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Cornhill March

Week beginning 28th March. John Jamieson & Ian Sharp Mon 28th The river level today was approx 9inch Iain Sharpe caught a 9lb salmon in the McKenzie pool, and shortly after Iain lost a salmon in the Raven pool this turned out to be the only catch of the week. The end of the week […]

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Cornhill

Week beginning 21st February Fri 25th The river height today was 1foot 6 inch at 09.30 hrs around 10.30 it began to rise, and just on the rise Allan Donaldson landed a fresh 9lb sea liced salmon in the Raven pool. on a 1.5 inch Kyley, The salmon fought well and a was safely released

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Red vent syndrome

The red vent syndrome first showed up in Scotland in early summer 2007 mainly on grilse, the cause being a small parasitic worm called Anasakis. There was obvious scale loss and haemorrhages around the vent, it also damages internal organs. These small nematodes can be seen with the naked eye. Some were very badly effected

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Otter

Last August I was over fishing on the river Shin, whilst fishing Cromarty pool I had one of the best and interesting experiences I have had during my fishing career. I rose and hooked a grilse of 6lbs.After playing it for about 30 seconds during which time it behaved normally, it then went berserk, shot

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