#Spey

Timothy Swantimswan
2024-07-02

Spey casting is just fancy big boy roll casting.

2024-04-11

Again looking at the USGS flow rate data for the Cheoah River at Bearpen Gap (waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-), it looks like the power company "turned off" the ambient discharge rate from Santeetlah Dam at the end of May last year and the summer river levels are quite low.

There are only two weekends on the schedule between now and the end of May that are not planned for high release "flood events". I'm sure that I can fish with my tenkara or do overhead fly fishing at the super low summer levels, but I am interested in finding new rivers to spey cast and swing wet flies.

It looks like I will need to get back up there this coming weekend and the first weekend in May to explore the swinging opportunities.

#cheoahriver #fishing #flyfishing #hiking #nature #outdoors #tenkara #skagit #spey

2024-01-26

Flood plain be flood plaining.

Normally there is a lochan way over there on one side, and the River Spey way over there on the other.

A minor road, raised above the surrounding land, which is flooded on both sides. Scattered trees under water. Woodland in the distance, and hills at the back. Moray the dog stood looking at the flooding.Looking between two trees at a flooded area, with a lot of trees sticking out of  the water. Darker vegetation in the distance, and a hill at the back.A minor road, raised above the surrounding land, which is flooded on both sides. Scattered trees under water. Woodland in the distance, and a hill at the back. Moray the dog stood looking at the flooding.A minor road, raised above the surrounding land, which is flooded on both sides. Scattered trees under water. Woodland in the distance, and a hill at the back. Moray the dog stood looking at the flooding.
2023-10-08

Nowhere near as bad as south and west Scotland, but the river Spey is reaching 2015 levels (when the Old Bridge Inn was flooded and closed for 5 months).
Pics from this morning, the water is higher now.

A flooded pub car park and beer garden. The river (at the back) now reaches all the way to me.A narrow road between some trees is beginning to flood. Moray the dog looking unimpressed.A gate onto a path through some trees. The path is under water after the first couple of metres. Moray the dog looking wet.A flooded field just over the fence from a narrow road. The road is beginning to flood as well. On slightly higher ground at the back some cows have gathered. Trees in the distance.
2023-05-16

Found out my #Tomintoul granny threw dynamite over the side of the Grantown-on-Spey bridge 😳💣. Her dad had been a foreman on the roads and had some left-over dynamite in a shed. When he died she took it (sticks?) by car and threw it down into the river. Now have visions of a #BridgeOverTheRiverKwai ending scenario over the #Spey - bomber Bessie 🤣
#GrantownOnSpey.

McNige 🇳🇿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧McNige@mastodon.scot
2023-03-01

Carrbridge packhorse bridge, north of Aviemore, Strathspey.
The gateway to the Cairngorms, this beautiful bridge dates from circa 1700.
Carr is old Norse for boggy (land).

#Scotland #Nature #Wildlife #Loch #Woodland #Forest #Wood #Lake #River #Stream #Highland #Photography #Wild #Bridge #Norse #Spey #Carr #Strathspay #Cairngorms

Henri Goossen Whiskyteachergoossenwhisky@mastodon.nl
2023-02-24

Vanavond laat ik de leden van een personeelsvereniging uit Zwolle de volgende line-up proeven, natuurlijk vergezeld van de mooiste whiskyverhalen en een flinke dosis humor:
-#CopperDog blended (by the #CraigellachieHotel)
- #Bulleit Rye
- #Pogues Irish
- #Spey Tenné
- #Aberlour 16yo
- #theIleach peated Islay

Meer whiskyvlogs: bit.ly/whiskyvlog

#whiskyverhalen #mooieverhalen #mooieavond #teamuitje #whiskyvideo #whisky #personeelsfeest #whiskydog #whiskyfeest #dolleinZwolle #zwolle

2023-02-20

Come for a blether about #beavers 🦫🦫 - #Cairngorms National Park Authority

cairngorms.co.uk/come-for-a-bl

This is exciting stuff:
“The Cairngorms National Park Authority is working closely with a range of partners to develop a carefully considered proposal to bring beavers back to the area… …habitat assessment work has determined that parts of the Upper #Spey catchment will be the main area of focus initially.”

2023-02-15

pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/

a bit of single malt in the river okay, but fertiliser within 50' of the bank in turfgrass, not so good. #watershed protection #Spey

Henri Goossen Whiskyteachergoossenwhisky@mastodon.nl
2023-02-03

Dat was een donders mooie avond gisteren bij Dinercafé Autentieq in Assen. En meteen aanleiding om een whisky/sigaren-genootschap op te richten. Geweldig, samen genieten van de fijne smaken in het leven.

#Assen #Autentieq #Drenthe #genootschap #whiskyproeverij #whiskeyproeverij #whiskyverkostung #whiskyconnaisseur #henriGoossen #mooieavond #whiskyavond #whiskyfeest #mooieVerhalen #storyteller #Tomintoul #whisky #whiskey #Bulleit #Spey #Tomatin #Bushmills #Ileach #caskstrength

Screenshot facebook van Dinercafe Autentieq met de volgende tekst:
Wat een entertainment, geur en smaak beleving vanavond bij de Whiskyproeverij onderleiding van Henri Goossen - the whiskyteacher. Het was uitverkocht en terecht. Wat hebben we gelachen. We hebben samen met de gasten die er waren afgesproken vaker bij elkaar te komen. Deze avond is de start van een Dinercafe Autentieq Whisky/sigaren genootschap. Wil jij ook informatie hierover ontvangen? Stuur dan een mail naar info@autentieqbar.nl.

Een ding is zeker Henri komt zeker weer!!Line-up Dinercafé Autentieq

Tomatin 12yo single malt single malt

Bushmills Black Bush Irish

Bulleit 10yo Kentucky straight Bourbon

Tomintoul 16yo single malt Scotch

Spey Tenné single malt Scotch

Ileach Islay peated cask strengthKaart Scotland of Old met de wapens van de verschillende clansRaam beplakt met de tekst Dinercafe Autentieq, lunch, borrel, diner
2023-01-14

⬆️ ‘Dammed’ #beavers on the ‘dammed’ #river #Spey?

See what I did there
@DmytroMorykit @Hazey ? 😉

💚🦫💚

2023-01-13

@Hazey looks like those darned #beavers have been super busy on the #Spey again.

You and @DmytroMorykit will enjoy this lovely story about 🦫 💚 for #Ukraine 🇺🇦 …at least when there’s a war to be won.

mastodon.scot/@greenaspen/1096

2023-01-02

My son went out to the river with me yesterday, so I actually had some photographic evidence of a very successful start to the year. #flyfishing #steelhead #spey

Removing the fly from a Sandy river wild steelhead’s jaw before reviving and releasing. The water is green and high, all the way up into the willows and grass.
2022-11-29

It's a good mail day when a new book shows up.

Simon Gawesworth is one of the most knowledgable and personable people in the fly-fishing industry. He is a joy to learn from. Stoked to dig into his new book.
#flyfishing #instruction #spey

SECOND EDITION SINGLE-HANDED SPEY CASTING SOLUTIONS TO CASTS, OBSTRUCTIONS, TIGHT SPOTS, and Other Casting Challenges of Real-Life Fishing Updated with new chapters on cast stringing and nymph pitch casting SIMON GAWESWORTH

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