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Grantown on Spey Association Water
What a season they have had on the Association water at Grantown on Spey, one of the best in years with a total of 449 taken. The numbers are impressive with 167 fish being taken in September alone with August being the second best month with 81 fish and May a close third with 79 fish reported.
The breakdown is 269 salmon averaging 9.7lbs and 180 grilse averaging 3.93 lbs. The biggest fish was taken on the fly in the Lurg and weighed in at a hefty 21lbs. There was also a 19lb fish and two 18lb fish.
Most of the fish taken between
February and March fell to the fly
while many of the later fish fell to
the spinner or worm which has caused
some debate about whether bait
fishing should be allowed on the
basis that
bait anglers tend to be
sedentary and releasing a well
hooked fish caught on bait is
notoriously difficult. No doubt the
debate will continue. Interestingly
the bulk of the fish taken in the
last half of the season were in the
range 3 to 5 lbs with very few fish
reaching double figures, a trend
reported around the country in
recent years.
On top of all of this there were 540 sea trout averaging 2.31lbs and a brown trout of five and half pounds was caught and returned.
Looks like things are on the up and up for this great value water. For much more information just log on to the Association web site: www.speyfishing-grantown.co.uk
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