River Thurso salmon catch statistics and fishing reports

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Thurso Salmon Rod Catches


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Note: Salmon netting in the Thurso estuary stopped at the end of 2005.


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Thurso Fishing Reports 2010

Thurso opening day ceremony January 11, 2010

A brave crowd gathered at the Ulster Arms Hotel in Halkirk to usher in the 2010 salmon season. At -13C before breakfast and a largely iced over river prospects were not good but spirits were high. The assembled company of anglers was piped across Halkirk bridge and on to the Comlifoot Pool where Davie Dar Sutherland (ex River Superintendent was invited to throw the first fly of the season. Because of river conditions, there was little fishing done on the Day but despite the ice one or two kelts were taken and the river blessed in fine style.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu0fHN5kvYg]YouTube - Thurso River Opening 2010.wmv[/ame]

Many thanks to Eddie McCarthy for the update.

 

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Thurso Weekly Report - Jan 24

The river has fallen away quite nicely and the severe cold weather has also gone away. Although we do not have a fresh fish to report we can tell you of the massive amount of kelts being seen and caught. If conditions stay as they are, I do not think that it will be too long before the first fish is landed.

Eddie McCarthy

 

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Thurso salmon catch report. Week ending Jan 31, 2010

River height has been quite good in the course of the week but it has been very cold. Wick angler Alistair Hughes has been getting his hand back in landing an awful lot of Kelts as has Mike Hendstridge. Mike had hold of a sea-trout which he estimated to be 3--4 lbs which fell off at the net but shortly thereafter had hold of a fish which took him tearing down the pool and back up again-----and then fell off. Could it have been "Him"?

Eddie McCarthy

 

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Thurso salmon catch report. Week ending Feb 7, 2010

It has been a great week with four fish being caught. Don MacKay enhanced his reputation by taking the firsat fish from the Hoy Pool on Wednesday.
We have been continuing with river bank repairs and the Cottage at Loch More is in the process of being repainted. The fireplace in the room on the North side is also being repaired.


Eddie McCarthy
thursoriver.co.uk

 

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Thurso salmon catch report. Week ending Feb 14, 2010

Despite the cold, easterly wind we did manage to add another fish to the records. This was an eight pounder caught on beat three by Jim Cameron.
Work is continuing on the Cottage at Loch More and we hope to have it finished by the end of next week.

Eddie McCarthy
thursoriver.co.uk

 

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Thurso salmon catch report. Week ending Feb 21, 2010

There was a big repair carried out to the road on lower beat ten between the ruin of Dalemore house and the bridge. We are about to re-construct the "turning area" at Loch More Cottage which was savaged by the recent weather. The Cottage itself only has the floors to be painted before it is finished.

We have not managed another fish this week but I am confident of adding to the total next week

Eddie McCarthy

 

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Thurso salmon catch report. Week ending Feb 28, 2010

The snow returned with a vengeance in mid week which curtailed many of our planned jobs. We hope to comlete most of our work load over the next week or so which, we hope, will allow us a bit of time to have a cast ourselves.

 

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Thurso salmon catch report. Week ending Mar 07, 2010

We have had a thaw in the past twenty four hours which has filled Loch More to overflowing. There has been a touch of colour going through but I fully expect us to be in good order by Monday/Tuesday.

We will be adding the finishing touches to Loch More Cottage in the course of next week

Eddie McCarthy

 

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Thurso salmon catch report. Week ending Mar 21, 2010

We have enjoyed a very good week fishing wise. We have managed to take fish every day with Tuesday being exceptional. Friday and saturday saw a very strong Westerly gale which spewed tens of thousands of gallons of water over the top of the Dam.

Eddie McCarthy

 

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Thurso salmon catch report. Week ending Mar 28, 2010

The weather became very patchy this week and so has the fishing. Pat Quinn who has been a Summer visitor to the Thurso for almost thirty years ( and one of the finest men that it has been my privilege to meet) decided to try a visit in the Spring. Pat, along with his Son David, decided to take along a couple of young friends who had never caught a salmon before. One of those, Peter Lawrie, caught his first ever salmon on beat two and then rubbed their noses in it by taking another from beat thirteen the following day. During a fleeting visit Nigel Griffiths took a nice fish from beat four.

