Spring Salmon fishing on the river Thurso Day 3

Spring Salmon fishing on one of the best salmon rivers in Europe

[@appsuccess]

Superb watch as usual and great to see you back on the water.

[@IainSB]

Thanks Roy Just got to prepare for next trip and try harder Cheers Iain 🥃

[@paulhickman4461]

Thanks Iain, a lot of effort for little return but great to have the opportunity and the company is always good.

[@IainSB]

It doesn't matter where you fish Paul when we go on a trip fishing we can always find like minded anglers that love to talk about how they are doing and eager to listen to our own stories Looking forward to next outing Cheers Iain 🥃

[@shaunboffey8739]

Enjoyable as always Iain,you give people a chance to see rivers and beats that some would never get the chance to see,take care and tight lines next trip out.

[@IainSB]

Thanks Shaun I appreciate your comment . when I first started fishing it was always a dream to fish on certain beats on rivers I had only read about . I am fortunate now to have the chance to live my dreams and hope one day that your dreams come true . All the very best and tight lines Cheers Iain. 🥃

[@mikegallagher1967]

itll be hard to beat that location... stunning

[@IainSB]

The mill is one of the most photographed in the whole of Scotland Mike it appears in so many calendars and tourist guides as you say stunning Cheers Iain 🥃

[@blairmcpherson391]

Super clear footage! Always next year🎣

[@IainSB]

I hope to get back again at sometime this year Blair..... If not I will be back next year Cheers Iain. 🥃

[@stephenlewis195]

Great video again Iain it’s a shame you didn’t connect again as the water looked bang on, still I enjoyed it very much it’s just a matter of when and where you can’t be too far away from a fish now. Cheers🍷Steve.

[@IainSB]

Thanks Steve I did enjoy my trip and the company was good. I have just rearranged my tackle bag and started packing a few things for my next few days away . The company will be good and a fish will be a bonus Cheers Iain 🥃

[@FeckArseIndustries]

Nice part of this planet to play in. Properly jealous.

[@IainSB]

It can be a different place in the summer. rain is needed to keep the river level up to entice fish to run . with damp conditions come the dreaded Midge and they can be a nightmare. the catches can be terrific that's why I am going to try and go again summer time 👍. Cheers Iain 🥃

[@FeckArseIndustries]

@Iain SB I'd like to claim that midges were an English curse just because you guys got the best scenery. Tight lines fella.

[@IainSB]

Thanks please come and get bitten 😵‍💫...... or better still come enjoy the fishing Cheers Iain 🥃

[@seanleicester4018]

A great way to spend a few days iain. The fishing is tough going just now but seing the fish in the pools must really help fingers crossed we will see 1 in your net shortly.

[@IainSB]

Thanks Sean it was an enjoyable trip and as you obviously no there is more to fishing than catching. we always know that there will be a chance next trip, that's why we get our tackle sorted and ready to go Cheers Iain 🥃

[@MrBrysie]

Lovely video Iain. 🥃

[@IainSB]

Thanks Brian It was good to have my brother for company ...... first time away for awhile . Cheers Iain. 🥃

[@dirkvannieuwenhove]

Amazing surroundings! Would love to fish/hike there some day!

[@IainSB]

as well as the salmon fishing there are quite a few trout locks in Caithness . The locals are very friendly which makes a stay in the area worthwhile. Cheers Iain 🥃

[@jamesgreig4805]

Getting harder each trip for salmon fishpal catches low as well for the big rivers to not worth the money now.

[@IainSB]

A lot of the beats struggle to make ends meet James most beats on rivers have to pay a levy on what the authorities think the value is . I know that some beats don't make any money. SEPA are trying to eliminate hatcheries which is the only way to keep our salmon numbers at a level that will attract anglers

[@stepinoverdarubbish5135]

Bad luck mate , hope it goes better next trip.Westerdale looked promising as well

[@IainSB]

I was on the Phone today Stephen to see what the availability was like in August ......... and guess what all I need to do now is see if my best mate will cat sit for me Cheers Iain 🥃

[@mazo2267]

Oh well, next time but as you say it's not all about the 'tight line'. The weather seems to have held for you both which has to be a plus especially up there. You've cast a line on this river quite a few times over the years Iain and I wonder if you've seen a general decline in salmon which many but not all rivers have seen recently? 😎👍👍

[@IainSB]

The Thurso is one of those rivers that haven't been affected with reduced almond numbers the first time I fished a spring week there was 24 salmon came off the river and I had 5 . This year I think there was 28 for the week and I never caught anything but I know that one angler had 5 ........ right place right time That's fishing Cheers Iain. 🥃

[@BB1872]

