Pics from Dee trip

[colin]

Here are some pics from my trip up to the Dee in March and some of the rivers I saw on the way up there. Don't get too excited as there are no pics of fish but hopefully someone will like them.

First of all I stopped off to visit some family who live at Killiecrankie, so here are a few pics of the Garry:






























Loch faskally


My uncle feeding the ducks ;D

[colin]

Drove up to Dee side early Monday morning and got there earlier than expected so had a look around as the only bit I had previously seen was down at Maryculter. So I tooke these from banchory bridge:









Then drove up stream for a look at Potarch bridge:









Finaly it was time to head to Sluie where I was to be fishing:





















The next two days I was fishing at Lower Woodend:
































To Be continued

[colin]

Next I was fishing Craigendinnie for a day, I really liked this beat but only saw a small part of it really:































































still a few more to come yet

[colin]

I was having so much fun and didn’t want to go home just yet so booked another day on Slue:

Conditions were a little different to start with




Then it brightened up a bit. After packing all the thermals I could lay my hands on and being really worried about this thing called grue I’d heard about. I ended up going home with sunburn. ;D

















Gulls going mad for some kind of hatch




Here’s a squashed version of what they were after :

[colin]

On the way South I stopped off in Perth for a few nights to visit another relative. And ended up in Dunkeld one day so here are a few pics from the bridge etc.

















Next stop was Loch of the Lowes to try and see the Ospreys that Kingfisher had got me addicted to watching on the Scottish wildlife webcam (http://www.thewebbroadcastingcorporation.com/swt/swt.php) I did see them but my new camera wasn’t up to the job of getting a good pic.














Then it was on to Blairgowrie, so I got a few of the Ericht:











And that’s it I think, sorry about the lack of fish. And the poor photo quality, I’d only just got the camera the day before leaving.

[alanch2]

even with the lack of fish I bet you still enjoyed yourself fishing such a stunning river

[colin]

Sure did have a great time. Hopefully will be going back next year for a few days on a different beat.

[perthshirefisher]

Some really good pics among them Colin.

Did you see any fish go up under the bridge at Blair?

[colin]

Nov 21, 2009 23:51:17 GMT perthshirefisher said:

Some really good pics among them Colin.

Did you see any fish go up under the bridge at Blair?

No, but I was only there for a minute or two.

[merlin]

Is that a lot of water these days on the Garry there Colin?

[kingfisher]

Colin, that was some trip mate! You could have made a televison series from that well done and some very nice pictures there. Start a wee book with those pictures/stories and call it:

Around Scottish Salmon rivers By Colin Selstrom. ;D

[colin]

Nov 24, 2009 22:45:29 GMT merlin said:

Is that a lot of water these days on the Garry there Colin?

I don't think so, maybe someone else who's up there more than I am can comment though.

The bits that are really lacking any flow or it's pretty much non existent, are further up stream.

The Ruan Ruarie beat which has it's upper limit at the bridge I'm stood on while taking the pics is an interesting beat. But you've got to be pretty fit to fish it and it would help if you have some rock climbing experience. ;D I like it though, although I've only fished it twice even though I grew up on it's banks for a fair bit of my childhood. I think you have to hit it right or at least it helps, and from what I hear if you do you can have a good time.

The very top pic is looking upstream from the bridge. If you're ever in John Norris' and look above the till, there is a great big banner advertising barbour which has the same photo.

[colin]

Nov 25, 2009 7:36:24 GMT @kingfisher said:

Colin, that was some trip mate! You could have made a televison series from that well done and some very nice pictures there. Start a wee book with those pictures/stories and call it:

Around Scottish Salmon rivers By Colin Selstrom. ;D

My plan was to take a photo at all the rivers and lochs I went to and looked at. But I missed most of them either because I forgot or because I left my camera in the car. So there should have been loads more. wait until next years trip.