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Salmon Fishing in Scotland River Conon
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O.S Map 26
The River Conon, the largest of
the Easter Ross-shire rivers, fed by tributaries Orrin, Blackwater,
Bran and Meig, was harnessed for Hydro Electric production in the
nineteen fifties, to the great detriment of the once fabulous Spring
salmon fishing on the river. The best of the salmon fishing is now
on the main lower river and on the Blackwater from July to
September.
To view a larger scale map of a particular
section of the River Conon, click on a selected area of the map below. |
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River Conon - 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 Conon
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Dingwall Angling Club has two miles
of the lower river, which can be good for sea trout on the tidal water,
the best of the fishing being in early and late summer. Above this
stretch are the most productive beats of Upper, Middle and Lower Brahan
and, further upstream, the Fairburn and Coul beats, below the Torr
Achilty Dam and Loch Achonachie. The Conon beats above Loch Achonachie,
the upper beat on the Blackwater, plus the trout fishing on Lochs Meig
and Scardroy, are controlled by the Loch Achonachie Angling Club.
The Conon and Blackwater can produce
upwards of 1500 salmon a year, mostly from the lower river. The sea
trout fishing can be good on the estuary beat controlled by The Dingwall
Angling Club but catches have declined in recent years. The best of the
fishing on the lower river is in July, while the upper beats do better
later in the season, with September being the most productive month.
Angling Clubs and Associations
Dingwall District Angling Club
Sports and Model Shop, Tulloch Street, Dingwall
Loch Achonachie Angling Club
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Membership of the club costs £50
per year, plus a £45 joining fee. Members enjoy free bank fishing on
the club's trout lochs ( see Trout
Fishing Strathpeffer ) and free salmon fishing
from April to July. After July members pay £12 a day for salmon
fishing on the Conon and Blackwater club beats. Visitors' salmon permits
are available at £10 per day in April and May, £22 June and July and £28
August and September. Permits are available from Contin Filling Station ( tel: 01997 421948) or John Allen at
The Bungalow, Curin, Strathconon (01997 466 222). |
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