2007 Season Highlights


May
08/05/07 - 1st trout, 1st lesson for David Farmer from Invergordon.
11/05/07 - 1st trout for Bas Tijhof from Aberdeen.
12/05/07 - 1st trout for Henk Tijhof (dad) from Aberdeen.
12/05/07 - 14 brown trout from Loch Eye to Davy Brand from Munlochy.
15/05/05 - 11 brown trout to Chris Johnson and I from Loch Eye.
24/05/07 - 1st trout for Jochen Vogl and Mario Marques from Mönchengladbach, Germany

June
02/06/07 - 12 brownies to 1½ lbs for Davy Brand and I from Loch Eye.
04/06/07 - 1st trout for Andrew Archer from Herts.
05/06/07 - 1st trout for Will Webb from Herts.
05/06/07 - 2 spring salmon for Peter McAllister of 13 lbs and 9½ lbs from Beat 5, River Alness
06/06/07 - 1st sea trout for Graham Clarke from Herts a fish of 1¾ lbs from Beat 4, River Alness.

July
01/07/07- Phil Worsley wins the WWW Challenge Trophy with a brownie of 2½ lbs from Loch Meig, narrowly beating a similar sized trout caught by Ken Cocksedge a few days earlier on Loch Eye.
11/07/07 - A 3lbs grilse for Jamie Stenhouse of Ayrshire from Beat 6, River Alness.
18/07/07 - 3 summer salmon of 14lbs, 13 lbs and 8 lbs for Peter McAllister from Beat 6, River Alness.
23/07/07 - 1st salmon for Alison Hook from Gloucestershire, a 6lbs grilse fishing Beat 5, River Alness.
26/07/07 - 1st salmon, a fish of 7 lbs, fishing her 1st pool (!) for Mrs Irvine Robertson from Beat 5, River Alness.
26/07/07 - 1st trout for Claire Willis from Huntly fishing Loch Bad a' Bhathaich.
28/07/07 - 1st salmon for Alaster Robertson, a 5lbs grilse from Beat 6, River Alness.
28/07/07 - 1st trout for Brian and Derek Russell from Bathgate.

August
07/08/07- 1st salmon for Douglas Grant (14) from London, a 5lbs grilse from Beat 5, River Alness. A super brown trout of 2½ lbs for his father John.
07/08/07 - 1st salmon for Josh Peplow (11) from Shropshire, a 1½lbs grilse, caught on Beat 2, River Alness.
08/08/07 - 1st salmon for John Grant, a 4½lbs grilse from Beat 5, River Alness.
09/08/07 - 1 salmon and 3 grilse for Alan Watson from Inverness fishing Beat 6, River Alness.
10/08/07- 1st salmon for Karen Peplow (Josh's Mum), a 5lbs grilse from Beat 6, River Alness. A 5lbs grilse and 2lbs sea trout for husband Chris.
13/08/07 - 1st salmon for Gary Ward from Co. Durham, a 4½lbs grilse from Beat 4, River Alness.
14/08/07 - 3 grilse for Phil Barker fishing Beat 5, River Alness.
16/08/07 - 1st salmon for John Lloyd from Essex, a 4 lb grilse from Beat 4, River Alness.
17/08/07- 1st salmon for Freddie D (13) from Surrey a 5½lbs grilse from Beat 6, River Alness. A second ever fish for sister Phoebe D (11), followed by additional grilse for each on the 18th!
21/08/07 - 1st salmon for Tom Faulkner, a 4½ lbs grilse from Beat 6, River Alness.
21/08/07- 3 salmon and grilse from Beat 5, River Alness for Peter Ford from Nairn including a salmon of 15 lbs, our biggest so far this season.
29/08/07 - 3 grilse to David Wells from Herefordshire from Beat 3.
31/08/07 - 1st salmon for Toby Stafford-Deitsch (16) from Bath, a 3½ lbs grilse caught on Beat 6.

September

04/09/07 - 6 salmon & grilse in 2 days for Ken Moir from Orkney fishing beats 3 and 6.
11/09/07 - A double of 2 x 1st salmon for husband & wife team Derwent & Lizzie Campbell with fish of 7lbs and 3lbs respectively.
15/09/07 - 3 grilse for Peter Lousada fishing Beat 5.
17/09/07 - Hugh Stokes (82) from Bristol caught his 1st salmon for 20 years on Beat 5.
18/09/07 - A personal best for Hugh Stokes of 4 fish from Beat 3.
22/09/07 - Gary Macdonald’s party of 5 rods from Lancashire had a fantastic week with 43 fish of which 41 were returned safely. Gary himself caught 12 including a fish of 14 lbs from Beat 4. Dave Houldsworth had 13 up to 12½ lbs, Bob Greenep had 10, Adam Carr 6 and Ed Metcalfe 2.
25/09/07 - 1st salmon for Keith Neal from Richmond, with a 3½lbs grilse from Beat 6, followed up with a 2nd fish of 6½lbs from Beat 5 on the 26th.
26/09/07 - 1st salmon for James Keith, a 4lbs grilse from Beat 2.
27/09/07 - 3 grilse for Tom Sharp from Beat 6.

October
01/10/07 - 1st salmon for Steve Sgarr from the US, a fish of 8¾ lbs fromBeat 2.
02/10/07 - 1st salmon for Fabrice Veroqui from France, a small grilse of 3 lbs from Beat 4.
11/10/07 - 1st salmon for Oliver Morgan, a 5½lbs grilse from Beat 4.
11/10/07 - 2 grilse to John Currie from Beat 2.
12/10/07 - 2 grilse to Nick Fitzgerald from Beat 1.
29/10/07 - 3 fish of ~7lbs to Mike Allen from Tain, from Beat 4.
29/10/07 - 4 salmon & grilse for Graham Shepherd from Beat 2.
30/10/07 - 3 grilse from Beat 5 for Sandy Datta.
31/10/07 - 3 more grilse from Beat 3 for Sandy Datta.

CATCH RETURNS

Species No. Best Fish Location
Salmon & Grilse 323 15lbs River Alness - Beat 5
Sea Trout 7 2lb 8oz River Alness - Beat 6
Brown Trout 288 4lbs 8oz Loch Eye
Rainbow Trout 267 4lbs 4oz San Juan River, NM
Other 2    
TOTAL 887    

 

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