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December 2009
Christmas e.newsletter - please follow this link
Recent press – Half a centry of sporting history an extract from Press & Journal . pdf format
ACTION LEADS TO BEST SHOOTING FOR YEARS ON SCOTTISH ESTATES
BY JOE WATSON pdf format
If you are a regular fisher at Cornhill, Gledfield, Dounie, Braelangwell, Amat, Glencalvie or Croick, and are interested in a map of the lovely river Carron, have a look
A watercolour plan of the Carron, painted by Tim Scott Bolton. The print measures 24” x 19”.
The unframed print is £100 plus £6.50 p&p. The framed print is £180 plus £14.75 p&p.
You can see more of Tim’s Carron paintings at www.timscottbolton.co.uk.
If you are interested, please contact Tim Scott Bolton on 01747 830480 for further details. His postal address is Summerleaze House, East Knoyle, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP3 6BY. He has no email address.
November 2009
We would like to draw your attention to the Scottish premieres of a new short documentary - "Farmed Salmon Exposed: the global reach of the Norwegian salmon farming industry".
A 3-minute excerpt featuring Wester Ross ghillie Brian Fraser is available online now via this link on You Tube
The full film (23 minutes long) will be screened next week at the following locations in Scotland:
Monday 9th November: 11.30am - 12.30pm at the Melting Pot (5 Rose Street) in Edinburgh
Tuesday 10th November: 7pm - 8pm at the Dundonnell Hotel, Wester Ross
Wednesday 11th November: 7pm - 8pm at Corran Halls (McCaig Suite) in Oban
Following the film screenings there will be a Q&A discussion. Please RSVP if you are interested in attending to dstaniford@puresalmon.org
Other events are being organized later this month on Arran, Shetland, Orkney and in London. If you are interested in hosting a film screening or would like a DVD copy of the film in the mail please let me know. For more informaton please follow this link
October 2009
Ian and Jackie Robertson own and run the Old Forge Inn at Inverie, Knoydart, The Remotest Pub in Mainland UK. Ian was a Gordon Highlanders who was commissioned from RSM in 1988 and who left the Army in 1992 to assist running Knoydart Estate. Ian and Jackie have built up a very successful business, which is now known throughout the world. They have produced a Knoydart Callendar 2010 (£10) the proceeds of which are going to Combat Stress.
Details can be found at:
The Old Forge www.theoldforge.co.uk, or ring the pub 01687 462267, email info@theoldforge.co.uk with your details or pick one up in the bar. Reserve/ buy your copy now - a great Christmas gift! for £10 includes post and packaging mainland UK. Click here to download the PDF
GROUSE SHOOTING STARTS AUGUST 12TH
Counts Collobiano and Corsini looking forward to the start of the grouse season at Dorback on 12 August
CKD GALBRAITH STATES DEMAND REMAINS STRONG FOR GROUSE SHOOTING
Demand remains strong for this year’s grouse shooting and predicts grouse numbers will be up in many areas of Scotland, with grouse counts better than in recent years.
“Bookings have been good this year despite the economic climate, with the price of driven grouse shooting holding up well between £130 and £150 per brace.
“The supply of driven grouse shooting continues to be confined to core areas in Scotland, and we find that, wherever possible, experienced parties are looking to take some of their driven grouse shooting in Scotland as they hugely value the sporting qualities of our Scottish grouse, which remain good value compared to many moors in the north of England.
“The Scottish moors which have grouse should have a good season this year, and weather conditions over the critical period of the last few months have been excellent.
“We continue to receive daily enquiries particularly for walked up shooting, and although we are well booked, more days may become available as we get into the season and stocks can be fully assessed.”
We still have driven days available. Please contact us if you are interested.
Article Financial Times Thursday 13th August 2009 - PDF format
or click on this link to the article - Grouse shoots stay on target amid recession
Article The Telegraph Thursday 13th August 2009- PDF format
or click on this link to the article - Grouse shooting season stays on target
SAVE OUR WILD SCOTTISH SALMON
The Salmon and Trout Assoc have launched a petition to demand that the Scottish Government relocate some west coast salmon farms from the migratory routes of wild salmon and sea trout.
Please, SIGN THIS PETITION – it will take less than a minute of your time and you can do so online by clicking the following link: http://www.salmon-trout.org/save_petition.asp
Veteran Inverlochy AC angler Sandy Walker was lucky enough to catch salmon of 16lbs, 13lbs, and 12lbs from the river Lochy during the month of June, but nothing compared to the fresh run 32 pounder he caught from the Tailrace whitewater on the tidal beat of the Lochy on Monday 29 June. He hooked the fish on an inch and a half Waddington, and it took him one and a half hours to land it in the Larder Pool, some 500 yards downstream.
The fish was weighed and witnessed by Fishery manager Jon Gibb, who said “it looked all of its 32 pounds and was probably the most stunning fish I have ever seen landed from the river” . The fish was safely returned to the river, and has been entered for the Malloch Trophy, which will be awarded to the captor of the largest wild fly caught salmon from a Scottish river, and safely returned each season.