Lots of effort and lots of money for very little reward unfortunately !! There is something definitely wrong with our wild Atlantic salmon runs

[@IainSB]

SEPA are trying to put a stop to hatcherys. they seem to think that it is affecting our wild stock . At least the fish originate from the same rivers as they are released in. The hatchery's that the salmon farms use are full of things of unknown origin and every year there are tens of thousand escape to spread disease into our wild stock and SEPA do nothing Its been my opinion that has been the biggest problem for years . Cheers Iain 🥃

[@angusmacarthur8375]

Well 3 days on the Thurso is not cheap, they say it’s normal to do 7 trips until you can get that elusive fish. 7 trips on a trout fishery might be £250 and I’m sure you will catch plenty. But salmon fishing will soon enough be done anyway and we will all be on the trout. A terrible season thus far on so many rivers across Scotland, counts are shocking . Plenty of friends now thinking why pay for rubbish fishing.

[@IainSB]

Hi Angus If we all went fishing on trout fisheries , I think that it would be bit overcrowded . You are pricing salmon fishing on a different perspective from a lot of anglers . I am a member of Perth and District A A and for less than £250 you could fish nearly every day for salmon on the Tay and its tributaries and have discounted trout fishing on quite a few rivers and Lochs in Perthshire . it doesn't have to be as expensive as you make it out to be you just cut the cloth to whatever suits yourself and the best thing is to enjoy life and your fishing. I hope that you can enjoy your fishing and I know that there are some anglers that have lots in their lives that have to be payed for before they go fishing and families have to come first and I am fortunate that I have friends that invite me and their company is a big part of my day on the river Cheers Iain.

[@jamescompston2678]

Not many fish about for you to catch Iain... the fish are only just showing up now over here! Looks like any part of it you could neet fish. Cheers James 🥃

[@IainSB]

I think from what I have been hearing over the last couple of days has seen a few more fish entering our rivers so hears hoping that some decent runs coming Cheers Iain 🥃

[@jamescompston2678]

Good stuff... I hope to get a throw sometime soon myself... life just gets in the way unfortunately! 🎣😉👍

[@IainSB]

There are a lot of things you have to take care of James When you get the chance to have fun grab it with both hands . tight lines when you manage. Cheers Iain 🥃

[@roybain9659]

It was a shame that local salmon decided not to volunteer themselves for a bit of sport on this trip, but that's life - c'est la vie. The truth is, the absence of a fish made very little difference to the enjoyment. It had been several years since Iain and I had spent a few days fishing together because, understandably, he had been dedicated to looking after his wife during her illness. I suspect neither of us will want to leave it so long before we repeat the experience and, in any event, my casting is cr@p, so I need all the practice I can get! The weather was grim on the first day - blowing a hoolie, freezing cold and raining. There's nowhere bleaker that the Caithness flow country when the conditions are like that. Fortunately, the other two days were much more pleasant. But in the end, who cares about the weather, or the salmon. More importantly, it was really good share a few beers and a laugh with Iain each evening in the bar. We may not have caught any salmon, but I'm glad to say we successfully landed a few pints and, unlike the fish we might have caught, we didn't return any of them!

[@IainSB]

Thank you Roy for your company maybe we could try again when the weather is warmer and more fish in the river Still no guarantee but fishing is a lot better than looking at a toaster Cheers Iain 🥃. PS I'll be in touch soon.

[@PapaTube-ep1nk]

Check out how many belters of Salmon the Tummel East Haugh Beat it has had over 40 this season already and fish off Moulinearn Beat, below the dam must be doing well too unless they are going through into Loch Fascally.

[@IainSB]

I was fortunate to have fished East Haugh in the eighties and nineties and had more days with fish than fishless days. the fish that you see me holding is of the top pool and weighed 17lb I new a couple of the syndicate owners Don and John and was lucky that I used to get invited to fish there when there was a greater number of fish went through to ladder Cheers Iain 🥃

[@stiofain4693]

A fish would of been nice for one of you. But time well spent…. Reports all over aren’t good for our wee salmon friends…. 😢

[@IainSB]

I think over the last couple of days fish have been seen coming into the lower beats on a lot of rivers Brian .... I hope this is something that will continue Cheers Iain 🥃

[@PapaTube-ep1nk]

An absolute fortune spent, beers, meals, accommodation, fuel, permits, patience and a 3 day blank, you drove the A9 over better rivers on the way up, Tummel, Findhorn, Spey, Nairn, Ness, Connon, Alness, Ochil Borra, Hemlsdale and Wick 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@IainSB]

The Thurso has been kind to me over the years and we can't catch fish even trip or it wouldn't be called fishing I have had blank days on other trips to other rivers Cheers Iain 🥃