River Teviot. 1 Nov 2011. 35lb cock from Sands pool on 1/2in boottle tube Park Shrimp.

River Usk 5in above summer level fining down. 5:50pm 14 Sep 2011. Long float line + 12ft of 10lb leader with small Red n Black size 8 treble, les than inch long (2cm). Exactly same spot where I had my morning salmon. 42lb.

River Beauly, Ferry pool. 6 Oct 2010. 1/2in Pot-bellied Pig on float line. 45lb.

River Tay, Cotter pool. 3 Apr 2010. Full hover line with 1.5in black n yellow tube fly. 30lb springer.

Hampshire Avon. 10am 1 May 2010 overcast weather, water with tingle of colour. 15ft rod with float/sink1 SH + 10ft of 25lb and Black n Yellow Waddigton with flash and size 8 treble.

Spey, Delfur Island stream width beat. 10:15 12 Apr 2007. 16ft rod Inter line with 1.25in copper Allys tube on 5ft of 15lb fluoro. He lengthened line fishing off the reel. 2 salmons 27 n 30lb from exactly same lie on same Allys whose knot!! 600 yards run!

River Ness Dochfour. 1pm 13 Oct 2007. 15ft Sage rod with Snowbee sink-tip. For moths this streach been to deep to wade, but river dropped. Allys Shrimp fly on 1/2in Loop bottle-tube attached to 12lb nylon.

Tay 3SW springers - 72 salmon of 20lb or more landed by anglers up to the end of Apr! Plus 150 fish in the 16 - 19 class!! The great majority on the middle beats - between Islamouth and Tummel. 2007 warst run but 2008 best run.