Salmon Tales - July competition - last chance to enter!

[Editor]

SALMON TALES - sponsored by SAGE


Ever dreamed of literary greatness? This competition may not lead you to the Booker or Pulitzer Prize, but it could win you a fantastic Sage Z-Axis salmon rod!

In three different monthly competitions from May-July, tell us your best salmon/steelhead/sea trout stories in less than 150 words. We are looking for short tales capturing the essence of fishing for these magnificent wild species with a different topic/style each month.

This competition starts now;-

July 2010 - True Tales! - your best true story or experience while fishing for the king of the river.

To enter your master piece please click here, go to the Salmon Atlas Forum and post it.

The overall winner becomes the proud owner of a brand new:
SAGE Z-Axis Series Double Handed Fly Rod Size: 15ft 0in #10 4pce (RRP £779)

This is not all. The winning entry may also be featured on the Sage website (at Sage's discretion) which is probably more alluring to a fishing enthusiast than winning either the Booker or Pulitzer Prize!

The lucky monthly winners can choose a Spey Line of their choice courtesy of Rio.

[Sofi]

If you have a salmon tale you cannot wait to share with "the world" why not do it now and a top of the range Sage Z-Axis salmon rod could be yours.

There are only a couple of days left to enter your best true story or experience while fishing for the king of the river in the great Salmon Tales competition.

To enter your master piece please click here, and post it.

Looking forward to reading your fantastic stories,

Sofi

[Sofi]

We have our last Salmon Tales winner before we move on to the final. July's winner is otter with this great story:

"My first Salmon Fly - The Bloody Shrimp

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A Mustad treble from a spinner, reduced to a double with a pliers, hand tied in an hour from the only four materials I had. If necessity be the mother of invention then poverty is indeed the mother of necessity. I headed to the parched river armed and ready to do battle with my first two flies.

An hour or so later the miracle happened and the local bishop came downstream and netted a shining silver grilse for me. After receiving a sermon on not carrying a net I offered him my second fly which he immediately declined on seeing the blood stained hackle. Hand tying on a double hook is indeed a perilous pursuit.

He was not very pleased to net my seconds fish, and left the river quite upset that the King of fish would take such poorly tied flies, I'm sure the man above had to close his ears that night whilst the Bishop said his prayers.

I have my own net now, a vice and enough hooks , materials and flies to fish for all eternity, but no fly ever tied will ever match "The Bloody Shrimp."

Congratulations otter, are you still in touch with the Bishop?

You win a brand new Rio line of your choice.

otter joins aenoon and allanw in the Grand Final. Your stories are being sent over to Marc Bale, the Director of Sales for Far Bank Enterprises (Sage, Rio and Redington) who will be judging the final for us.

Fingers crossed!

Sofi

[otter]

Shocked at being picked, thanks.


I managed to hang onto one of the two original bloody shrimps for well over 20 years, alas it got lost when I moved house.

As for the bishop, he was quite old when he chastised me for not having a net, no doubt he is netting the odd fish for St. Peter, I hope St Peter's flies are tied a bit better than mine though.