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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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33,000 Salmon caught in Scotland Last Year
Over the past decade or so I have been fortunate enough to fish in many top salmon rivers around the world, wonderful rivers, which, like...
Ian Gordon
May 24, 20246 min read
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Why Come to Speyside Early Season?
With winter making way to early spring, I found myself on a new, to me, venue on the River Spey. My first weeks teaching on the river...
Ian Gordon
Mar 23, 20243 min read
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Ghillying and Beat Owning Royalty. What can they teach us?
A recent interview with Scotland's most experienced Ghillie [See links at bottom] was a lovely reminder of not only the past, but a time...
Ian Gordon
Mar 10, 20244 min read
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Save the Spring Hatcheries or Trees and Beavers?
Some say they simply don't work, whilst others feel they have a purpose. I don’t really want to get into the debate again but having...
Ian Gordon
Feb 23, 20243 min read
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What I would Do to Help Salmon
If you had enough finances to make a difference to the Atlantic salmon. On what would you spend it? This was a question posed by me to...
Ian Gordon
Feb 19, 20246 min read
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Privilege Does Not Mean I'm Rich!
My Life In Salmon Fishing. A lesson for all. Those wishing to skip the back story, head to paragraph four! The older I get, the more I...
Ian Gordon
Feb 15, 20245 min read
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Where have our Salmon gone, and will they return.?
Salmon is a species, because of its time spent in the Ocean and danger from many predators [Including Man], rely on safety in numbers....
Ian Gordon
Jan 25, 202410 min read
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From Chaos to Clarity. Natures Therapy!
The true value of being close to running water, breathing fresh unpolluted air, is being somewhat forgotten in the urban controlled and...
Ian Gordon
Jan 12, 20243 min read
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The Easy Secret to Saving Salmon
Man’s influence on fish stocks. The use of modern technology when fishing has a significant impact on many species, strangely enough,...
Ian Gordon
Nov 8, 20237 min read
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Scotland, Iceland, Low Water Flows and Salmon
Another summer season ends and I’m now on the way back to Scotland from the land of fire and ice. For me, and most of my guests, 2023...
Ian Gordon
Oct 20, 20237 min read
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A Massive Fish Tail!!
1st of September 1987 A date that always sticks in my “fishing” mind, as this was the day Sandy Milne, head Ghillie for many years at...
Ian Gordon
Sep 1, 20239 min read
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Please Help Me Help Salmon
The business of Salmon FIshing in Scotland could and should be an amazing asset to the Scottish economy. However, in 21st century...
Ian Gordon
Aug 24, 20237 min read
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How to make £100m and 1000 Jobs! In Salmon Fishing
Stocking With Smolts Stocking salmon rivers with late parr and smolts can have several benefits and a few “potential” drawbacks. In...
Ian Gordon
Jul 7, 20234 min read
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Conquering The Giants: Epic Salmon Fishing Adventures on the Alta River in Late June
Just over a week ago I prepared for an adrenaline-pumping journey to the legendary Alta river in Norway, a river where monstrous Atlantic...
Ian Gordon
Jul 2, 20234 min read
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A Great Fishing Experience
Saltwater Fly-Fishing Mexico Fisherman’s Lodge Ascension Bay 23 Having spent the best part of 30 years listening to people talking about...
Ian Gordon
Jun 7, 20237 min read
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Salmon on the up
The River Deveron 1st – 6th May 2023 Having spent every spring of the past 30 years on the river Spey, this year, I decided to change my...
Ian Gordon
May 9, 20233 min read
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A Fantastic Week on Speyside
It was nice to be back on the river with clients again this week and I have to say, as always, after a long winter, it’s great to be...
Ian Gordon
Mar 12, 20234 min read
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Never be Confused over Fly lines Again!
Of all the innovations linked to fly fishing over the past 20 years, changes in fly lines and fly line design has brought the biggest...
Ian Gordon
Feb 22, 20233 min read
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It's Easy To Catch Salmon In Scotland
I am delighted to have acquired some genuinely nice fishing on 2 of the Castle Grant beats in 2023. I have been trying to access those...
Ian Gordon
Feb 20, 20235 min read
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My Best Opening Day Ever
Having been present at many River Spey opening days over the years, 2023 was the year I had the privilege of opening the river myself....
Ian Gordon
Feb 12, 20232 min read
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