Remotely Wild Salmon

Richard Davies · Issue 133, Jul/Aug 2023 · pp. 54–60

Products mentioned: Chasing M2 ROV, Chasing Mini ROV, DJI Mavic 3 Pro, Insta360 ONE R 1-inch edition

So, I’m the salmon guy who lost and found a tiny screw on BBC’s latest Attenborough series, Wild Isles. It started as a curious child with a fascination for the Atlantic salmon. I recently achieved a lifelong dream to film on an Attenborough presented series. It was not always a realistically held ambition, given my main income is not from camera work. Indeed, if truth be told, my income from camera work pays for the toys I use and little else. For as long as I can remember, I have been mesmerised by the underwater world. Not in the way true divers are, immersed in the sensations and freedom of movement. I am a fraud! No, I was always drawn to the ambiguous and mysterious place between two worlds. Not above or beneath but the mystery of the meeting place at the surface. The reason for this was fishing. Fly fishing for salmon and sea trout, to be precise. This mystery plane is where our l…