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Fishing information - Badenoch and Strathspey - Loch and River

If you have the budget to fish the more exclusive beats owned by the large estates, information on them is available from the various estate offices. Very often you are talking serious money to gain access to these waters. The information listed here covers fishing on the less expensive beats.

River Fishing

 

River Spey (from upstream.)
Below Spey Dam to Kingussie,
Permits from :- Cromarty’s 25 High St Kingussie. Tel 01540 661565
Paper Shop King St Kingussie. Tel 01540 661207
Silverfjord Hotel Kingussie. Tel 01540 661292
Ashdown Stores Newtonmore. Tel 01540 673242
Spey Bridge caravan park Newtonmore. Tel 01540 673275
Balavil Sport Hotel Newtonmore. Tel 01540 673220
Mains Hotel Newtonmore. Tel 01540 673206
Sinclairs Garage Newtonmore. Tel 01540 673217
Monadhliadh Hotel Laggan. Tel 01528 544276
Mainly brown trout, pike and occasional salmon. fly and bait.
   
   
   
   

 

Alvie Estate
North bank from downstream end of Eilean Dubh to the east end of forest by Dalraddy moor.
South bank from Kincraig to confluence with the River Feshie.
Permits from :- Alvie Estate Office, Kincraig. Tel 01540 651255
Dalraddy Holiday Park Tel 01479 810330
Salmon, brown trout, sea trout fly fishing only. No Sunday fishing.
   
   
 
 

 

Rothiemurchus Estate
Upper beat 2 miles. Lower beat 1,½ miles - no Sunday fishing.
Permits from :- The Fish Farm shop, Inverdruie (by Aviemore). Tel 01479 810656
Upper beat fly only, Lower beat any acceptable method.
 

 

Aviemore Waters
River Spey 3,½ miles single bank.
Permits from :- Speyside Sports, 64 Grampian Rd Aviemore. Tel 01479 810656
AlIens, Deshar Rd, Boat of Garten. Tel 01479 831372
* Aviemore waters are only available to visitors staying in Aviemore, Coylumbridge or Rothiemurchus.
   
   

 

Abernethy Waters
River Spey 6 miles double bank, 15 named pools.
Permits from :- Speyside Sports, 64 Grampian Rd Aviemore. Tel 01479 810656
Allen’s Deshar Rd Boat of Garten. Tel 01479 831372
Salmon, grilse, sea and brown trout - no Sunday fishing.
* Abernethy water is only available to visitors staying in Boat of Garten ,Nethybridge,
Dulnain Bridge or Carrbridge.
   
   

 

Broomhill to Grantown New Bridge
Both banks from Broomhill bridge to Crantown road bridge, 21 double bank pools + 1 ¼. miles of Upper Castle Grant private beat on Thursdays Fridays and Saturday.
Permits from :- Mortimers. 3, High Street Grantown on Spey. Tel 01479 872684
Salmon, grilse, sea trout, any lure except prawn, shrimp or maggot. No Sunday fishing.
Fly only on certain pools at low water. No float fishing. Permits are only available to visitors staying in Grantown on Spey, Cromdale, Dulnain Bridge and Nethybridge area.
     
 
     
   
   
1 and 3 day visitors are not allowed to fish Upper Castle Grant Water.

 

River Feshie
1300 yards on South West bank, upstream from confluence with Spey.
Permits from :- Alvie Estate office, Kincraig. Tel 01540 651255
Dairaddy Holiday Park Kincraig. Tel 01479 810330
Salmon, sea trout brown trout; fly and spinning only. No Sunday fishing.
   
   
Rod hire and Ghillie service available.

 

River Dulnain
From the bridge at Inverlaidnan to the confluence with the Spey 12 miles over 60 double bank pools. (This water is included with tickets for Broomhill to Grantown New bridge).
Permits from :- Mortimers. 3, High Street Grantown on Spey. Tel 01479 872684
Salmon, grilse, and sea front. Any lure except prawn, shrimp or maggot., no floats. No Sunday fishing.
Pools 5-8 are closed from lst September if the water level is no higher than 6in above summer level.
Tickets are for 7 days. Permits are only available to visitors resident in Grantown on Spey, Cromdale, Dulnain Bridge, Carrbridge and Nethybridge area.

