Between the two Big Faeries

In message , Sandy
Birrell writes
I had managed to finish work early, which meant I wouldn't be walking
in the dark. It didn't work that way, a two car pile up on the Kingston
Bridge put paid to that.

I finally arrived at White Cairn farm and walked up the path, past the
Duck Loch to the end of the Sandy Loch, in the area between the two Big
Faeries, to where Bob (bordertroot) was camped beneath the Bare Hill of
the Roaring Stags.

Excellent trip report snipped

Sandy - you deserved a great few days after that effort.

Well done
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Bill Grey

Bill Grey wrote:
In message , Sandy
Birrell writes
I had managed to finish work early, which meant I wouldn't be
walking in the dark. It didn't work that way, a two car pile up
on the Kingston Bridge put paid to that.

I finally arrived at White Cairn farm and walked up the path,
past the Duck Loch to the end of the Sandy Loch, in the area
between the two Big Faeries, to where Bob (bordertroot) was
camped beneath the Bare Hill of the Roaring Stags.

Excellent trip report snipped

Sandy - you deserved a great few days after that effort.

Well done


I've put some pictures up on my website of this trip.

http://www.ftscotland.co.uk/gallery/.../ederline.html

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In message , Sandy
Birrell writes
Sandy - you deserved a great few days after that effort.
Well done


I've put some pictures up on my website of this trip.

http://www.ftscotland.co.uk/gallery/.../ederline.html

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Ederline certainly looks like a remote location with what must be truly
wild brownies.

I take issue with your taking photos of the caught fish even though you
returned them. There are differing schools of thought regarding the
release of brown trout. I feel they should, if possible, never leave
the water if they are to be released.

I have been told by someone very knowledgeable on the matter, that trout
suffer for being out of the water for more than - say- 15 seconds!

Anyway, thanks for letting us share your pohotographs.
--
Bill Grey

In article , Bill Grey
wrote:

I take issue with your taking photos of the caught fish even though you
returned them. There are differing schools of thought regarding the
release of brown trout. I feel they should, if possible, never leave
the water if they are to be released.

Ideally, maybe, but brownies are tougher than most fish. I've caught
identifiable fish several times over several months at least, without signs
of deterioration, and a couple of times I've taken one twice on the same
day.

In coarse fishing on ponds some fish are caught many times over with little
detectable injury.

Otoh some fish -are- very susceptible to handling damage - apparently
mackerel almost never survive being touched which is why the specimens in
sealife aquariums always look so poorly.

At a guess, the looser the scales and the softer the slime the more likely a
fish is to suffer physical damage. Brownies are usually well jacketed
whilst seatrout of the same size are decidedly fragile.

And grayling, if handled correctly, are nowhere near as likely to die as
everyone claims.

I have been told by someone very knowledgeable on the matter, that trout
suffer for being out of the water for more than - say- 15 seconds!

Anyway, thanks for letting us share your pohotographs.

Aol.

Cheerio,

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In message , Sandy
Birrell writes
Sandy - you deserved a great few days after that effort.
Well done


I've put some pictures up on my website of this trip.

http://www.ftscotland.co.uk/gallery/.../ederline.html

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Ederline certainly looks like a remote location with what must be
truly wild brownies.

I take issue with your taking photos of the caught fish even though
you returned them. There are differing schools of thought regarding
the release of brown trout. I feel they should, if possible, never
leave the water if they are to be released.

I have been told by someone very knowledgeable on the matter, that
trout suffer for being out of the water for more than - say- 15
seconds!

Anyway, thanks for letting us share your pohotographs.
--
Bill Grey



The majority of fish never come out of the water Bill. I pull them
into a shallow spot where I can picture them then I grab the hook and
release them, I fish barbless. If I do lift them out they are only
pictured then released in as short a time as I can manage. There have
only been a few times that I have had to hold fish in the water to
recover before letting them swim away. Anytime I have a problem
getting a picture and it is taking too long I forget it and just
release the fish.

Most fish can survive a time out of water and be returned successfully
as long as their gills are kept damp and their skin isn't allowed to
dry out. How else are hatcheries able to strip fish year after year if
they die every time


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In message , Sandy
Birrell writes

The majority of fish never come out of the water Bill. I pull them into
a shallow spot where I can picture them then I grab the hook and
release them, I fish barbless. If I do lift them out they are only
pictured then released in as short a time as I can manage. There have
only been a few times that I have had to hold fish in the water to
recover before letting them swim away. Anytime I have a problem getting
a picture and it is taking too long I forget it and just release the fish.

Glad to hear it Sandy, though the two photos in your gallery do show the
fish out of the water even if the tails are still in. It's obvious
you've tried to do the decent thing:-)

Most fish can survive a time out of water and be returned successfully
as long as their gills are kept damp and their skin isn't allowed to
dry out. How else are hatcheries able to strip fish year after year if
they die every time

I won't argue the point, as I said, I was given my information by a well
informed person and I respect his opinion.
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Bill Grey