Salmon Netting in Scotland on the River Spey

A short video about salmon netting on the River Spey. Taken at the end of the salmon netting in 1993, it shows a typical shot with narration from John Bennett, who worked on the nets a few years earlier, and whose novel, The Summer Crew is set on the nets. Footage courtesy of Chris Stevens who's on the crew, music from Sons of the Soil and Bob Slorach, another summer crew regular, and finally cover image from Roddy Robertson. For more on salmon netting and John's novel, The Summer Crew, visit www.speybooks.co.uk.

[@utregsoulnorh715]

Iam Dutch and net Zander and trap Eels with fykenets...been to Scotland many times,even back in the 70ts,love this and gonna try to get the book....diffecult for me coz I never buy someting online...thanks and greets from the Netherlands

[@angusmacarthur8375]

Great guys. Not so many left nowadays for the angler that pays a fortune to fish and return all fish, disgusting I’m thinking . Take , take and take until there is nothing left.

[@thomas1144]

Done this myself on the west coast of Ireland. Drift and draft nets slightly different way of working but when the nets closed and you see a fish jump...FISH IN HER! Boys dropping their tea everywhere 😂

[@bollob9777]

My grandfather worked on the nets on the river Forth near Stirling. Clearly this was an exciting job as he remembered lots of details well into old age. His favourite story was when they shot the net at the mouth of the river Allan where it joins the Forth. Several floats dipped and they thought they'd caught a sunken branch or tree. It appeared to come in when they pulled so they thought it best to keep pulling and untangle it on the bank. It turned out to be a 30+lb salmon!!!

[@davidslapp3400]

The best job ever!

[@speybooks3233]

Loved the job myself, which is probably why I wrote the book, relive good memories.

[@kelvinmurphy2118]

Did this whit my grandfather on the river slaney enniscorthy Co wexford Ireland great memories

[@saltire546]

I fish this stretch of river , i cant fathom if this is above or below the bridge .

[@johnwilson6779]

A slaughter

[@ericluscombe3272]

I hope there never is nets in the river again way more money in sport fishing over netting.

[@FraserCheyne]

Wish they hadn't killed all those fish now

[@cameronstevenson5894]

So thats how salmon stock are runnjng low

[@daniellewis5413]

On winder the numbers have dropped ! Now its showing lucky if you get a fish now in a season most rivers I used to fish had good run of fish not now gone I hope I'll see them again !!!!