Hope you all enjoy this video, Thanks as always for watching and make sure you stick around till the very end to see the beautiful Spey bay, where the river meets the sea.
Hi, trying to plan this trip, please help if you have time: 1.What shuttle service did you use? 2. Is it absolutely necessary to have a dry suit? 3. Any time of year ok? 4. Fishing to eat allowed?… any advice or direction would be appreciated.
@4ndrewthe I live close to Spey bay so used the wife to drop me off, Fred with permission of Spey bay golf club left his vehicle in their car park. Dry suit not necessary, especially in warmer months, mines a two piece so not water tight anyway, but very warm. Could be done anytime of year, obviously be a lot colder in the winter and with short daylight hours. July and August are peak midge season and of course water levels need to be taken into consideration. I've never fished it, it's a big salmon river and so highly regulated, people pay a fair wedge to fish it.
Haha, glad you enjoyed it. Was a real shame you couldn't make this one, reckon we’d off made a good tandem pair 😁 Thanks for watching mate, see you soon hopefully.
😂 Thanks Ian. Long nights in the tent at the moment, needed something to help keep us occupied, that and I Enjoy it of course. Thanks for watching, Paul
LOL mate that was spectacular I loved it, gotta be one of your best videos to date. Miss you already, hope we get on to another adventure asap!!@@WhenNaturePauls
Utterly brilliant vid, Paul. We had such a laugh and forged some great lasting memories. The food was exquisite and the company was next level. Bring on the next trip.
Great video, thanks for sharing. Did a trip there in September 2022. Had similar camping spots but was interested to see the island you used on the last night. It was totally overgrown with an invasive plant then, Himalayan balsam I think.
Thank you for watching. Didn't see any Himalayan balsam and you would think it would still be around at the moment. I used to love popping the little seeds as a youngling, the smell always takes me back. I reckon September is probably the best time of year to paddle it. All the best, Paul
Was a good time of year to paddle, good water levels, as you say no bugs and not too cold during the day. The hot tent made the whole trip a lot more pleasant. Thanks for watching, Paul
Done this twice from Newtonmore (both in August). I consider this the best river journey in the UK. Always find the island camping spots difficult to spot though! I do admire you going for it in November- clearly the heated tent was a true haven. :)
Was all a bit last minute, but yeah it is a superb touring river and the hot tent definitely made things a lot more pleasant. Some of the spots have recently been flooded right through leaving them a little less appealing. Thanks for watching and take care, Paul.
Fantastic video this Paul, i really enjoyed the drone footage, loved seeing the drone following you on the canoe, very cool. Glad i am not the only one getting stuck on the river bed 😁. Thanks for making the video, great job 👍
Thank you. I have to give credit to Eze for piloting the drone footage; it certainly out really well. Getting stuck is all part of the fun 😁 Glad you enjoyed the video, Paul.
You captured that brilliantly Paul! Stunning river, cant beat a hot tent in the winter & the food looked top notch too! 👌🏻p.s. loved that animation with the map & canoes 😂
Cheers John 👍 the hot tent definitely made the cool, long, dark evenings a lot more pleasurable! I think the animations always looks a little dodgy, I just try to pass it off as intentional, but not sure I'm fooling anyone 😂 Thanks for watching, Paul.
Some fire wood from home, just in case we needed it. It got a good soaking, but still burnt well 👍 a dry bag would have been my preferred option but I didn't have a large/strong enough one spare.
@@WhenNaturePauls - I thought that might have been it. Even soaked on the surface dried out wood still burns well. I had some wood at home that took nearly 3 years to dry out it’s core.
Great video Paul, I’m planning to go there in 2026. Could you resend the link to your dry trousers please, the link doesn’t work anymore? Are your trousers dry? Cheers 👍
@@mistymountainrambler61 thank you. These are the ones: www.escape-watersports.co.uk/clothing/trousers/palm-atom-pant-grey-large-detail. They are dry, I've waded right up to my balls a few times and never had any water come in. They can get a little hot on a summers days though. Good luck with you trip.
Did the spey on paddleboards from kingussie to the sea in oct last year with 3 of my chums, Amazing trip sleeping on island in the woods, we all got very very ill though, lots of dead fish as well , Whats happening to our rivers
I read about that in the news, dead fish and some paddlers getting sick. I think in the end they put it down to some oxygen shortage rather than someone/something poisoning the water, but sounds like bs to me; very sad. Fortunately none of us got ill.
