A Spey ghillie unhooks a salmon kelt on the Rothes Beat.
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A Spey ghillie unhooks a salmon kelt on the Rothes Beat.
Image: © Des Colhoun Taken: 14 Feb 2007
Just where the Rothes burn enters the River Spey, a ghillie carefully unhooks a salmon kelt prior to returning it to the water. (A kelt is a fish which has taken part in the spawning process and is now on its way to the sea.)
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Image Location
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57.534829
Longitude
-3.195502