There’s an old phrase used over here Mike, if you haven’t lost any, you’ve not caught many…. Many thanks for your kind words once again.

Hi Steve, the upper beat operates well throughout the season in high or low water whereas the lower beat operates much better at low levels in the spring. 👍🏻

Many thanks @@shirleywright2117 the first one was way too clever for us 🙏❤️🎣

@@CameronChapman Hope stupid fish arrive when I get there! 🤣🤣

@@shirleywright2117 🤣😂😆

We definitely do@@weforever137 currently using 10ft fast tips, given the rise in water level..!

@@CameronChapman Thanks Cameron, just as I thought. Tight Lines this coming Week. 👍👍

@@weforever137 🙏❤️👍🏻

Cheers guys 🙏❤️🫡

Many thanks for your kindness Gary 🙏❤️👍🏻

Many thanks for your kind words @@user-xs5nt9qj3i much appreciated. Those fresh run grilse have very soft lips, so if they don’t take a good grip of the fly, the hook tends to pull through the lip, after a minute or two. Using wide gaped hooks is the best solution but there is no guaranteed success when the feisty grilse arrive but there is guaranteed to be lots and lots of fishy fun!

Many thanks @@clarkson7777 The amount of water coming over the Weir is dictated by SSE or whoever the company is that generates electricity at the dams on the Garry, the Moriston and particularly the pump storage site at Foyers. There is only one significant tributary on the system which is not subject to a hydro dam and that is the Endrick. It can run very high when the rain is in the west catchment area but its influence on the height of the loch is relatively small. By stark contrast, the pump hydro system at Foyers will lift the height of the loch immediately and the effect upon the weir is obvious, for prior to power generation at Foyers, the sluice gates at the Weir are closed. They do that to retain as much water in the loch as possible, so that they can pump it back up into their storage loch, rather than losing it down the river Ness. So in addition to the loch rising behind the weir, the additional water that should have maintained the height of the river through the sluices, is also diverted behind and consequently over the weir, as the height of the loch continues to rise, during the electricity production process. You can no doubt imagine the impact that there will be upon the surrounding environment and the wild/ bird life, as more of these pump storage systems come on line. My videos tend to run about 6 weeks later than they were filmed which probably explains why the catch returns are at odds with what you are seeing. A lot to take in there Brian but I hope that helps. After another 6 days straight, it’s off to Tesco for me, if only they did hair cuts….

@CameronChapman .Many thanks Cameron for that in depth info. on the water levels. That's interesting. Yes when I fished the garry way back in the eightys Tues was when they turned on the hydro. but it wasn't a lot of water and it didn't run long, about 12 hours.

The scale of the operations up here is mind boggling @@clarkson7777 and when they produce, it’s a total game changer on the river. I can only imagine how things will be when the next pump storage facility comes on line!

Many thanks @@noelkelly3223 good luck with the fly dressing 🙏❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@@highlandfishingdiary8818 Many thanks for your kind words, I’m delighted to read that you enjoy the underwater footage. There are definitely a lot of fish in the system, especially in the big Loch. The seal is a regular visitor that spends April/ May feeding in Loch Ness and its tributaries and the rest of the time pursuing pods of fish up the river, when it gets the opportunity, which is definitely what it was doing when I captured this footage. Only ever see one seal, never a group, so hopefully it’s just an intermittent opportunist.

@@CameronChapman ah right, cheers for the clarification, hope the rest of your season goes well.

Many thanks Shirley, I think it went up over the weir and into Loch Ness, pretending to be the monster….

Many thanks Mike, in days gone by, there would have been no issue in dealing with marauding seals. Nowadays, they are untouchable.

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Many thanks Pete, 🙏❤️🫡

@@clarkson7777 I am told that the fishery board have previously used many different methods to dissuade seals from hunting in the river, all to no avail. if you can outline an effective process that doesn’t break the law, I’d be very interested to hear it.

Many thanks guys 🙏❤️👍🏻

Many thanks Gary 👏🏻❤️👍🏻

Sure was Noel, a common seal. It regularly travels the short length of the river and climbs the weir, then it hunts in and around Loch Ness.

Amazing thanks for the reply Cameron 😊

Many thanks for your kindness @@noelkelly3223 🙏❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@@FieldSport-Scotland many thanks for your kind words, very much appreciated.

Day tickets can be bought on line for the angling association water in Inverness and FishPal also sell tickets on the private beats upstream, including our beats at Dochfour 👍🏻

@@CameronChapman ok thanks for the reply 👍

Many thanks for your kind words and support Mike, I really appreciate it and I’m delighted to read that you really enjoy the underwater shots.

Cheers Gary 🙏❤️👍🏻

@@normality3848 The Weir is on the Upper Beat, so you should bear that in mind when enquiring about availability on the FishPal system, through which all our availability is sold. I have included a link to the FishPal system here: www.fishpal.com/Scotland/Ness/Dochfour/ I hope that helps you.

Hi Pete, many thanks for your kind words, we are very fortunate up here with the stunning wild fish in our rivers and lochs. Hope you’re having fun over there.

Many thanks once again for your kind words Noel, I really appreciate them. Best wishes 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

Many thanks for your kind words Bruino, I’m delighted to read that you enjoyed the underwater footage.

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You’re very welcome Shirley, thank you so much for your continued support and encouragement 🙏❤️👍🏻

Hey Christian, thank you for your enquiry, if you can get onto the FishPal website then search for Ness, Dochfour, you can enter the date(s) you wish to fish and you’ll see the availability and the price. It varies throughout the season. The Weir is on the Upper Beat, so please bear that in mind when making your enquiry.

Hey Shirley, I couldn’t agree more and you are more than welcome 🙏❤️👍🏻

Thanks once again for your kind words Mike, they are very much appreciated.

Sure was @@frankfitzpatrick5168

Cheers Steve, if you can land every fresh run grilse that you hook, you are truly gifted. Sadly, I am not that person!!

@@CameronChapman they take some landing bud

@@stevedawes2129 Truth!

Many thanks Gary 🙏❤️👍🏻

Many thanks for your kind words @@user-xs5nt9qj3i I was wondering exactly the same thing, as they often go airborne and spit the hook at the same time! Thankfully not on this occasion 🙏❤️👍🏻

Many thanks for your kind words @@noelkelly3223 I really appreciate them. 🙏❤️👍🏻

Many thanks for your kind words Pete, very much appreciated 🫡

Many thanks for your kind words Mike, I hoped that you’d like that one! We would be forgiven for thinking that those salmon are powered by an electrical charge, that they generate, using the rays of the sun!

I couldn’t agree more Gary 🙏❤️👍🏻

Many thanks for your kind words Shirley, very much appreciated 🙏❤️👍🏻

I couldn’t agree more David

Many thanks Martin

Many thanks Brian, much appreciated.

Many thanks once again for your kind comments Noel, I really appreciate them and I’m delighted to read that you enjoyed the video 🙏❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Lol, you are very welcome Ian.