Findhorn Fantasy Fishing

[@TheSpeyman]

Nicely done, no background music. Just the sound of the water, you talking to yourself and the line going out. Perfect.

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

[@rorymcguire6724]

Thanks for sharing, as previously said, no background music etc just someone enjoying the day and at peace with the world.

[@abakerslife]

Glad you enjoyed the video

[@scottdavidson359]

Well done Rob, what a great day's fishing. Red letter day's like that don't come along too often. Good to see you in the right place at the right time. Brilliant 👏

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks, my day in the sun at last!

[@GrahamSoutham-nh2ie]

What a fantastic day Rob. A day you’ll never forget. Days like that make up for the poor days, missed and lost fish and the long drives. I’ve actually watched this video twice I enjoyed it so much. Tight lines.

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks glad you enjoyed it.

[@jimadams9410]

This was a treat to watch! I’m a guide in the US and spend about a month a year in Scotland and rarely fish…. This video makes me want to change that….

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks, bring your gear you're missing out. Scotland has so many fine rivers you could enjoy.

[@PhilHendersonStuff]

Great video Rob, thanks for sharing.

[@nairnfly]

Outstanding fishing well done Rob, Findhorn is my favourite river and days like this are very rare. Really well done on the catches and great footage very enjoyable to watch :)

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks, I must admit that after a 6 hour drive to land and find the river so low was devastating but I suppose you never know how things are going to go. I'm saving watching your last couple of videos for the winter when the cabin fever really sets in.

[@nairnfly]

@@abakerslife Aye thats a long drive it almost never works out like this so fantastic you got it all on camera. My wife calls the winter the season of depression 🤣😆

[@brianpeutherer2666]

Awesome! Great to share your red letter day. Just fantastic. I've been wanting to fish the Findhorn. Really inspired now. Well done. Looking forward to part two, Rob.

[@abakerslife]

Cheers, it's time you persuaded your good lady that a holiday up there is a good idea.

[@brianpeutherer2666]

@abakerslife Might have an excuse to get close as #1 child is starting a masters in Aberdeen.... Mrs P is never pleased when holiday packing involves fishing kit (or golf clubs)! Looks like a nice little lift on the Coquet this week, but alas I'm in Milwaukee!

[@thedoggedangler]

Excellent fishing and video Rob, well done and well deserved, lovely to hear that reel 'sing' and great to see you getting in amongst them!

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks, a fat stroke of luck for once.

[@johnkidd797]

Well done lad and all a very short distance from my property, The findhorn has always been a good river and then there is the Nairn which was excellent after a spate. The day you had was commonplace in the 70's as the fish were plentiful. My Dad used to joke that in the 40's and 50's when the water was low you could walk across the river on the salmons backs. Superb day for you and very well fished mate.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks, it was nice to get a taste of how things used to be. You're lucky to have so many good rivers nearby.

[@davidsammels2124]

That’s a once in a lifetime day to remember, enjoyed the peace and tranquility of the river and the views around you. Well done 👏👏

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks, glad you enjoyed the trip. I certainly did!

[@clydesider123]

Thanks for sharing. We fished Drynachan for years and when they are on it is paradise.

[@abakerslife]

Lucky you, I will be back for sure

[@joescuderi8350]

Well done Rob , what a pretty river and what a great day of fishing. So glad you hit it right and found some willing salmon

[@abakerslife]

Thanks Joe, thanks for coming along for the ride.

[@philipgordon3165]

Congrats Rob. What a day. The very, very long drive up there well worth it! Stunning Phil Gordon

[@abakerslife]

Cheers Phil, it's certainly a long shank to get up there but I have a suspicion I will be making that trip a few more times in the years to come. It's hard not to have an affinity with the river where you caught your first salmon.

[@highlandfishingdiary8818]

Well done, you caught it right and fished it very well. Enjoy, those kind of days don’t come along often as you know! Thank you for taking us along for the ride 👍

[@abakerslife]

Cheers, if that's the only day like that I ever have so be it, at least I've had a taste of how things used to be.

