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Salmon Fishing in Scotland River Ness
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O.S. Map 26
The River Ness is a big river,
carrying the water from its large catchment on the five mile journey
from Loch Ness to Inverness and out into the Moray Firth. One of the
most productive salmon rivers in the north of Scotland, the Ness
produces six to seven hundred salmon in a season and some 200 sea
trout.
To view a larger scale map of a particular
section of the River Ness, click on a selected area of the map below. |
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River Ness - 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 Ness
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The pattern of salmon runs on the
River Ness has altered in recent years. The early runs of spring fish
have decreased in favour of increasing runs of summer salmon and grilse.
Much of the spring fishing on the Ness is done with the spinning rod,
while any early fly fishing is done with long powerful rods of up to 17
feet and large tube flies fished on sinking lines. The summer sees a
change to floating lines but long rods of between fifteen and seventeen
feet are still favoured by the regulars on the Ness. The upper Ness
beats are in private hands and may be difficult to get on but the
Inverness Town water is run by the Inverness Angling Club and is
available to visiting anglers on a day or weekly ticket at very
reasonable cost.
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The
River Ness at Inverness |
For information and permits for the
town water and the estuary sea trout fishing, contact J Graham, tackle
merchant, Castle Street, Inverness.
Angling Clubs and Associations
Inverness Angling Club
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