It has been a slow start to the season so far, the river was un-fishable the first week with night time temps down to -13 and most of the river iced over, then the temperature came up and the river went into flood for most of last week.
The first Findhorn fish of the 2021 season was caught on the Altyre beat on Thursday 25th February.
With good river levels it was only a matter of a few days before the Association recorded the first of the season. On Saturday 27th, 2 fish were recorded, a 13 lb fish to Steve Pannell and a 9lb fish to Scott Hay.
All fish caught on the fly, dripping with lice and safely returned. There are also reports of a few good springers lost at the net, shame but that's how it goes.
Next week the river will keep dropping and with really big tides and better temperatures should see some more fish coming in.
Just as a side note we are only allowing visitor permits to those residing in the Moray area for the time being until restrictions ease.
