The middle fish was my favourite too!!
Been lucky (......should read very skillfull with fantastic watercraft...aye right..

) on the last few trips on various Lochs and wee burns.
I seem to have found my love again for wild fish.
This seems to happen in cycles with me, I had (probably still got !) the Salmon bug really bad for a number of years but days like this are what its all about and to be honest in my 24 years fishing, its always the same whenever a fish takes, be it a 8oz'er or a 20lb springer, heart still goes boof.
Even better when your tying up the flies the night before, sets the anticipation level a wee notch higher.
Certainly beats rainbows anyday but i guess I'm luvky to be surrounded by wild fish waters.
CB