Monsterness - October 2007, organised by the Calman Trust.

The launch of a 65m long model of the Loch Ness Monster, constructed from 60,000 balloons, over 2 days by young people and volunteers from across the Highlands, along with Dutch balloon artist Guido Verhoef and his team. Launched onto Loch Ness from near Bonar Lighthouse…due to strong winds the monster didn’t last long, but the experience inspired everyone involved.(and all the balloons were biodegradable)!

A cracking vid clip below. Well done all!

The internet is alive with speculation that a new record breaking salmon has been caught on the River Ness which runs from Loch Ness to the sea. ( Click HERE for a couple of the articles). The jury is still out on if the cock fish caught right at the end of this year’s salmon fishing season (and then released) will outweigh the current bristish record holder’s weight of 64lb (caught by a woman no less, 85 years ago).

Earlier this year, another angler celebrated after catching his monster in Loch Ness - a perhaps more modest 37lb salmon. Dave Kirkham, 58, spent four hours and 20 minutes fighting the huge fish before he was able to heave it into his boat. He explained: “I managed to manoeuvre the fish into the middle of the loch to give me fighting room “I was getting towed down the loch. It was making a run and it turned. I managed to get it towards the boat and just slipped my net in front of it. It was fun and games getting it into the net which was far too small. I couldn’t even haul it by the net handle because it would’ve buckled. I just grabbed the net round the edges and hauled it up. My arms were nearly falling off.”
His catch was his biggest since his dad first took him fishing on Loch Ness when he was nine. Dave said: “I’ve never landed a salmon that size - I’ve never even seen a fish that size. My best salmon to date was just under 22lbs, again caught in Loch Ness”. (Daily Record 25/07/07)

Unlike this Saturdays catch which was released in accordance with the reccommendation that all fish over 10lbs are returned , Dave (above) took his fish home and ate it….. hopefully doing it justice with some fine home grown potatoes and a decent chablis.

Big fish, like monsters, will always attract people, especially when the one that you let get away was ‘THIS’ big…..!

Fishing info for Loch Ness:

Fishing is by way of bank and boat for brown trout and salmon.
The season is from the 15th of March till the 6th of October for browns
and from Jan 15th till October 15th for salmon. Ask locally for permits.

Sony’s upcoming new release ‘The Waterhorse’ has published the following 2 blog trailers with some interesting behind the scenes insights.

Waterhorse Blog part 1

Waterhorse Blog part 2

The trailer can bee seen on an earlier blog entry….

Some reports in the media recently have claimed that the lack of sightings of the Loch Ness Monster could mean that ‘Nessie’, as the Loch Ness Monster is affectionately known, could be missing, or even dead…..

The following clip does not offer conclusive proof either way…..

The only way to make up your own mind is to visit Loch Ness and see for yourself!

If You have seen the Loch Ness Monster - email us! info@visitlochness.com