[@georgesmith9088]

A masterclass. Never seen fishing like it - quite incredible, I lost count of how many fish you landed!

[@abakerslife]

Just pure good luck, right place right time for once.

[@norman5202]

That was amazing a terrific day. You will remember that day for ever. Tight lines from AUS

[@abakerslife]

Thanks Norman, tight lines to you.

[@robertdoesfishing]

Excellent video Rob. What a day you had, definitely one to remember. Well done 🤘🎣

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks mate

[@johnglaister5851]

Amazing memorable day, that will keep you going for a bit! Well done.

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks

[@TweedFisherman]

Wow. What a day. Well done. Lovely river. Sweet dreams. A day to remember.

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks, at last something to offset all those blank days.

[@stuartnicklin4101]

Well done ..the Zelda looks like a colorfull thing ,must be the one they fancied .those banjos looked tasty too. Tight lines !

[@abakerslife]

Cheers it seemed to go down well that day

[@bruinocanfish2370]

Well done Robb, fantastic unforgettable day's fishing.

[@abakerslife]

Absolutely, many thanks

[@danielpaton5679]

Well done Rob !,what a great time fishing ,you must have been buzzing ! I would 🍻

[@abakerslife]

More stunned than anything else

[@davidolphert6053]

Fantastic Sir!! Very well done!! You and Zelda are quite the double act!!

[@abakerslife]

Thank you kindly!

[@TheUrbanflyman]

Thanks for sharing 😊 Good Angling and what a stunning looking river and location 👌

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks

[@BarneyTrent]

Wow!!!!! What a day’s fishing you had there 👏🏼👏🏼

[@abakerslife]

For once in my life I landed in the right place at the right time, cheers

[@rongreen1538]

Lovely fish in difficulty water, your luck held for once. Many thanks for sharing your adventures.

[@abakerslife]

Thanks, rigjt place right time for once!

[@peterlocke5204]

Brilliant day's fishing Rob, well done You!!. The river seemed to be full of fish, hope the numbers this year will show an improvement for salmon and sea trout by the seasons end!!Cheers Peter.

[@abakerslife]

Cheers, I think it's been a good year on some rivers, the Findhorn and Tweed especially.

[@Labs.Fishing.hunting]

What a day! Well done, perseverance definitely pays off for all the ones lost. 👍

[@abakerslife]

Yes! Thank you! Every dog has his day eventually

[@benhyde1593]

My mouth watering over food whilst watching a class salmon vid 😂, superb day mate , well done

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks, glad you enjoyed it

[@Hardlinesangling]

What a day and what a season you are having. Im hoping for some of your luck for tomorrow for the last day of the season on the Findhorn.

[@abakerslife]

Cheers, yes I've had plenty of good luck this year. Hope you got a last day pull or two.

[@Hardlinesangling]

@abakerslife I lost another fish unfortunately that's 5 in a row I've lost now. Dad got one. Saw an absolute monster jump hoping I've got footage of it. Video will be out on the 12th. Got another video from my week at Tomatin house coming out this Saturday.

[@abakerslife]

That's got to be tough to take though I do know someone who lost 17 in a row and he is a good hand as well. It happens to the best of us. Next year it will even out I'm sure.

[@Hardlinesangling]

@@abakerslife I hope so. Still got a couple of days planned. I'm about to put a short up of the monster jumping.

[@abakerslife]

Will keep an eye out for the leviathan

[@robertcross6834]

Great day on the water. Best days' fishing Ive watched from Scotland

[@abakerslife]

Thanks, I hoped at some point I'd have a day like that to get a taste of what it used to be like.

[@neilandrew961]

Stunning sir in the right place at the right time that's salmon fishing and a change of fly can make all the difference well done what a day

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks, a big fat stroke of luck that day but I suppose every dog has his day.

[@MrKveite1]

Finally you hit a good window AND had the amount of fish to go with it, great stuff 👍

[@abakerslife]

Thanks, at last a taste of how things used to be.

