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The river Findhorn was hit by one of the biggest storms in years in August and has caused substantial damage to banks,paths,roads and a fishing hut.
FAA had a number of pools altered by the storm and much appreciation must go to our Vice President W.Strathdee who worked tirelessly to ensure members and visitors were able to reach most of the beats very soon after the waters subsided.
The Flood Alleviation Works would have appeared to save much of the town of Forres as the flood plane constructed certainly did it's job. A number of pools and roads were damaged during the storm and it will be interesting to see the river in low water conditions in the future.
Fishing up to the point before the flood was very slow with only a few fish being taken and few being seen.
However,after the flood, things picked up a bit with a number of fresh fish taken and fish being seen in most of the pools. Visitors were also successful and one French visitor had 10 for his week,all returned.
Sea trout anglers said goodbye to their season after the flood but some decent Sea trout and Finnock were caught in daylight hours as the waters receded. Fresh fish are being seen now entering Findhorn Bay and it is hoped that the latter part of our season should be much better than middle part.
