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Salmon Fishing in Scotland River Alness
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O.S. Map 21
One of the smaller east coast
rivers, the Alness, or Averon, flows for ten miles from Loch Morie
to the Cromarty Firth at Alness. A dam built on Loch Morie helps to
ensure a reasonable flow in the summer months and fresh fish can be
drawn into the river by artificial spates resulting from a release
of water from the dam, as well as maintaining the river at a good
fishing height.
To view a larger scale map of a particular
section of the River Alness, click on a selected area of the map below. |
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River Alness - Fishing Map
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The maps on this website have been
reproduced with the permission of Collins Bartholomew.
Please note that these maps may date back several decades.
Much of the human detail will have changed but the character of the rivers and
lochs, and the trout and salmon in them, will be much the same as they have
always been.
In addition to the information provided
here, I would recommend that anyone planning a fishing or
walking trip in Scotland should equip themselves with a compass
and the appropriate Ordnance Survey map. The most useful of the
O.S. maps for the fisherman is the Landranger series, scale
1:50,000. For each of the lochs and rivers listed here, I have given the
relevant O.S. Map number. See Ordnance
Survey Maps |
Salmon and Sea Trout Fishing
on the River Alness
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A few fish are taken on the Alness
in the early months of the season, with some fish in the upper river by
April in most years, but the main run of salmon begins in July and
continues through to the season's end in October.
The river has both estate and club
water available. Novar Estates have six rotating beats and the Home
beat. The Alness Angling club controls good stretches of productive
water on both the lower and upper river. Annual catches are in the
region of 200 to 300 salmon. The Alness also has a fair run of sea
trout, with about 100 taken each season.
The lower beats are fly only but
worm fishing is allowed on the upper river, but only if fished on a fly
rod and reel.
Angling Clubs and Associations
Alness Angling Club
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River Alness, Easter Ross |
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