Decorated Perthshire nurse caught biggest salmon a century ago
Georgina Ballantine's 64lb salmon - "a wriggling monster" - remains the largest recorded from a British river with rod and line.
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Georgina Ballantine's 64lb salmon - "a wriggling monster" - remains the largest recorded from a British river with rod and line.
© Supplied by Cromarty Firth Fishe Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A Highland fishery board discovered the remains of the huge fish last week, which still had some teeth attached, in the River Connon. According to the Cromarty Firth Fishery Board and Trust it is estimated the salmon was around 44lbs (20kg) during it’s prime. Measuring 200mm from the tip of the jaw – known as the kype – to the hinge, the board ...