I can remember when these ran the river in quite good numbers, but like the rest of the country, we have seen quite a downturn in the last 10 to 15 years
It's great to see a few of them in the river again and they appear to be in good condition, unlike our experience with some of the grilse over the last few years. I hope this is the start of their return
Having heard of a few being caught in the lower and middle sections of the River Don recently, it was great to hear that the first one for this season has just been caught at Kildrummy ...... excellent
Gus the ghillie described it as "a belter of a fish" and said it weighed 6 lb. It came to the net of Huntly angler, Ian Sutherland, but unfortunately it was kept ..... which is a pity!
Best wishes
Mike
