The Ghillie – Could anyone do that job???
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Ian Gordon
- Jan 26, 2020
- 4 min
Join us on the Gaula River in Norway
After another successful trip to the Gaula River in Norway this June, we are now planning another trip on week commencing 13th 20th June...
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Ian Gordon
- Jan 23, 2020
- 6 min
Salmon Fishing - Learning From the Past
Looking back over a long life of salmon fishing, the main differences between salmon fishing pre 1980 was, not only were most private fisher
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Ian Gordon
- Dec 16, 2019
- 6 min
Cane and Greenheart V Carbon Fibreglass
A question in one of my recent blogs related to the qualities of a cane rod over that of a modern carbon one. Rather than answer this one...
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Ian Gordon
- Dec 13, 2019
- 7 min
Conserving Salmon – How to save but catch more!
Many moons have passed since I began working as a Ghillie on the #RiverSpey, in fact 35 years to be precise. Looking back, one of the...
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Ian Gordon
- Dec 10, 2019
- 4 min
The destruction of Wild Salmon. Who or what’s blame?
What are the main Factors in the decline in Wild Atlantic Salmon? Well, in fact, to those with their eyes open, they are pretty obvious.
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Ian Gordon
- Dec 2, 2019
- 4 min
Written in 2013 The River Spey at this time.
Below is a blog I wrote in 2013 but I found interesting given the initial findings of the Missing Salmon Project. Why can I not find...
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Ian Gordon
- Sep 6, 2019
- 4 min
Salmon Alert!
The Icelandic landscape, deviod if influence of man. Fluctuations and not Cycles Massive Decline in salmon Runs across Scotland in 2018...
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Ian Gordon
- May 17, 2019
- 6 min
Dead Salmon and Goosanders
After years of trying to tell those running our rivers what going wrong, finally, they're beginning to listen to the people who know. Th
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Ian Gordon
- Apr 4, 2019
- 3 min
“Salmon” But no Salmond or Sturgeon!
Debate on the long term decline of Salmon Stocks. Parliament Building Edinburgh 4th April 2019 Given the status of Salmon Stocks in...
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Ian Gordon
- Apr 4, 2019
- 3 min
“Salmon” But no Salmond or Sturgeon!
Debate on the long term decline of Salmon Stocks. Parliament Building Edinburgh 4th April 2019 Given the status of Salmon Stocks in...
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Ian Gordon
- Mar 10, 2019
- 5 min
Salmon, More Salmon and Fun!
Our fishing courses on the River Spey and River Findhorn. Speyonline casting courses and salmon fishing Holidays offer a level of service un
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Ian Gordon
- Dec 14, 2018
- 5 min
Salmon Fishing Do the Maths
One of the best fights I had from a salmon this summer, interestingly, was in a river where, without man’s intervention, stocking with...
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Ian Gordon
- Nov 19, 2018
- 9 min
The Business of Salmon Fishing
The end, or a new beginning for the “Business” of salmon fishing in Scotland!? Back in the 1990s, I began to see the decline in salmon...
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Ian Gordon
- Oct 20, 2018
- 6 min
Hatch and release - A Follow Up
The two sides of the hatchery debate.
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Ian Gordon
- Aug 29, 2018
- 3 min
Finally, The Real Reason Biologists Hate Salmon Stocking
Kyle Young – Stocking works, but is detrimental. The green numbers relate to the time frame on the you tube clip where Kyle refers to the...
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Ian Gordon
- Aug 19, 2018
- 6 min
Time to Count Salmon
I pondered recently over the change I’ve seen on the river over my time here. The thoughts took me back to 1985, interestingly, today,...
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Ian Gordon
- Jul 19, 2018
- 5 min
How Many Salmon are in our Rivers?
One of the best fights I had from a salmon this summer, interestingly, was in a river where, without man’s intervention, stocking with...
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Ian Gordon
- Jul 16, 2018
- 3 min
Catching Salmon in Difficult Conditions
Funny how the internet, along with a general negativity within the salmon fishing community in 2018 has influenced our clients this...
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Ian Gordon
- Jul 12, 2018
- 4 min
Alta - A tale from salmon heaven.
Having had time to come down a little from the high of fishing the most amazing salmon fishing river in the world, I feel I need to...
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