@@WhenNaturePauls yeah that was about us, I went to the local newspaper about it because when we were on the train on the way home taking it in turns to run to the toilet we read a story about loads of dead fish and they were asking people to report anything,
Great trip through some fantastic rapids. Just got a 15 foot Grumman Canoe. What's the name of the knot you use to tidy away you're bow mooring line? Looks nice and tidy. Cheers
Awesome, I'm sure you'll have a great time with it. Without watching it back I couldn't say for certain, but my go to knot is often the Evenk hitch, used by the Evenk people of northern Russia to secure horses. It was popularised by Ray mears (at least for me) and is very efficient. Paul Kirtley has an excellent demo on UA-cam. Glad you enjoyed the video, happy adventures, Paul.
Just re-read your message, you meant the plait. Yes it does tidy it away nicely and unravels easily. Here is a link. www.animatedknots.com/chain-sinnet-knot
Some nefarious looking guy named ‘Easy’ (he smelled like Tofu) said there was a Fiver in it for me if I watched this video 🤷♂️ 😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣 @EzeAdventurer, if you see this, I love ya brother 😊
Yeah you should maybe think about not showing knives... it's the UK. You don't need them as you're never more than 50miles from a shop and it puts UK viewers off.
Hi mate, I hope it doesn't put anyone off, but I do consider them to be an essential piece of kit. I usually carry three, they all have a built purpose and not one is designed for stabbing. I have one in my BA for cutting rope should I fall out and become entangle (it could literally save my life) another for food prep as you would at home and a third for camp duties, cutting cord, carving, splitting wood, feather sticks (essential in wet conditions) but the list is endless really. It is important to recognise it is a tool and not a weapon, you wouldn't expect a carpenter or a carpet fitter to come to you home without a knife so it is all about context, after all I could just as easily stab someone with a tent peg. If I were to carry it on a night out then clearly it should be considered as an offensive weapon and I would hope I would be arrested for it. Perhaps people may be put off, but hopefully it may also help people understand that knives are not just weapons and in the right setting no different to a chisel and after all this is in part a bushcraft channel so one should in expect it. Sorry for such a long reply 😂 but i wanted to explain my position. Regardless I hope you enjoyed the video, Take care, Paul.
I think my cat's been on that river, the previous owners said something about her having been Speyed anyway. Another good video, thanks, looking forward to your source-to-sea trip on the River Ob sometime 🛶🛶🛶
😂 Funny you should mention the river Ob, I did it last weekend, but decided not to film it 😁 Thanks for watching as always mate and all the best, Paul.
![Wet 'n' windy, solo wild camp; canoeing in Inverpolly, Assynt. [Cam loch and loch Veyati]](/img/n.gif)
Hope you all enjoy this video, Thanks as always for watching and make sure you stick around till the very end to see the beautiful Spey bay, where the river meets the sea.
Hi, trying to plan this trip, please help if you have time: 1.What shuttle service did you use? 2. Is it absolutely necessary to have a dry suit? 3. Any time of year ok? 4. Fishing to eat allowed?… any advice or direction would be appreciated.
@4ndrewthe I live close to Spey bay so used the wife to drop me off, Fred with permission of Spey bay golf club left his vehicle in their car park. Dry suit not necessary, especially in warmer months, mines a two piece so not water tight anyway, but very warm. Could be done anytime of year, obviously be a lot colder in the winter and with short daylight hours. July and August are peak midge season and of course water levels need to be taken into consideration. I've never fished it, it's a big salmon river and so highly regulated, people pay a fair wedge to fish it.
'made from the tears of coneists' LMFO quality mate. Looked like you lads had a fun trip. Hopefully catch up with you on the next one 😁👍🏻
Haha, glad you enjoyed it.
Was a real shame you couldn't make this one, reckon we’d off made a good tandem pair 😁
Thanks for watching mate, see you soon hopefully.
Did you catch the "for a night of fart-filled chili in the hot tent" LOLOL was crying.
@@EzeAdventurer LMFAO 😂😂
@@EzeAdventurerYeah, I did. Hilarious 😅
Was mostly me to be fair
Excellent filming. Great cookery.... puts my pot noodles to shame!!
