In October 1987, Hugh Falkus, the most famous name in salmon fishing, and I, with three other friends, caught 124 wild salmon in a week’s fishing on the Junction Pool of the River Tweed. This included several fish over 20lb. Today, you would be lucky to catch a tenth of that number, and there would be no big fish among them.
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Mike Daunt teaches Spey casting and trout fishing. If you do not catch a trout on his trout course, he will return your money.
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