Fly Fishing the North Esk Pert Beat : Luther Pool (20-03-23) 4K

[@johnwright2574]

Hi John. Nice to see your first video of the year. I’m looking forward to seeing more from you and Craig on Rutland Water. I don’t get to fish it often and so when I do it’s good to have tips and knowledge from you to lead to more productive fishing, or at least that’s the idea. Thanks for the videos. John

[@Gamefishing111]

Get the shrimp on 🦐 everyone else does 🎣🐟👍

[@centenary888]

Good to see you starting your 2023 vids , surprised to see them commence in Scotland and not on the lake of Menteith. Not ventured to the lake myself yet but apparently it's doing well with buzzers.

[@johnp4hc]

I might give it a go sometime. I’ve got an open invite from a friend to show me round it.

[@JamieSmith-ty8oj]

Nice to see someone on pert with a fly rod for a change 👌

[@johnpringle4759]

Another great video John we used to fish the opposite bank with great success with salmon but the best fishing I had was with light gear and small flies and catching some lovely seatrout in the streams further down stream

[@johnp4hc]

Glad you liked it. Smashing beat to fish.

[@Steviemac05]

Good to see you back John . Tightlines for the season

[@johnp4hc]

Thank you 😀

[@RobScoffin]

John, nice video and a lovely looking river. With your right-handed double Spey, try to get rid of your rod tip ‘dip’, you’ll find if you lift upstream, finish with your rod tip low, then sweep in a smooth ‘climb’, to a slight pause to form the D loop that you’ll get more distance at less effort. But nice casting after 10 years away from the double-handler. Tight lines!!

[@johnp4hc]

Thanks Rob. It is a smashing river. I’ve fished with Ian Gordon so I like the “traditional” casting style. I’m better at timing it. When I try the low drag one I always mess it up.

[@RobScoffin]

@@johnp4hc All good John, you were casting a nice line, and if Ian approves, then who am I to say! He's a legend. ;-)

[@andyd8719]

Good to see you on screen again John and back up in Scotland. Looks like a fantastic river but no wonder they call salmon a fish of 1000 casts. See you at Rutland in May John, looking forward to it 👍

[@johnp4hc]

Really looking forward to May. I think we’ll camp in Hideaway Bay!

[@dfisher1000]

Nice wee vid John , pity you never hooked up but still plenty of time . Looking forward to the next clips . Tight line pal .🎣🎣🎣

[@johnp4hc]

I have never had any luck with the springers.

[@garyjohnson4778]

It's depressing seeing so many salmon fishing videos which ended up as extended casting clinics. I have watched plenty so far this season and only one or two have actually shown fish being caught.

[@johnp4hc]

I can’t help it if the fish don’t play.

[@RobScoffin]

That’s why it’s called Salmon fishing not Salmon catching. I fished 19 days last year and caught a total of 1 gigantic brown trout, 0 Salmon and 0 Sea Trout. Not my finest hour, but some great casting practice! 😂😂😂

[@johnp4hc]

@@RobScoffin You have to take what the river gives you. I’m never bothered about catching. Just love fishing a lovely river.

[@MrKveite1]

I never understood why you guys on that side of the pond never bother to learn the speycast from both sides. Here in Norway its pretty normal and makes life a whole lot easier.

[@johnp4hc]

I do it right and left handed single & double.

[@MrKveite1]

@@johnp4hc didnt look like that to me but maybe i saw a diff vid...

[@johnp4hc]

@@MrKveite1 I literally explained why I was switching from right handed double diet to left handed single Spey and why left handed worked best with the upstream wind!

[@johnp4hc]

right handed double Spey!

[@Gamefishing111]

Go upstream to the blue stone and ping a shrimp behind it and wait for the bingo

[@Gamefishing111]

The beat to yourself and you never had 7 on the shrimp poor show mate 🤦🏻🦐🎣