Hi all
New to here, but know some of you from elsewhere. I live just outside of Banchory and have spent much of the past 20 years chasing salmon and sea trout both near and far. my boys are keen to fish but need a little more action to keep engaged than a day chasing salmon....esp with the decline in the past few years. They are, however, very taken by pike!
We've fished Aboyne (good fun and reasonable action), Kinnord (is there anything left...even the dumped dead bait that was present wasn't being eaten), Callater (good fun but a long treck in for the kids), Morlich (great fun for small fish) and Insh (expensive!!).
Appreciate folk may not want to share spots publicly, esp with pike regularly being taken out, but any hints and tips on where/when to go would be appreciated. This is a new style of fishing to me, and whilst we've been doing well using my salmon rapalas I'm also keen to get into the fly soon as well.
Cheers
Lawrence