Kelt Mortality

[greenbanks]

I have just had a party of 5 fishing on a lower Dee beat, just below Park. There were around 50 kelts landed for 3 days fishing and 2 springers. There are of course some corpses on the bank however with the harsh winter there will be significant predation of kelts inc the carcase. With Frosts since November and the valley virtually snowbound for 8 weeks it has been a much colder winter than has been experienced for many a long year. As a result of the water being much colder for such a long period there will have been a higher mortality of kelts. There are also less fish visible splashing as a result of the water being below 3 degrees which is the temperature barrier for activity as explained by our biologist Adrian Hudson to me.

[underghillie]

Feb 2, 2010 21:46:23 GMT keirstream said:

Jan 30, 2010 23:56:10 GMT Jason H said:

keirstream as martin says there are dead kelts about I came across this one on newtyle today must have been at least a 10lber

Whit dae ye mean a kelt?

Kincausie had 6 of these spanking licers yesterday. ;D ;D

We bit out of order their keirstream!

[salmonshrimp]

Found this one last week must have been a 30lber at least, the tail is down a hole so the fish is longer than it looks. That's a full size shimano gt and a 12ft rod

[salmonshrimp]

Feb 18, 2010 22:32:03 GMT Mon The Flee said:

That wouldve been a belter when fresh

These are the beasties that run the Ness ;D