😂 Thanks Ian. Long nights in the tent at the moment, needed something to help keep us occupied, that and I Enjoy it of course. Thanks for watching, Paul
Wonderful paul thankyou for letting us all join you 🙌🛶👌
You're more than welcome anytime
WAHT AN INTROOOOO WOOOHOOOOO!!! Ok now shhh let me watch the rest
You shhh, I'm watching yours 😂
LOL mate that was spectacular I loved it, gotta be one of your best videos to date. Miss you already, hope we get on to another adventure asap!!@@WhenNaturePauls
Nice one Paul! The drone footage certainly gives a different perspective. The Spey is a great run.
Nice video cheers
James
Cheers James. It definitely helps to give a greater perspective and quite good fun to fly as well. Thanks for watching, Paul.
Utterly brilliant vid, Paul. We had such a laugh and forged some great lasting memories. The food was exquisite and the company was next level. Bring on the next trip.
Hey Fred, thank you.
We did have good laugh and a fun trip, can't wait for the next one bro, the company is what makes these trips.
See you soon.
Thank you for taking us on this adventure! The drone shots really helped put the layout of the river into perspective. What a wild ride!!
Thank you for watching, is a great river to run! Yes the drone really helps add depth to the video. Glad you enjoyed it, Paul
Great video, thanks for sharing. Did a trip there in September 2022. Had similar camping spots but was interested to see the island you used on the last night. It was totally overgrown with an invasive plant then, Himalayan balsam I think.
Thank you for watching. Didn't see any Himalayan balsam and you would think it would still be around at the moment. I used to love popping the little seeds as a youngling, the smell always takes me back. I reckon September is probably the best time of year to paddle it. All the best, Paul
Yes Paul that looks amazing mate can’t wait to go
Im sure you will love it mate!
Not sure how I missed this when it came out but what a great trip. Weather couldn’t even spoil it but no midges in Scotland is a blessing!!
Was a good time of year to paddle, good water levels, as you say no bugs and not too cold during the day. The hot tent made the whole trip a lot more pleasant.
Thanks for watching, Paul
Fun trip Paul! "tears of capsized canoeists" 🤣
Cheers mate, yes it was a really enjoyable one. Luckily no one will be drinking my tears.
Done this twice from Newtonmore (both in August). I consider this the best river journey in the UK. Always find the island camping spots difficult to spot though! I do admire you going for it in November- clearly the heated tent was a true haven. :)
Was all a bit last minute, but yeah it is a superb touring river and the hot tent definitely made things a lot more pleasant. Some of the spots have recently been flooded right through leaving them a little less appealing.
Thanks for watching and take care, Paul.
Epic paul, what a adventure
Thank you, pleased you enjoyed and thanks for watching.
Fantastic video this Paul, i really enjoyed the drone footage, loved seeing the drone following you on the canoe, very cool. Glad i am not the only one getting stuck on the river bed 😁. Thanks for making the video, great job 👍
Thank you. I have to give credit to Eze for piloting the drone footage; it certainly out really well. Getting stuck is all part of the fun 😁 Glad you enjoyed the video, Paul.
Great video, Paul. Thanks. Love this trip and you brought it alive with really professional production..
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed, the Spey is always guaranteed fun! Take care, Paul
Brilliant 👍
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it 😁
You captured that brilliantly Paul! Stunning river, cant beat a hot tent in the winter & the food looked top notch too! 👌🏻p.s. loved that animation with the map & canoes 😂
Cheers John 👍 the hot tent definitely made the cool, long, dark evenings a lot more pleasurable! I think the animations always looks a little dodgy, I just try to pass it off as intentional, but not sure I'm fooling anyone 😂
Thanks for watching, Paul.
Superb, a bucket list trip for any canoeist in the UK.
Brilliantly filmed as always Paul.
Thanks Si, Spey bay is only a few miles from me and I'm still yet to run the whole thing in the canoe. Glad you enjoyed the video, take care Paul
Looks like you had great fun! Thanks for sharing the trip with us :-)
Was a good trip in great company! As always thanks for watching, Paul
@@WhenNaturePauls - I’m curious. What was in that open “bag for life” at the front of the canoe that kept getting filled with water?
Some fire wood from home, just in case we needed it. It got a good soaking, but still burnt well 👍 a dry bag would have been my preferred option but I didn't have a large/strong enough one spare.
