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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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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
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
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
A time before Corona and fake news!
A time before Corona and Fake News
Ian Gordon
Apr 5, 20206 min read
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
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
Leaders and Followers. How to Achieve or not!
Making things happen. Obtaining a result. A blog about achieving. No matter how you look at things, the key to real success and positive...
Ian Gordon
Feb 29, 20207 min read
The North Atlantic Oscillation and its Influence on “Abundance” of Atlantic Salmon
Having both a marine and freshwater phase in their lifecycle make the Atlantic Salmon highly adaptable but also vulnerable.
Ian Gordon
Feb 17, 20207 min read
The Ghillie – Could anyone do that job???
Experience is something described in a dictionary as – "Having practical involvement in an activity, event etc, having gained knowledge...
Ian Gordon
Jan 28, 202010 min read
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...
Ian Gordon
Jan 26, 20204 min read
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
Ian Gordon
Jan 23, 20206 min read
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...
Ian Gordon
Dec 16, 20196 min read
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...
Ian Gordon
Dec 13, 20197 min read
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.
Ian Gordon
Dec 10, 20194 min read
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...
Ian Gordon
Dec 2, 20194 min read
Salmon Alert!
The Icelandic landscape, deviod if influence of man. Fluctuations and not Cycles Massive Decline in salmon Runs across Scotland in 2018...
Ian Gordon
Sep 6, 20194 min read
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
Ian Gordon
May 17, 20196 min read
Salmon Debate in the Scottish Parliament Update
Debate on the long term decline of Salmon Stocks. Parliament Building Edinburgh 4th April 2019 Given the status of Salmon Stocks in...
Ian Gordon
Apr 4, 20194 min read
“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...
Ian Gordon
Apr 4, 20193 min read
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
Ian Gordon
Mar 10, 20195 min read
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