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@ciarancassidy203 it’s on the lareen stretch which is not far from Lough Melvin.

Alan it’s a stretch of the river between Carrick and Burnfoot

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed. I’m only an amateur. That’s video editing and fishing 🤣🤣

Well said

Thanks I think I had a scandi line floater with a fast sinking poly leader that day. It’s just depends on water height I suppose. Drowes is tricky as some of the pools are quite shallow and snaggy

Thanks it’s the stretch between the rock hole and carrick.

Thanks Keir it’s a Sage Pulse switch rod. 11’6””

@@stephensmyth9730 ahhh! Looks the boy! Think the switch rods are the way to go on these smaller rivers! Cheers!

Thanks Gary. Water was a wee bit coloured but think the bright sun made it look worse. Think I had a size 8 bann special on that day

Thanks Paul they’re hard to get!

Thanks. It hasn’t been a great season here. How’s yours going?

Are you serious? He is not over gun in any way! I did fish a lot in just river Spey and we use 15-15,6' 10/11# and that's not over kill in spring we cast big copper tube of 1,5-3" try that whit a 12' and 7/8# line good luck. And as you use longbelly lines of 50-80' head then a long rod is helping you make casting easy.

Agree entirely. We seen a few fish well into double figures on the Spey. Good luck playing one of them on switch rod 🤣🤣. Also the rods and lines we used were based on the advice of our ghillie who has been on the Spey for years

It’s a 13’ rod with a #9 line Alan

Think it’s called the Broadwater David but not 100% sure. Never hooked anything in it before!

Thanks to be honest they are a wee compilation of clips from a couple of trips a couple of years ago. Wasn’t great with the GoPro then so missed some nice footage. Only a amateur compared to your very professional videos though!! I am improving a little each time 🤞🤞Ballindalloch is a lovely stretch of water and nice variety of pools too.

@@stephensmyth9730 I've Ballindalloch Castle but not the lower beats yet. In fact I'm on the Castle water in a couple of weeks. It's hard sometime to concentrate on fishing and working the cameras hey. I've cursed myself heaps of time for missing the moment but the fishing is what is most important hey

Yeah sometimes the cameras get in the way of the fishing!! Nice to capture those good days though when they happen 👍

Apologies for the language! Had fished solid for 2 days and the line hadn’t tightened once. Then just as I was about to pack it in for the day I hooked this fish. It was a big fish too. Probably well into double figures. Sure that’s why we love salmon fishing!!!

X rated for me anyway :)

Clips on the video are not from this year Simon. They are from a couple of previous trips although both in May. Wasn’t great with the GoPro then so a lot of good stuff missed! Love the Spey! Couple of mates are going now in a couple of weeks time but unfortunately I can’t go for family reasons. Tight lines 🤞

Not sure how it was named Peter. There is an old railway station nearby of the same name though. The line is no longer in use

You are correct Nicholas. Thanks for pointing that out. Am I right in saying that the pool below blacksboat bridge is called the boat pool and not the bridge pool as what I’ve labelled it as on the video? Absolutely lovely stretch of water.

Same basic principle as any other rod but just a bit harder to control a fish because the rod is more flexible and probably be longer too.

Thanks Lewys good luck. Can be very hit and miss sometimes but you just never know 😉

Calling C&R beautiful is subjective and a matter for you. Some would say killing them is beautiful. No shame in killing a fish within the law.

@@roeangler it’s a matter for us all!! While stocks dwindle let’s just keep killing them wonderful idea.

Why say shame you killed it then I'm not judging 😏

@@roymccarthy9312 it’s a terrible shame killing a fine specimen like that!! Salmon anglers and the likes should have more sense we can’t control what goes on a sea ,however we can control what we catch!! if Atlantic salmon where plentiful then yes definitely take the odd 1!! Nowadays with smart phones etc We don’t need to bring home a trophy quick picture and release , I myself have killed plenty of fish in the past when I was young and stupid! Anyway you know i am right 👍

@@ryanferris7841 I fish the river Tees in the North East of England and mandatory catch and release was brought in two years ago because of dwindling stocks, I don't catch many but I did catch a fresh springer first trip out last year and after a short battle released it unharmed, I would have otherwise have killed it because I love eating g a nice fresh one but I'd like to think its gone on upstream to reproduce.

The river is way over Conservation Limit, and a springer doesn’t necessarily spawn a springer, so killing one won’t make a difference to future numbers of springers.

@@roeangler well I can guarantee you ..no fish breed no fish

@@kanecol2401 harvest of a few fish from a river consistently well over Conservation Limit doesn’t result in “no fish.”

@@roeangler Salmon stocks in almost all rivers are declining every year as a general trend. We can't keep taking from the pot, because eventually there will be nothing left in the pot.

Thanks Simon yes was a big surprise to get into one on first day out! Caught it on a cascade. April is generally a better month I think for springers so you could do well.

Thanks Pat. Great to catch a spring salmon 👍

Thanks Adrian. Nice start to the season!

Thanks Jonny not sure about the names of the pools here but it’s on the Rash estate waters outside Omagh.

George it’s in the middle stretch between Carrick and burnfoot

Thanks Stephen it was a tough battle with the second fish. The water was big that day and went up again about 6 “ about half an hour after that and was out of order til the following day!! To fish the Roe you need a Loughs Agency license.

@@stephensmyth9730 cheers for that, I'm from Dublin but have holiday home in Donegal. Drive via Strabane and the rivers around there look impressive. Hope to get on it one day

Yes plenty of options in the foyle system and Donegal!

Suppose it depends partly on personal choice and how well you can cast. I use to mainly use a 13’ double hander with maybe an 8 or 9 # line and maybe a 10’ single handed trout rod with a 7# line for low water and sea trout. Now mostly use a 11’6” switch rod with a 7# scandi line with a short head. You can fish it double or single handed. It covers most situations although I wouldn’t want to hook a big fresh fish in heavy water on this rod! No need for a big rod as the Roe is not a wide river.

@@stephensmyth9730 thanks Stephen

Thanks Robert. Took a long time to revive that one but eventually swam away

It certainly has! Think overall catches have been very patchy. I’ve have just been very lucky to be out when there’s been a few on the take!!

@@stephensmyth9730 It's all timing mate. Managed one Off the Bush. Not been out much though.

Lovely wee river. Have walked along it but never fished it.

@@stephensmyth9730 It's essentially a spate river. Can fish well in the right conditions. I've had four fish in a few hours and not a pull in six hours!! Salmon fishing is a lottery.

It’s a Sage Pulse switch rod. 11’6””. Great rod to use