THE River Moriston continued to produce salmon last week wit/i four over Monday and Tuesday.
The change in the weather (back to winter again) seemed to inhibit their taking over the remainder of the week.
Monday saw three on the bank with Grant MacKenzie taking the day’s first fish at 10. 751bs on a three-inch black/gold Devon.
Billy Murray from Garve had one of 9lbs on a similar lure, and Grant’s father Duncan — fishing a yellow Ally’s Shritnp — landed a fine salmon of 12.5lbs.
Grant grassed Tuesday ‘s fish at 11 lbs on a three-inch Aswood minnow.

ROBERT Crichton, a committee member of Beauly Angling Club, had a fine early running salmon from the lake on the Conon’s middle Brahan Beat. This sea-liced salmon came ashore at 11 .75 lbs last Thursday.

THE River Oich’s Glendoc beat also produced one salmon to Graham Sinclair’s rod while fishing a yellow Ally’s Shrimp in Canade — it weighed in at 9lbs.

THE Thurso River enjoyed its best week of the season with 25 coming off after the snow melt induced spate early in the week.
As the river settled back on Wednesday. salmon had relocat-ed in the river and came on the take. About 80 per cent of those caught had been sitting in the river for a couple of weeks.
However, fresh run salmon were seen coming in at the week-end so perhaps the season will now really get under way up there.
First-time Thurso aimglers B Mars/ialI and M Bain s/iared five for the week with four on Beat 12 and one on Beat 9.
Jack Scaife and Eric Topping shared four on Beat 13, the best at I2lbs.
Father and son team Johnny and Humphrey Niblett shared three all at IOlbs, the younger with two of them.
Peter K Davis accounted for four on his visit, all about 1/ic 10 lbs mark.

THE Helmsdale similarly had its best week of the season with about 36 on the bank despite losing a couple of days (Monday and Thursday) due to snow melt spates.
Their weights were very encouraging which was above average at 12 lbs to 13 lbs.

THE Wick River produced its season’s first on Friday to Tom MacGregor, warming in the "Pot" just below the village of Watten and coming in at 10 lbs.
Normally the first fish of the season is earlier than this, in fact last year Wick had fish before the Thurso River.

STONEY FIELD Troutmasters Final was fished for on Saturday and the outright winner was who else but Nairn ‘s Jack Laughton with four rainbows for 10 lbs 2 ozs, with his best fish 5 lbs I2 ozs.
One of his own flies tied with Christmas tree tinsel proved to he the main attraction, in second place was George Dunne from Alness with four for 6 lbs 2 ozs.
The Salmon & Trout Association is to hold a junior fly fishing course at Stoneyfield in conjunction with Bruce & Walker (Rods) and J W Young (Reels).
The date of the course is July 6 and Highland Angling Services (Evanton) are the organisers.
Contact (01349) 830159.

TARVIE Lochs has enjoyed a good April despite the water being cold, but the very big rainbows have been keeping a low profile with the month’s best at just under 5 lbs.
Intermediate lines are recommended. a second rod with "dries" and floating line is handy to have as they are coming to the surface for about 20 minutes at a time — making a very quick change of tactics essential in producing the desired result.
Ace of Spades, Cats’ Whiskers and Gold Head Hares’ Ear would seem to be top flies at the moment.
Some of the better baskets:
Alan Smith (Newtonmore) 18 with his best at 4 lbs I l ozs; Jack Laughton 18 with his best at 4 lbs; James White 12 with his best at 3 Ibs; and Neil Thomson taking 12 in his four hour session on a slow sink line and a single fly — a Greenswell’s Glory. one of the all time great trout flies.
Tarvie’s Troutmasters Final will be fished this Saturday and with high quality anglers out, excellent results and fierce competitions are anticipated.