[@davidrice-b2d]

Well done indeed. Bullied them in so they went back easily. Love the clips of the takes, it’s just like it is. Nice one.

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks, yes I'm playing my fish a lot harder these days for just that reason

[@magnetchi]

Waow, awesome video. Congrats to the nice fishes 👍👊

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the trip

[@joeykin99]

Awesome man,😊, Cannae beat it, well done 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎣

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks mate

[@adam232king]

cracking trip mate, well done, lovely place up there.

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks, it surely is.

[@ChrisKnowles-d4o]

Halcyon day! Fantastic really enjoyed the video 👍👍

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks 👍

[@derrickcooper6104]

Cracking day in very difficult conditions Rob. Well done

[@abakerslife]

Thanks, when I got up there and saw how low it was I was gutted but I suppose you never can tell how things are going to go.

[@Madmicksoutdooractivities]

Fantastic video mate and even better fishing well done mate

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks, my day in the sun at last

[@WeeManSham]

Absolutely brilliant mate! 🎣 🐋

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks

[@ronniebalfour8036]

I'm loving your videos, must have put a smile on your face time and time again with all those hookups, has this been your best outing so far? 😃

[@abakerslife]

Absolutely never had more than 2 in a day before.

[@Gamefishing111]

Class video as always pal 🎣👌

[@abakerslife]

Cheers mate

[@danwhite2928]

Very well done sir! 👏👏🎣🎣

[@abakerslife]

Thankyou kindly

[@atlantic_fishing_pursuits]

Wow what a days fishing mate well done!! A video on that fly would be very cool and of the bacon!! 🐟🎣🔥👍👌

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks, me tying flies is painful to watch but the bacon one I could manage!

[@davidmulholland3497]

Brilliant stuff, well done .....still canny see me using that zelda fly though 😂

[@abakerslife]

Looks like a dogs dinner but if it works why not? I think it was just something they hadn't seen before.

[@dwm4968]

What a day, the salmon Gods were certainly shining on you. Makes all those days we blank almost worth it, well almost.

[@abakerslife]

Cheers, every dog has his day eventually I suppose.

[@Luggiefrank]

Amazing day's fishing Rob

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks, pure luck 🍀

[@martinreed3008]

What a day mate well done 👏

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks

[@RobboJ30]

Well done Rob! Great video. When you’ve come back down to earth do your bacon curing vid. Jill R

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks, will.do

[@Rocky-hs9ei]

The Good Life 🌼no doubting that 👍

[@abakerslife]

Yep, luckily not all fishing days are that successful otherwise where would be the fun?

[@petervanderbeek9518]

Epic battle on one of the most magic rivers

[@abakerslife]

It's certainly a special water, can't wait to get back up there next year.

[@jdhoyle276]

Amazing day fishing 🎣 what line do you pair with the Oracle rod? Casts a dream

[@abakerslife]

I use a Barrio switch 6/7 on it and it's a pleasure to cast.

[@jdhoyle276]

Thank you I have just got an Oracle and looking to pair a line up 🎣

[@johnchestnutt6386]

Hi Rob Is that a Oracle 7/8 switch Many thanks. Great video

[@DriveTime01-r9v]

Well done what a day you had

[@abakerslife]

Mary thanks, definitely a day to think back upon during the long winter nights

[@dermotrothwell6078]

Some job fair play lovely fish

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks

[@PaulConnor100]

Well done! That was a great bit of fishing Rob ,lovely pools even in low - water .Definitely a river I would like to fish what beat or pools where you fishing ?

[@abakerslife]

Thanks, pure luck though. I was fishing Drynachan, I don't remember the names of the pools though I'm afraid.

[@davidcrabb3967]

Great work Sir

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks

[@CF_Fishing]

Well done amazing river

[@abakerslife]

It sure is and seems to have had a good year.

[@CF_Fishing]

@@abakerslife on tomatin house today upstream. Fish around fingers crossed.

