks Doug! 😊😊

Thanks for letting me know! 😊😊

Thank you I'm happy that you enjoyed it. 😊😊

Glad you liked it! 😊

Many thanks TK! I've managed to avoid fly tying thus far over the close season but will have to check the boxes soon I fear! 😄😄

Thanks Mike. Our wee river has been in the fields for months too. It looks good now but it won't take much rain to send it crazy again.

Many thanks for your comment. 😊😊

Thanks. I just hope we don't get too much more rain before March 15th! 😊😊

Same to you mate! 😊😊

@@wildfisher Thanks Fred, was out with the dog one day at Lunan bay and decided to go home Via boysack mill, stopped the car, me and the dog had a walk upto the weir, its so overgrown since i was last there (maybe 30yrs ago) ATB Jim

@@jameswood214 It really is hard going summer, looks so neglected. 😢😢

Snow really adds a new dimension to familiar places. 👍👍

Thanks and aye, the excitement is building even although the season seldom kicks off until April. The first trip of the new season is always special even if fish are scarce. 😊😊

Thanks and yes when it comes to snow the armchair is king! 😁😁

I did

@@flockwallpaper Thanks 👍👍

Yes got notification. Like you not counting the days 😂

thanks! 👍 @@alanofficer2556

yep thanks

For sure. 😊😊

Thanks for your kind comment Markus. 😊

Sadly that is mostly the case.

The decline of the stocks and size have been brutal after the pens in the sea started popping up so basicly we Norwegians are ruining your salmonfishing:(@@wildfisher

Diluted genetics from hatchery fish.

@@maxpower1337yup. it causes less survivalrate of the smolts and also causes less growth in adult salmon so they dont get as big as they used to.

The arrival of the huge factory ships must have a great impact in the feedstock availability for the salmon. Hoovering up everything in their path to process into a multitude of uses.

Thanks Stevie and yes Mr Fish has a lot to answer for. 😄😄