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Ian Gordon's Blog
Discover Sustainable Fishing Practices and Salmon Conservation Insights
Ian Gordon's blog is a treasure trove for salmon fishing enthusiasts and conservationists. Dive into his insights on sustainable fishing practices to protect our rivers and ensure the longevity of salmon populations. Whether you're interested in flycasting tuition, top fishing destinations, or the role of sustainable fishing practices in modern angling, this blog provides valuable knowledge and inspiration to enhance your fishing experience.
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Free Advice and Trial of The New Cadence Ian Gordon on the River Wye 8th Dec 2021.
Picking the right line for your double handed rod can be so confusing and seem like a minefield. Our new system will change all of this.
Ian Gordon
Nov 26, 20215 min read
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From Carron to Cadence
What have I been doing since leaving Hardy back in early 2020? The answer is, working on a project thats been in my mind for almost 30...
Ian Gordon
Nov 22, 20216 min read
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Salmon Characters and Fish
Scotland is one of the worlds leading destinations for salmon fishing. Its long history has led to a culture stretching far beyond simply...
Ian Gordon
Oct 28, 20214 min read
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Fish Eating Birds - Do they damage fisheries? Of course they do.
A blog about some good scientific work carried out on fish eating birds in Germany.
Ian Gordon
Oct 27, 20212 min read
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Offline copy: Why Is Good Salmon Fishing Expensive?
Having fished for salmon all my life here in Scotland and had experience of Atlantic Salmon fishing in Norway, Russia and Canada, I have...
Ian Gordon
Aug 27, 20214 min read
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Iceland 2021 The Beautiful Blanda River
Iceland Trip 2022 – River Blanda 8th - 15th July Travel Having arrived in Iceland on the 4th July, to give us time to prepare for our...
Ian Gordon
Jul 17, 20214 min read
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Whats happened to our Autumn Salmon?
Here on the Spey and across most of Scotland, the salmon fishing season of 2020 is coming to a close with our rivers showing a decent,...
Ian Gordon
Oct 7, 20206 min read
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Catching Salmon In September - Luck, Skill or a bit of both?
The first two weeks of September saw me on the river with three separate groups of customers, two on the Spey at Arndilly, and one on the...
Ian Gordon
Sep 21, 20206 min read
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Memories of Catching The biggest Trout in 2016
A great memory - This story just couldn't wait for the book.. Iceland - Lake Thingvallavatn 2016 My first trip to Iceland, my head is...
Ian Gordon
Sep 1, 202012 min read
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Salmon Fishing with Hindsight
Looking back over a long life of salmon fishing, the main differences between salmon fishing pre 1980 was, not only were most private...
Ian Gordon
Aug 15, 20207 min read
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Of Course My Hatchery Works - Updated!
A few weeks ago I had a really good, in depth conversation with Mr Bob Kindness from the Carron River on the west Coast of Scotland....
Ian Gordon
Jul 14, 20208 min read
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Salmon and The Corona Lockdown
For those fortunate to have time on the river and cast a fly, the salmon season of 2020 has almost seen us step back into a time warp....
Ian Gordon
Jun 13, 20205 min read
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A "Great" Days Salmon Fishing
What does salmon fishing mean for me? What defines a good day? What epitomises a “Great” day? My first days fishing after lockdown was...
Ian Gordon
Jun 5, 20204 min read
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Resignation From Hardy!
After 14 years as part of the team at Hardy and Greys, now Pure Fishing, I have decided that the time has come to move on and explore new...
Ian Gordon
May 19, 20202 min read
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Round and Round Chasing our Tails
lockdown has provided us all with lots of time to do all sorts of things and for me that has meant returning to some of the wonderful...
Ian Gordon
Apr 29, 20203 min read
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A Good Reason Why Fishing Should Return.
One of the most therapeutical things we can do to empty our minds and offer ourselves a platform for planning, thinking and relaxation,...
Ian Gordon
Apr 22, 20203 min read
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Salmon - Are we doing enough with the information we already have?
After the blog of a few day ago, the one relating to the great many in-river problems associated with the reduction in salmon stocks in...
Ian Gordon
Apr 8, 202010 min read
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A time before Corona and fake news!
A time before Corona and Fake News
Ian Gordon
Apr 5, 20206 min read
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A Rare, Multi, or Previous Spawning Salmon.
After four generations of study much has been learned, is known and documented about the extraordinary life of the Atlantic Salmon. For...
Ian Gordon
Mar 27, 20206 min read
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Covid -19 – Should Salmon Fishing Stay Open?
I sit here, currently in isolation [well I have my dogs, which are great], as someone who made my living as a Ghillie for over 25 years,...
Ian Gordon
Mar 20, 20203 min read
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