March to the River Don, Saturday 13th Feb, Inverurie

« **on:** 24/01/2010 at 19:22 »

Following post copied from Machar,

The Inverurie Angling Association organise the ceremony to celebrate the start of the salmon angling season on the River Don.

The event which has, over the years, grown to be a community occasion involving people and organisations from the entire length of the River Don system.

Anglers, family, friends and guests meet at Kintore Arms Hotel and march behind the piper to the river. The river will be blessed by Rev Graeme Longmuir, St. Andrews Church, followed by a short poem or such like.

A dram is available to toast the health of the river and then the first fly is cast by a local fisher.

Date & Time 9am for 9.30 start Saturday 13th February 2010
Location Kintore Arms Hotel, Inverurie to River Don Bridge

The River Don is central to many aspects of life in Aberdeenshire and is an important salmon fishery. The IAA would be delighted to have your support in keeping this event as a significant date in the North east calendar.

Directors of the River Trust will also be there so it would be an opportunity to meet up and get to know us, hope to see you there.

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Thanks for posting above onto the forum, beat me to it.

I hope you don't mind but I have put it under its own heading.

There is nothing much else I can add to above the detail is all there.

Hope to see you on the 13th Feb, all invited.

Regards,
Bri.

« **Reply #1 on:** 24/01/2010 at 20:25 »

Hi folks

You'll find a few photos of The March to the River Don from previous years here http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/new-salmon-fishing-season.html

Best wishes
Mike

« **Reply #2 on:** 24/01/2010 at 22:59 »

Should be a good day out, weather permitting, thanks Brian.

Cheers

Ben

« **Reply #3 on:** 26/01/2010 at 09:45 »

Hopefully be able to come along to this now that l live local.

How do l go about getting a permit for the day tho

« **Reply #4 on:** 26/01/2010 at 11:09 »

Hi Tam

The march goes past Sloan's tackle shop, so you can just pop back in there after the event and get a day ticket

Cheers
Mike

« **Reply #5 on:** 26/01/2010 at 19:15 »

Quote from: Tam on 26/01/2010 at 09:45

Hopefully be able to come along to this now that l live local.

How do l go about getting a permit for the day tho

Season ticket is the way forward especially as you live local.

« **Reply #6 on:** 26/01/2010 at 19:57 »

Hi Ben,

Yes, usually a good way to spend the start of the saturday morning, a great chance also to catch up with folk for the start of the season.

Hope you can manage to be there.

Regards,
Bri.

« **Reply #7 on:** 26/01/2010 at 20:10 »

Hi Tam,

Just to prove that we walk past Sloans.

That picture was taken many years ago

You can also buy Permits for the Council beats from Watsons in the Square.
I have attached the link to the Aberdeenshire Council Fishing site showing prices & where to buy them.
http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/parks/fishing/fishing_season_permits.asp

Hope to see you on the day Tam, please introduce yourself, I will be the one dishing out the whisky.

Regards,
Bri.

« **Reply #8 on:** 26/01/2010 at 23:15 »

Hi Tam,

a season ticket is a must. I'll see you at the march.

Iain

« **Reply #9 on:** 31/01/2010 at 10:36 »

Who knows, I might make it this year

Hamish

« **Reply #10 on:** 31/01/2010 at 19:48 »

Im off this day so i will be there.

« **Reply #11 on:** 31/01/2010 at 21:55 »

Hi Hamish, Tam and Paul,

Hope you can all make it, good that the forum is going to be represented well, IAA do appreciate it.

Iain,

Great that you also can make it as we always need somebody to be forefront in the photos.

Regards,
Bri.

« **Reply #12 on:** 31/01/2010 at 22:04 »

I will make it work and weather permitting

Jim

« **Reply #13 on:** 11/02/2010 at 22:03 »

Hi all,

Just a reminder that the march to the River is on this Saturday, hope to see you there.

Regards,
Bri.

« **Reply #14 on:** 11/02/2010 at 22:18 »

Looking forward to it Bri. See you there.

Iain

« **Reply #15 on:** 11/02/2010 at 22:23 »

That's great Iain,

Has Goolager Junior looked out their rod again this year.

Regards,
Bri.

« **Reply #16 on:** 12/02/2010 at 18:26 »

Hi folks

So ....... who is coming along to the Don March in Inverurie tomorrow morning?

Bri
Goolager
Jedi
Tam
Machar
Ben_D
Paulfish_1
Grhe
Hamish?
Fisher?
DiverDave?
and myself

................... Anybody else coming along?

Best wishes
Mike

« **Reply #17 on:** 12/02/2010 at 21:03 »

Hi Mike,

What's the schedule?

Cheers

Ben

« **Reply #18 on:** 12/02/2010 at 21:31 »

Hi all,

Looks like a good turnout from this site, great thanks guys.

We meet up outside the front of the Kintore Arms Hotel (Inverurie) after 9am, setting off at about 9:30.

We march down to the river following a piper to the Don Bridge where Raymond Bisset will give a speech, Heather Bisset will read a poem and Minister Graeme Longmuir will bless the river.

If anybody here wants to say say a few words please let us know tomorrow.

For those who wish a dram is offered.

This year we had to obtain a procession licence from the council, which has been approved.

Also this year we will have to have a couple of guys wearing high viz vests, to help us along the road.

Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow,
Weather looks to be alright.

Regards,
Bri.

« **Reply #19 on:** 12/02/2010 at 22:49 »

Hi Ben

Yes, as Brian says, we meet at the Kintore Arms between 9.00 and 9.20 ...... and the march sets off at 9.30 sharp.

You can park round the back of the hotel

See you tomorrow
Cheers
Mike

« **Reply #20 on:** 12/02/2010 at 23:14 »

I'll be there , if there are any forum members who I have not met, don't be shy come up and introduce yourself , you can't miss me I'm the big ugly guy

Jim

« **Reply #21 on:** 13/02/2010 at 09:13 »

Enjoy - I slept in

« **Reply #22 on:** 13/02/2010 at 13:50 »

Quote from: Hamish on 13/02/2010 at 09:13

Enjoy - I slept in

....... Doh!

Cheers
Mike

« **Reply #23 on:** 13/02/2010 at 14:16 »

Hi folks

Here are a few photos from this morning ...... it was great to see everybody!

Mingle, mingle ............

Mingle, mingle ............... Dave Gordon and Ben Dixon

Pete Dow .... "Come on lads, fall in to line!"

One of the highlights of this event for me are Raymond Bisset's poems

Brian about to fill the quaich with whisky for Graeme and Pete seems to be keeping an eye on the amount

A prayer for all folks that enjoy the river by Rev Graeme Longmuir, St. Andrews Church in Inverurie.

Rev Graeme Longmuir blessing the River Don and the new season.

Raymond Bisset and Pete Dow

Brian offers Jim Kerr and Michael Raeburn some whisky to toast the new season on the Don.

But what's this, Jim looks a tad unhappy? Perhaps Brian was a bit mean with the dram?

And since I took a bit of a ribbing for getting caught on camera eating bacon rolls at the Dee event

Thanks to everybody for coming along, this is a great tradition

Best wishes
Mike

« **Reply #24 on:** 13/02/2010 at 15:07 »

Hi all,

Thanks to all for coming along, there was a good turnout.

Thanks to Raymond, Graeme and the Piper for doing the honours.

Some good photos, thanks Mike, I didn't get time to get my camera out.

If anybody else managed to take photos can you post them on here please.

I was watching amount of whisky being poured, unlike at home

, making sure everybody got some but there was plenty left.

It was good to get to meet you all and hope to see you about this year.

Regards,
Bri.