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Salmon Fishing in Scotland River Girvan
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O.S. Map 76
The River Girvan
flows the twenty five miles from Loch Bradan, past Straiton and
Kirkmichael to the sea at Girvan. The river has a moorland character
as far as Straiton, where it widens to form good holding pools and
streamy runs. After a short sluggish stretch, the river then gathers
pace again, flowing through the fine fishing water of Blairquhan.
To view a larger scale map of a particular
section of the River Girvan, click on a selected area of the map below. |
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River Girvan - 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
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Salmon Fishing on the River Girvan
The Girvan, like many others, has seen its natural flow modified by
commercial forestry and river impoundment for electicity generation.
Salmon catches are now in the order of 100 per season with an average
weight of around seven pounds. The main runs might begin as early as
July, given water, building to a peak in September and October. The main
fishing beats are managed by various estates, among them Blairquhan,
Kilkerran and Bargany and Carrick Angling Club have about two miles of
fishing on the lower river, upstream of Girvan harbour.
Angling Clubs and Associations
Carrick Angling Club
Peter Noble, Alex
Noble and Sons, Newton Kennedy, Girvan.
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