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Salmon Fishing in Scotland River Awe
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O.S. Map 50
The character
of this once great Scottish salmon river has been much altered by
the building, in the nineteen sixties, of the River Awe Barrage,
which impounded the waters of the River Awe where it funnels through
the Pass of Brander in order to generate electricity. The fishing is
not what it used to be but the Awe can still give good sport,
particularly in late spring and summer.
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Interactive Map of the River Awe
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Salmon Fishing on the River Awe
The River Awe was
once famous for its large salmon, with several over 50 pounds caught on
rod and line. Today, the average is nearer ten pounds and a good year
might produce around 400 salmon. Sea trout used to be plentiful but are
rarely caught in the river now. The river has eight beats and fishing is
by fly only.
Fish might be
caught from April onwards, given good conditions, right to the end of
the season in September.
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River Awe - Fishing Map
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To view a larger scale map of a particular
section of the River Awe, click on a selected area of the map below. |
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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 |
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