CKD Galbraith are delighted to be supporting the Highland Fieldsports Fair at Moy once again, and look forward to seeing you on our stand, adjoining the main ring on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th August 2009
Scottish Game Fair 3-5 July 2009
Once again, we are delighted to be sponsoring the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s main stand at the Scottish Game Fair at Scone Palace, by Perth. The Scottish Fair takes place this year on Friday 3, Saturday 4, and Sunday 6 July 2009. CKD Galbraith have been supporting the Scottish Game Fair continuously for more than 15 years, and will have their stand in the usual place next to the GWCT Members enclosure. We shall be serving light refreshments throughout the Fair, and we very much look forward to seeing you there
e.newsletter –
Hopefully you will be on our e.mailing list to receive our regular e.newsletter. We aim to provide you with up to the minute sporting opportunities as they become available. In addition to sport for let, we shall also be including sporting properties for sale, and shall be including a dedicated link from both this page and our home page, so you can get first hand information of what is coming to the market. If you don’t already receive our sporting newsletter, please let us have your email address. Follow this link to read our latest e.newsletter
Sporting properties for sale
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Stenton Estate Dunkeld Perthshire
Perth about 15 miles. About 305 acres (123.5ha) An outstanding sporting estate with testing pheasant shoot.Iimpressive Victorian mansion, with a famous beat on the River Tay. 3 days double bank fishing. Hill trout loch. Fallow & roe deer stalking. 5 further houses. Arable and stock farm.Woodlands.
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Mid season Review
As we approach the mid point of the year, it is a useful time to take stock of the season so far, and also look forward to the next 6 months.
The spring fishing in Scotland has not been as good as we had hoped, and certainly not as good as last year. Widespread low water conditions haven’t helped . As a result the Association of salmon Fishery Boards called for restraint from all River Boards, and recommended 100% catch & release for the spring period. Looking forward to the summer months, we are hearing reports of the first grilse now starting to filter into the systems, and we just hope that we get some good water, and a healthy influx of grilse to make up for the lean spring. There is still some excellent summer fishing available, and we shall be keeping you up to date as to what is available.
Dr Michael Simpkiss playing a fresh 7 pounder Syre Pool, river Naver, early June 2009
It is still early days to be making predictions as to how the grouse will fare in Scotland this year, but there is an air of cautious optimism that the cold winter coupled with the fair spring weather should have produced the most favourable breeding and hatching conditions for a number of years, and we shall just have to wait and see how the broods have coped. We should be in a much better position to know by the end of the month. The fine weather of the last two weeks has been ideal, but has followed some very cold weather and periods of heavy rain, particularly on the high ground. Fingers firmly crossed! In addition to Scotland, we are likely to have some good deals in the North of England. Please enquire if you are interested.
A well grown on grouse chick at Dorback on 30 June 2009
There are a number of very good pheasant and partridge shooting opportunities to be had, and we shall be publishing available days as we receive them. Have a regular look at our Late Availability to see what is on offer. Prices from £27.50 + vat per bird, ranging from 100 birds upwards, and walked up days from £200 plus vat per gun.
Kyllachy
A Mixed sporting week holiday coupled with the estate lodge is still considered by many to be the best sort of family holiday. Eminently affordable, it offers the estate and all that it has to offer, as your personal playground for a whole week. It is an ideal opportunity to introduce the younger members of the family to fishing shooting and stalking, and many “firsts” are recorded during these weeks. We would be very pleased to hear from anyone who has a member of their party with a first – whether it be a trout, salmon, grouse, or stag, and we would be delighted to publish their picture on these pages.We still have a number of very good weeks still available. Check our website for full details, or give us a ring. We’d be very pleased to hear from you.
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Scotland’s most prestigious angling trophy is relaunched.
Click here for more information
We look forward to receiving entries for the prestigious Savills Malloch Trophy, which will be awarded to the captor of the largest wild Atlantic salmon caught on the fly in a Scottish river, and safely released.
The trophy was previously awarded between 1972 and 1999, and we are hoping to compile a record of the capture of all those fish. If you were one of the winners, or know someone who was, we would be very interested to receive a short story detailing its capture including the beat it was caught on, the tackle used and any other interesting information of the day. Any information would be gratefully received |
Sea Trout in Loch Hope
The Press & Journal reports that 2008 sea trout catches in Loch Hope, Sutherland, show an encouraging increase over the numbers of fish taken during 2007. The 2007 season produced 755 fish while in 2008 the number caught was 803, up by 6.4%. More than 50% of these fish were returned.
Sea trout catches on the loch have been remarkably consistent for the past 40 years. According to statistics produced by the riparian owners, the 20 year average, from 1964 to 1983, was 757. From 1984 to 1993 the average dropped to 707, but then rose again to 759 for the 10 years to 2004. As the 2009 season starts, the present 10 year average stands at 710.
If you have an interest in that most enigmatic of birds, the woodcock, you can follow the migration of two woodcock – ‘Lossit’ and ‘Askaig’ that were radio tagged on Islay in February of this year, via Roy Dennis’ website http://www.roydennis.org/woodcock.htm
Woodcock
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