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Recent
Catch trends at Finavon.
· For some years against the commercial trend we have deliberately
underfished the beat. We have done so because we are determined
to minimise disturbance to salmon
and seatrout, at the same
time as giving fishermen the opportunity to fish untouched pools.
We want people to enjoy exclusive access to the river with the
fly. We believe that numbers of fish caught is only one indicator
of quality. It is just as important to see good numbers of fish
in the pools and to fish for them sportingly.
· The Beat averages over fifty salmon
and more than 110 seatrout
in the last few years, with salmon up to 25lbs and seatrout
up to 8lbs. There has been a strong improvement in spring salmon
and grilse in the last five years. There is good
reason to be expect better catches because of the reduced coastal
netting effort, improvements to dams which obstruct the passage
of salmon and seatrout to the river, and the prospect of the
end to the English North-East drift nets.
· The best months for salmon
at Finavon are April, May, September and October. August can
also be very good if there is sufficient water. Salmon average
between 9 and 10lbs with bigger fish, often over 20lbs, caught
in the autumn of most years.
· Seatrout start coming
into the the river in numbers in early June and normally reach
a peak at the beginning of July. The best seatrout fishing is
in June and July, with the quality of the fishing tailing off
after mid August. Seatrout average 2lbs 8oz and each season
there are a number in the 4lbs plus range, sometimes double
that weight. Finavon seatrout average over 110 season. |
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