Salmon Fishing in Scotland River Nairn
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The River Nairn is a productive
salmon and sea trout river, although the sea trout fishing is not
perhaps what it once was. Spring runs have declined but a few are
still caught as early as March or April. July can see excellent
catches of sea trout and can also be a good salmon month,
given rain, with the summer run continuing into August and
September.
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Salmon and Sea Trout Fishing on the River Nairn
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Something in excess of 500 salmon
can be expected in a season. The sea trout fishing can be good, with
fish entering the river from May onwards, although recent seasons have
seen a decline in sea trout numbers. For much of its thirty five
mile length, the narrow River Nairn is characterised by deep tree lined
pools, excellent holding pools easily covered by a ten foot single
hander.
The lower nine miles of the river
are controlled by the
Nairn Angling Association, for which local members
now pay an annual subscription of £105 and "outwith" members (members
living outwith the Nairn area) £170, with a £15 joining fee for new
members.
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River
Nairn at Howford |
The Association beats are also available
to the visitor on a daily or weekly ticket. Visitors' day
permits will now cost £30, weekly tickets £130. Contact P
Fraser, TV & Radio, 41 High Street, Nairn.
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River Nairn - 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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