[@Scottishfreshwatersngling]

Brilliant you got that many Rod, this took me back to when I had a day to remember on the findhorn, what a river( that was only 2 months ago😂) where was it you were fishing that you could fish on Sundays?

[@abakerslife]

You're not the guy who had 14 on Glenferness?! The Findhorn seems to have had a good year.

[@abakerslife]

I travelled upon Sunday and fished Monday

[@Scottishfreshwatersngling]

@@abakerslife no I had missed a few and my dad landed a 16 1/2 cock fish the landscape was incredible

[@voltiaxfnbr]

lovely fish mate what fly are you using to catch those beauties ?😁

[@abakerslife]

Cheers, mostly I was fishing a zelda fly (a bit like a black frances).

[@voltiaxfnbr]

@@abakerslife ok thank you

[@jordangrubb4795]

Great videos

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks

[@clivebevan]

Hi Rob we’re on the Findorn what beat looks good wading

[@abakerslife]

Hi, it was Drynachan.

[@ianwaddell3282]

what size /colour of zelda were you using ,cheers

[@abakerslife]

It was a black one tied on a 1/2" plastic tube

[@ianwaddell3282]

@@abakerslife thanks for the reply

[@williammcdonald8051]

Days like that are very rare these days. Landing salmon single handed is hard work.

[@abakerslife]

Well at least I had my day in the sun even if it never happens again.

[@darenrayson7052]

Well done 👌🎣🎣

[@abakerslife]

Thanks 👍

[@brianramsay6866]

Well done Rob that's a days fishing to remember 🎣 What setup were you using ?

[@abakerslife]

Hi, Shakespeare Oracle switch with a Barrio switch line #6/7- was perfect for the job

[@rangerwhite5165]

Stunning river. Is that the Rio trout spey line you're using?

[@abakerslife]

I was using a Barrio switch line. I have a friend who raves about the rio trout spey line though

[@martindonnelly775]

Hi m8 great video can i ask did you have a tip on or was it a straight leader

[@abakerslife]

Cheers, I was fishing a 15' intermediate tip

[@mr-zq4qg]

hey.... what is that line and stick you're using? regards

[@abakerslife]

I was using a Shakespeare Oracle switch rod with a Barrio switch line

[@mr-zq4qg]

@@abakerslife request to provide the stick class and link class and whether it is skagit or scandi. 🙃

[@abakerslife]

7/8 wt rod, 6/7 wt line. It's a switch line so closer in taper to a scandi than a skagit

[@mr-zq4qg]

@@abakerslifehey... What length of line leader do you use?

[@JoeClarke-vy1pb]

Sore arm that evening I bet, great to watch

[@abakerslife]

Cheers 🍻

[@50Squirrel]

WELL DONE!!!!

[@abakerslife]

Cheers 🍻

[@markoliver3097]

Brilliant Fishing

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks

[@Macaulaynorwood1]

Great day fishing mate had a 18 to 20 the other day have the video up on channel

[@abakerslife]

Looks like you've had a really good year

[@Macaulaynorwood1]

@@abakerslife yeah mate have 28 and lost 19 so far this year

[@jamesgreig4805]

👍

[@rongreen1538]

P.S. don’t forget the bacon curing video 🤙

[@auldwader]

WOW!

[@abakerslife]

Cheers, rigjt place right time.

[@alancarpenter4068]

Braw 👍

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks 👍

[@nicholasbown2159]

Hi friend, is there a way of contacting you? I am trying to help a friend who is a lifelong fisherman and very keen to make a connection with you. He shares your passion for the river...

[@AboveAverageAngler]

Well as a very critical Salmon angler I'm disgusted... no sauce on ya sandwich...who's Jealous? 😬

[@abakerslife]

I know...my range of condiments in the van needs improving!

[@fixertise]

Well done Rob, what a great day's fishing. Red letter day's like that don't come along too often. Good to see you in the right place at the right time. Brilliant

[@abakerslife]

Many thanks