SALMON FISHING | River Conon | Club record salmon | MUST WATCH !!

Dingwall and district angling club is my local club on the lower River Conon. On the 27th April club member Brian Morrison not only landed his first salmon on the fly but smashed the club record with a thumping 28.5lb springer. Unfortunately i was not there to witness it but other club members passed me some of the footage....what a story and what fish !!

[@CF_Fishing]

Good to meet you the last 2 days Brian. What a fish. Only finnock last 2 days fir me. I will be back. Forres AA tomorrow Findhorn.

[@enlightenedone7141]

Nice to see a big Salmon still!! Well done!!

[@spate.flyfishing]

Incredible! Well done Brian 🙌

[@jimmykirkland6249]

What a fish that is.Well done.👏👏👏

[@kobyashimaru1353]

What a fish! Well done mate, indeed the fish of a lifetime. Hope it swam away strongly and makes it to the redds!

[@nairnfly]

I wasnt there but Brian is still on a high understandably :)

[@peterjohnston4472]

@@nairnfly was it released

[@lawrence.martin.7321]

Great fish landed mate to have a fish that big on your line for that long is a remarkable achievement as they say a fish of a life time . Tight lines. Laurie from downunder.

[@nairnfly]

Yeah with only 12lb line as well its a great achievement for Brian.

[@sc-flyfishing]

Wow!! Well done to Brian!

[@robertforrester4019]

That's a beauty.... cracken salmon!! Cheers from northern indiana usa

[@nairnfly]

Thanks Robert good to hear from the states !

[@Hardlinesangling]

Absolute stonker of a fish. Stunning condition. Well done on your first salmon on the fly. Though my dad did well with a 20lber for his first on the fly.

[@nairnfly]

Will pass on your comments to Brian

[@PaulConnor100]

Fish of a lifetime Brian ,hopefully it went back ok👍

[@nairnfly]

Wasnt there Paul but few guys from committee were there fish went back strong after only 5 mins.

[@DM-bs6cr]

Hi Nairnfly. Can you please upload to the Salmon forum. Thanks Fly-Only

[@nairnfly]

Ok that's it on the forum in the video gallery section

[@jamesgreig4805]

That's what you call a belter excellent

[@paulppaulp7138]

Thought at first is was a Tuna, some fish Brian, ide say inside the heart rate was in the red. Yes 1st salmon on the fly we all remember regardless of size big or small, but 28.5lb, my PB salmon/grilse is 6lb, one can only dream of a fish over 10lb let alone that size. I agree though on one point (only a niggle), weighing, pics, recovery etc etc of a fish that size should of been kept in the shallow water but hey excitement and adrenalin is so powerful.

[@nairnfly]

Thanks Paul fair comments

[@jpsflyfishing]

Now that’s a fish… must be a contender for the Malloch trophy

[@nairnfly]

Yes i think so James, not just his first fish on 12lb nylon but a club record...just wish it was me :)

[@amandaswanney7909]

Well done Brian!!!

[@martin7955]

How big was it ? What a fish

[@nairnfly]

It was 28.5lb was not there but i think it looks bigger.

[@FinLineFly]

One of the finest salmon I've every seen landed!!!

[@nairnfly]

Yes it looked like a Tuna. Just wish I had been there, or even better had hooked it myself:)

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Massive fish

[@MrGreegor69]

Was there scale samples taken?? Reminds me of the fish Bobby hall caught last year or year before with the very dark back on it. Those scales came back as a hybrid im certain.

[@nairnfly]

Have a look here. facebook.com/CfFisheries

[@colindobbins3069]

Seems a lot of handling of the salmon for photos ….was it returned safely the question

[@nairnfly]

I wasn't present but yes the fish was returned unharmed and seen weeks later in the main pool above where it was caught. Handling could have been better i agree.

[@thedoggedangler]

AMAZING''111

[@neilandrew961]

Stunning fish but fish handling wasn't the greatest

[@alexdayes2986]

Agreed. Disappointing.

[@PapaTube-ep1nk]

Sometimes excitement gets the better of an angler with a fish of a lifetime and handling does not go as planned, in my day from the 1970's - till late 1990's this Salmon would have been in the freezer or sold to nearest Hotel to help finance our next Salmon Fishing permit/trip.

[@nairnfly]

Thats a reasonable point, he is a novice salmon angler though with his first fish. I am sure thats something he will pickup on going forward.

[@neilandrew961]

Can understand his excitement i would be same there were other people standing around that might have been able to show him a better way of handling the fish especially a fish that size

[@800Viffer]

Pushing across the stony bank. Just no 🤔

[@jazy341]

Nae wonder it took a hour n a half to land using 12 pun gut ffs

[@NicolasValentinScotland]

Belter of a salmon . Ooft

[@nairnfly]

Thanks Nicolas wish it was me who caught it :)

[@langavatsy9304]

Would have liked to have seen that fish swim off🤔

[@nairnfly]

I wasn't present but 100% guarantee the fish swam off well as witnessed by club vice president and other committee members.

[@mercury8180]

The music spoils an otherwise good video.

[@mitchell1804]

What a clonker - looks more like a dolphin from the top !

[@nairnfly]

Yeah I thought it was like a Tuna : )

[@rayeastwood5523]

Fish handling was pish 👎 but still a nice fish

[@nairnfly]

Fair comment but he is a novice fisher, he will improve !

[@lomondful]

A shocker to push a fish of that quality and importance to a river over hard gravel stones, then have it our of the water for so long for photos, respect please.

[@YvonneBowe]

Have to agree. Butchered.

[@paulhoughland8505]

Nice fish really awful music

[@peterjohnston4472]

What a monster hope it was released. How could you kill that specimen

[@nairnfly]

Hi Peter i was not present but i can guarantee 100% the fish was released and swam back strong after 5 mins. As witnessed by our club vice president and other club committee members.

[@peterjohnston4472]

@@nairnfly happy days ! great to hear that fishnof a lifetime well lads

[@nairnfly]

@@peterjohnston4472 yeah i never seen such a specimen great story about it too.

[@peterjohnston4472]

@@nairnfly unbelievable

[@800Viffer]

I would have thought one of those would be able to advise on the fish handling skills issue mentioned above. Frankly, it was shocking.