@@WhenNaturePauls - I thought that might have been it. Even soaked on the surface dried out wood still burns well. I had some wood at home that took nearly 3 years to dry out it’s core.
Yeah exactly
Loved the video. Is chilli in the hot tent code for something!
😂😂 that would explain a few things!
Great video Paul, I’m planning to go there in 2026. Could you resend the link to your dry trousers please, the link doesn’t work anymore? Are your trousers dry? Cheers 👍
@@mistymountainrambler61 thank you. These are the ones: www.escape-watersports.co.uk/clothing/trousers/palm-atom-pant-grey-large-detail.
They are dry, I've waded right up to my balls a few times and never had any water come in. They can get a little hot on a summers days though. Good luck with you trip.
Did the spey on paddleboards from kingussie to the sea in oct last year with 3 of my chums, Amazing trip sleeping on island in the woods, we all got very very ill though, lots of dead fish as well , Whats happening to our rivers
I read about that in the news, dead fish and some paddlers getting sick. I think in the end they put it down to some oxygen shortage rather than someone/something poisoning the water, but sounds like bs to me; very sad. Fortunately none of us got ill.
@@WhenNaturePauls yeah that was about us, I went to the local newspaper about it because when we were on the train on the way home taking it in turns to run to the toilet we read a story about loads of dead fish and they were asking people to report anything,
Very worrying. There are truly some disgusting things happening to our rivers at the moment and not a lot being done to fix it.
Great trip through some fantastic rapids. Just got a 15 foot Grumman Canoe. What's the name of the knot you use to tidy away you're bow mooring line? Looks nice and tidy. Cheers
Awesome, I'm sure you'll have a great time with it. Without watching it back I couldn't say for certain, but my go to knot is often the Evenk hitch, used by the Evenk people of northern Russia to secure horses. It was popularised by Ray mears (at least for me) and is very efficient. Paul Kirtley has an excellent demo on UA-cam. Glad you enjoyed the video, happy adventures, Paul.
Just re-read your message, you meant the plait. Yes it does tidy it away nicely and unravels easily. Here is a link. www.animatedknots.com/chain-sinnet-knot
@@WhenNaturePauls thanks. We used a variation of the same knot to pack the stay sails when I worked on the tall ships in Holland. Cheers
Great footage as usual Paul, thanks for taking us along. atb
Thanks mate, Thank you for watching and commenting
Some nefarious looking guy named ‘Easy’ (he smelled like Tofu) said there was a Fiver in it for me if I watched this video 🤷♂️
😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣
@EzeAdventurer, if you see this, I love ya brother 😊
Sssshhh it was supposed to be a confidential deal!!
PS. I don't smell like a tofu ALL the time ok???
😂😂😂 that's brilliant
Yeah you should maybe think about not showing knives... it's the UK. You don't need them as you're never more than 50miles from a shop and it puts UK viewers off.
Hi mate,
I hope it doesn't put anyone off, but I do consider them to be an essential piece of kit. I usually carry three, they all have a built purpose and not one is designed for stabbing. I have one in my BA for cutting rope should I fall out and become entangle (it could literally save my life) another for food prep as you would at home and a third for camp duties, cutting cord, carving, splitting wood, feather sticks (essential in wet conditions) but the list is endless really. It is important to recognise it is a tool and not a weapon, you wouldn't expect a carpenter or a carpet fitter to come to you home without a knife so it is all about context, after all I could just as easily stab someone with a tent peg. If I were to carry it on a night out then clearly it should be considered as an offensive weapon and I would hope I would be arrested for it. Perhaps people may be put off, but hopefully it may also help people understand that knives are not just weapons and in the right setting no different to a chisel and after all this is in part a bushcraft channel so one should in expect it.
Sorry for such a long reply 😂 but i wanted to explain my position.
Regardless I hope you enjoyed the video, Take care, Paul.
For god sake dont watch any Ray Mears then
@@djhillfinger He's in the UK where carrying a blade can get you in real bother with the plod. The UK ain't the Yukon....
I think my cat's been on that river, the previous owners said something about her having been Speyed anyway. Another good video, thanks, looking forward to your source-to-sea trip on the River Ob sometime 🛶🛶🛶
😂
Funny you should mention the river Ob, I did it last weekend, but decided not to film it 😁
Thanks for watching as always mate and all the best, Paul.