On The Hunt For A February Springer - Day 4 STRIKING SILVER!!

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My brother and I fish Wester Elchies on the River Spey for early run Atlantic Salmon, these Spring fish known as Springers are rare to catch as it's so early in the season but when it comes together, there's great sport to be had.

[@thedoggedangler]

Excellent, congratulations and well done both!

[@jpsflyfishing]

Thanks, it was a day we won't forget in a hurry

[@AndrewMcGall]

Brilliant guys.. two February fish on one day is a rare thing and to be able to share it with your brother is fantastic! 👏😄🎣👍👍

[@jpsflyfishing]

Thanks Andrew, it was an amazing day, we both felt very lucky and were made up to both catch.. Tight lines if you're out in the upcoming weeks, James.

[@Cumbrianangler]

Great video, what a memorable day for you & your brother brilliant stuff! well done

[@jpsflyfishing]

Thanks mate, it was a day to remember!

[@nairnfly]

That is really superb well done James and your brother. You beat me i have never had a February fish. Its hard going spring fishing but rewards are great as you have both shown. Tight lines for rest of the season. 🎣🎣🎣 Dave

[@jpsflyfishing]

Thanks a lot Dave, we were feeling on top of the world after that day! Look forward to fishing with you again sometime soon, tight lines until then, James

[@nairnfly]

@@jpsflyfishing If you don't buy a ticket you cant win the lottery. You dont normally win it twice in one day though :) well done again to you both you put the effort in and deserve the reward !!

[@abakerslife]

Wow neither of you will ever forget that day! Great effort to get there and net your brother's fish.

[@jpsflyfishing]

Thanks mate, always got to get over there if you can make it. I saw you were on the Findhorn recently, some lovely water there. Looking forward to see some more of your adventures this year, tight lines.

[@robertdoesfishing]

Well done chaps a successful day for you both!

[@jpsflyfishing]

Thanks Robert

[@miketracey9898]

Congratulations to the both of you two Springer in the same day well done Alex and James. 😁

[@jpsflyfishing]

Thanks Mike, dream day for us! Tight lines if you're out, I heard there's been a few off the Naver now..

[@miketracey9898]

Been out once no tight lines. Weather has changed and about 30cm of snow and minus 15 degrees. 😨

[@jpsflyfishing]

@@miketracey9898 wow, I did see now you mention it, the coldest place in the UK a few nights ago.. I hope you've got plenty of logs for the fire

[@chriswright2135]

Brilliant boys well done 👍👍🥃

[@jpsflyfishing]

Thanks Chris

[@johnstonstewart7950]

Great stuff , you guys will remember that day for ever 👍

[@jpsflyfishing]

Thanks mate, one of our best days in a while, that’s for sure

[@tomosedwards8369]

Well done! Awesome fish. Very happy for you

[@jpsflyfishing]

Thanks Tomos

[@bentebbutt8316]

Well done gents - great fish 👏👏👏👏

[@jpsflyfishing]

Thanks Ben, tight lines if you’re out early season

[@henriklarsen4761]

Well done guys 👏👏🎣👍

[@jpsflyfishing]

Thanks Henrik

[@russkkay]

Well done to you both. Fished Wester Elchies for two days in May 2016, had 3 fish, nice water there. Just watch the wading on the Rhynd Pool, very lumpy!

[@jpsflyfishing]

Thanks Russell, well done on your fish, I bet May is a great time to be on there.. The Rhynd is extremely tricky. John Ashley Cooper describes it as the worst pool for wading he'd ever done haha, great fishing though so worth it..

[@russkkay]

@@jpsflyfishing Have never fished there since. I am on Rothes & Aikenway and Orton later this month so hoping there are a few more fish about then. Your fish was from the pool between the 2 huts, Delagyle I think just below the spot you had the kelt and your brothers fish was from Pol Macree opposite the Delagyle hut! What a day for you both. The Spey will have you hooked now, in my opinion, the best of the big 4. Getting on it though, that’s another matter. It’s a special river, when they are running you see them, always seems to have a good head of fish in it.

[@jpsflyfishing]

@@russkkay Correct on both pools. My brother, Alex is on Orton at the end of the month so maybe you'll see him when you are there. Tight lines

[@russkkay]

@@jpsflyfishing Read page 35 of J A Coopers book, interesting story. It regales the capture of a big fish I think maybe hooked in Pol Macree or thereabouts. I am on Orton on Wed 22nd then Thurs/Fri on Rothes. Noticed you fished the Orkla, been there a couple of times,special place.

[@takemefishingtravel]

Nice fish, I wish it was me out there!

[@jpsflyfishing]

Thanks, it’s hard to stop wishing you were fishing, I can relate 😂

[@soultrader57fishingandmusi25]

fantastic! well worth the frozen fingers!🙂

[@jpsflyfishing]

Thanks mate, definitely was worth it 😁

[@noelfleming3567]

Hook a good fish like that u don't feel d cold believe me .lovely to see good fishing to all

[@thetattooedangler]

well done.

[@jpsflyfishing]

Thanks mate

[@gtchasingsilver]

Brilliant well done 👏 🎣. What's the new line that your testing out

[@jpsflyfishing]

Thanks Gavin. It's a Guideline 3D+ float (an en route offer at John Norris)

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

What sort of rod is that! simpley amazing looking! Spey? 2 hand spey? 3 hand spey? lol

[@jpsflyfishing]

RJC 13’6 9 weight 👌🏼

[@Labs.Fishing.hunting]

Excellent stuff man, that was a thick kelt too. Also what line did you purchase to go with the rod? Seems to shoot out well

[@jpsflyfishing]

It’s a guideline 3D+ float, bargain bin at Norris׳ for £30, nice line but didn’t like the heavier flies/tips as much..

[@ping7979]

How do you determine that it's a springer rather than a kelt?

[@jpsflyfishing]

Can be difficult sometimes but Kelts being last years fish are slimmer with soft bellies, often have gill maggots, damaged fins and usually don’t fight very hard, a springer is fresh from the sea so is likely but not always a hard fighting fish, the profile of the fish is more chunky making the head look smaller in comparison to a kelt, the belly is much firmer to the touch. They may have sea lice on still, no gill maggots etc.

[@ping7979]

@@jpsflyfishing thanks for the explanation

[@peterwalls308]

Ragged fins and a look at the vent also , but not all springers are bars of silver, had a few on the dee in early feb that had been in the river for a couple of weeks and had a bit of colour.. its a bit unusual to see feb springers up at grantown..used to live a stones throw from the spey but much preferred the nairn and the little lossie.

[@ping7979]

@@peterwalls308 it's funny you mention the river Nairn. My family (uncle and cousin) have the farm at Milton in Cawdor and I've been trying for many years to catch a Salmon there (legally of course!) but I'm a bit clueless...hence my question! It's quite a difficult pastime to get into on your own.

[@peterwalls308]

@@ping7979 know miltons well, had a few monster sea trout out at night. With the nairn you have to cover the ground. Simple tactics floating line , i used small to medium brass tubes were as gordon rennie would never be seem without his two allys shrimps . It made things a little tricky when the association lost the right hand bank as my number one pools were cockles and lower down at the pools above the hut pool . Do the leg work and bingo.