Eddie McCarthy

 

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Salmon fishing on the Thurso catch report. Week ending Apr 4, 2010

Despite terrible conditions throughout the week we have fished well. Ross MacKay had a brace of fish on two occassions from beats ten and seven.
Loch More is still full so we would hope that we will enjoy some good sport during the next week.

Eddie McCarthy

 

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Salmon fishing on the Thurso catch report. Week ending Apr 11, 2010

The weather has again thrown a little bit of everything at us in the course of the week. There were great celebrations when Angus Mathers took his first Springer from beat twelve and, as ever, Pat Nicol contributed greatly to the weeks catch.

About three weeks ago the boat on Loch Beg developed a split personality in that, every day at some stage, it wanted to become a submarine which proved to be a little uncomfortable for the occupants.

With a lot of counselling she now seems to have recovered very well but we are constantly on alert in case of a relapse.

Eddie McCarthy

 

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Salmon fishing on the Thurso catch report. Week ending Apr 18, 2010

It has been a slightly slower week fish-wise starting with six on the Monday and the other days averaging just two.

We are now getting to grips with the damage caused by the ice some weeks ago. Beat six in particular is going to need a lot of work.

I would like to commiserate with those who are unable to get here next week because of the Flight problems and with Howard Taylor in particular who visits us from America.

Eddie McCarthy

 

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Salmon fishing on the Thurso catch report. Week ending Apr 25, 2010

It has been a bitterly cold week but also very productive with fish being taken on almost every beat.

We are seeing the beginning of the smolt migration which is already looking to be very healthy.

Eddie McCarthy

 

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Salmon fishing on the Thurso catch report. Week ending May 5, 2010

The month of May has started in the same way as the last few days of April ended with fish coming off most beats. Best fish today was anm eighteen pounder from beat six.

On Wednesday evenig just as darkness was setting in I happened to be on the shore of Loch Beg. For about fifteen minutes there was an absolute eruption of smolts moving. It is difficult to make an accurate estimate of numbers but I casn confidentlly say that there must have been tens of thousands.

Eddie

 

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Salmon fishing on the Thurso catch report. Week ending May 9, 2010

Despite bitterly cold winds blowing from all points of the compass we have enjoyed another very good week with fish being taken throughout the system.
I spoke in an earlier report of the Beg boat. I have to tell you that she has had a serious relapse and has had to be replaced with an all singing alll dancing boat which was introduced to the Loch on Monday morning. Although "Old Betsy" has benn ruled unfit for her present job we feel that, after thirty years of service , she should still have a role to play. The Ghillies have suggested that she could easily fill the role of the present river superintendent!!!!!
Mark MacDonald has the distinction of being the first Ghille to net a fish from the new boat.

We are toying with the idea that we should "name" the new boat. Any suggestions?

Eddie

 

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Salmon fishing on the Thurso catch report. Week ending May 16, 2010

It has been another bitterly cold week with conditions varying from bright sunshine to hailstones. We are still picking away very well indeed. The river and Loch are now beginning to drop away noticeably.

Eddie McCarthy

 

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River Thurso salmon fishing report May 29, 2010

As has been the case for much of the season, the weather has thrown a little bit of everything at us in the course of the week. Despite this, the catches have been remarkably good with Oliver Burge taking fish number three hundred of the season so far from beat nine this afternoon.

Looking at the catch returns we are going to have our best may return since 1966!!!!

 

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River Thurso salmon fishing report June 6, 2010

We have had a good week taking around eighty fish. The early part of the week saw almost perfect overhead conditions and the catches reflected that. The latter part of the week saw horrible sunshine and flat calms. Both Charlie and Henry Hunt had their first ever salmon.

Eddie McCarthy