'The Thrill of the Take' - looking back on 2022

The longer you fish the more you come to realise that every season is different and this year was no exception. Long spells of dry warm weather were not conductive to good fishing and certainly not good for the fish, so for much of the season I put the rods aside and enjoyed family time and other pursuits. General consensus of a distinctively average run of Altantic salmon, combined with the weather made for a difficult season. However when we did have periods of rain there was some sport to be had and this season overview charts these all too brief moments.
As always, for me the 'thrill of the take' are the moments that stick with me.
I hope you enjoy and tight lines for 2023!

[@bogustrad]

Looks like an incredible season thank you for sharing. Just one of those fish would make mine.

[@AndrewMcGall]

Thanks George 🙏 and was a tough season weather wise but when conditions were right there was sport to be had 😊🎣. Tight lines for this season!

[@steveg7504]

What a great year Andrew thank you for sharing and roll on this years review in 2024 👍

[@AndrewMcGall]

Thanks Stevie 🙏 and tight lines for the season ahead! 😊🎣👍

[@AlanWatson-nu4xn]

Put me in the mood for 2023, thank you. The tugs the drug!

[@AndrewMcGall]

Thanks Alan 🙏 glad you enjoyed it and tight lines for the season ahead 😊🎣👍

[@jack-zz9hb]

Well done and thanks for posting, great to see.

[@AndrewMcGall]

Thanks Jack 🙏 and tight lines for the new season! 😊🎣👍

[@darraghryan9692]

Great video as usual Andrew some lovely water.
You must have had a fair few fish throughout the season!

[@AndrewMcGall]

Thanks Darragh, much appreciated 🙏 and yep some sport to be had when we had water. Tight lines for the new season 😊🎣👍

[@davidolphert6053]

Superb Andrew!! Drought?! What drought!! lol

[@AndrewMcGall]

Cheers 🙏.. and I did say some sport in between the drought 😄🎣👍

[@masterbaits1740]

I'm I seeing this right? you can cast with both hands? 🙌

[@AndrewMcGall]

Yes I can cast off both shoulders, it’s good to be able to do as it allows you to fish many different ways and places. I just need to keep practicing off my left shoulder 😄🎣👍

[@nscars5223]

great puts me in the mood what river are you on looks a nice size not to big good luck for this year

[@AndrewMcGall]

Thanks 🙏 ,and glad you enjoyed it and variety of rivers mostly in the Foyle system, tight lines for the new season! 🎣😊👍

[@christiaantheron9080]

Hi Andrew. Can you please post your favourite fly tiers on TH-cam?

[@AndrewMcGall]

Lots of good TH-cam tiers Christiaan, David McPhail and Ryan Houston are two that are well worth checking out, and I also have some on my channel that you may have seen too

[@christiaantheron9080]

@@AndrewMcGall Ryan Houston sounds local. However can you suggest any other local fly crafters on youtube?

[@AndrewMcGall]

@@christiaantheron9080 Ryan would have the best selection of local patterns and Davie also has a wide range of patterns and styles including Irish ones 😉🎣👍

[@christiaantheron9080]

@@AndrewMcGall Thank you