Mike You nail it.

I also hunted along the famous Tay river. I don't want to rain on our Brit close friends' parade, but getting a salmon in Scotland is tough, very tough.
Most of the french opt for Ireland.
The only try I had on salmon was in Alaska, and no bargaining at all, I was in an indisputed paradise.
That's why renders the McNab tougher than captain Achab's white whale.
That's why we love the Brits.