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Fishing information - Badenoch and Strathspey - Loch and River |
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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 :- | Cromartys 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 | |||
| Allens Deshar Rd Boat of Garten. | Tel 01479 831372 | ||||
| Salmon, grilse, sea and brown trout - no Sunday fishing. | |||||
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Abernethy water is only available to visitors staying in Boat of Garten
,Nethybridge, Dulnain Bridge or Carrbridge. |
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| 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 | |||
| Allens 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. | ||