 

Rotiemurchus Dell Stream
Permits from :- The Fish Farm Shop, Inverdruie. Tel 01479 810703
Exclusive fly fishing for rainbow trout in their natural habitat on ½ mile of specially created stream, intended for the more experienced angler. No Sunday fishing. Max 4 rods.
   

 

Loch Fishing

 

Loch Insh
Permits (including use of rowing boat) available May - September, from :-
The Boathouse, Loch lnsh Watersports Centre, Kincraig. Tel 01540 651272
Brown trout, salmon, pike and arctic char.
  9am-lpm. 1pm-5pm. 5pm-9pm.    
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Loch Alvie, Loch Insh and Loch Beag
Permits available from :-
Alvie Estate Office. Tel 01540 651255
Dalraddy Holiday Park. Tel 01479 810330
Brown trout, salmon, arctic char and pike.
   
     
     
Maximum 2 rods per boat, boat is supplied with oars and one rod fishing permit.
Jock of the Bog, stocked loch, stocked with brown trout.
Fly fishing only,    

 

Loch Pityoulish
Permits from :- Rothiemurchus Fish Farm shop lnverdruie by Aviemore. Tel 01479 810703
Pike and trout two rods per boat, no Sunday fishing.
Fishing from boat only,    

 

Loch Morlich
Permits from :- Wardens office, Glenmore camping and caravan park, Glenmore by Aviemore. Tel 01479 861271
Brown trout and pike, open mid March to end of September.
Boat hire available mid April onwards from Loch Morlich Watersports centre. Tel 01479 861221
No outboards permitted. Prices on application.
Bank fishing permits,     
   

 

Loch Vaa
Permits from :- Mortimers. 3, High Street Grantown on Spey. Tel 01479 872684
Rainbow trout, open April, no evening fishing after 6pm.
Two boats avalable with two rods per boat. .

 

Avielochan
Permits from :- Mrs G McDonald, Avielochan by Aviemore. Tel 01479 810847
Allen’s Deshar Road, Boat of Garten. Tel 01479 831372
Speyside Sports Grampian Rd Aviemore. Tel 01479 810656
Brown and rainbow trout; resident brown and regular stocking of rainbow.
Bank or boat fishing, max 10 rods.
Open from April 1st Mainly fly.    
 

 

Loch McLeod
Permits from :- Strathspey Estate Office, Heathfield, Grantown on Spey. Tel 01479 872529
Rainbow trout, bank fishing only. Open April 1st.
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Loch Mhor
Permits from :- Mortimers. 3, High Street Grantown on Spey. Tel 01479 872684
Rainbow and brown trout, boat and fly only.
 

 

Lochindorb
Permits from Angus Stewart, 60 High Street, Grantown on Spey. Tel 01479 872612
Brown trout, boat fishing only, from beginning of May.
   
   
 

 

Rothiernurchus Fish Farm Stocked Lochs
Tickets from the Fish farm shop, Inverdruie, by Aviemore. Tel 01479 810703
Rainbow trout.
 
 
 
 
 
Beginners loch.
Rainbow trout.
 
 
 
 

 

Lily Loch
Brown trout only. max two rods. Fly fishing from boat only. April-Sept. No Sunday fishing.
   
   

 

Craggan Fisheries
1 mile south of Grantown on Spey on A95.
Open 7 days a week, 8am-6pm and 6pm-10pm on Thursdays June-August.
   
   
   
   
 

 

Loch Dallas
Permits from :- Mortimers. 3, High Street Grantown on Spey. Tel 01479 872684
Allens, Deshar Road, Boat of Garten. Tel 01479 831372
Rainbow trout, open 1st April. No evening fishing after 6pm.