There is always great anticipation before the start of a new salmon fishing season. What will the season ahead have in store? Will there be a good spring run? Will the grilse be plentiful? The answer to all these questions will be answered in the weeks and months ahead. As salmon anglers we can only live in hope that the year ahead will be productive.

Over the past week, the weather has been quite cold and settled. There have been some hard night time frosts. Indeed, in the Scottish Highlands, temperatures plummeted to minus thirteen in some at the beginning of this week. This is not that unusual for January in Scotland. However, the cold weather has meant that it has been mostly dry and settled, so many rivers in the Highlands are currently running at a nice height for opening day.