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Salmon Fishing in Scotland River Borgie
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O.S. Map 10
Rising on the southern slopes of
Ben Loyal, the River Borgie runs through lochs Coulside, Loyal and Craggie,
before continuing its attractive course to enter the sea in
Torrisdale bay. The best of the salmon fishing is in July, August and
September and a good year might see 300 salmon caught. The river,
like most of the northern salmon rivers, is fished by fly only.
To view a larger scale map of a particular
section of the River Borgie, click on a selected area of the map below. |
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River Borgie - Fishing Map
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Magus Salmon Fly |
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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
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Salmon Fishing on the River Borgie
The river Borgie is divided into four two-rod salmon
fishing beats, with 50
named pools. There is a good grilse run in the summer. Below beat one,
the lower river, which can be fished on a day ticket at a cost of about
£25, includes some nice pools. There are also many fine trout fishing
lochs in the area which might be particularly appealing at times of low
water on the river. Enquiries should be directed towards local hotels
such as the Borgie Hotel and the Ben Loyal Hotel, which issues fishing
permits, at very reasonable rates, for the loch fishing and the fishing
on the Kyle of Tongue managed by the Tongue Angling Club ( see
Trout fishing Tongue ).
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