I Finally Caught An Atlantic Salmon

Fishing an extra day at Banchory on the River Dee I finally caught an Atlantic Salmon (a Grilse - a salmon that returns after only one or two years in the ocean).

[@FinLineFly]

Excellent work! Jordie will have been delighted!!!

[@jpsflyfishing]

Congrats Mark, you’re definitely hooked now if you weren’t before 🙂 first of many I’m sure.. tight lines

[@MarkHous]

Thanks and good to hear from you. Now that the curse is broken maybe I can see a few more fish in the net.

[@simonartley1645]

That first salmon...pulse racing...and a marvel at how they return from their Atlantic journey. My first ..from the sister river..the Don..on a cold March day ..no not on a fly..another good tradition lure..the Devon Minnow.. We didnt return them in 1982!! What pattern was it on. My first fly caught one..on the other Dee..in Wales...on a old fashioned Borders fly..the Brown Turkey Get back in...safe wading for number two. Simon Artley Manchester

[@MarkHous]

Good for you. Cheers. The first one is special not doubt. Good luck for future fish.