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Salmon Fishing in Scotland River Nith
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O.S. Map 71, 78, 84
The Nith is the largest of the Solway rivers. It
is arguably the most productive and varied of the rivers and offers
excellent salmon and sea trout sport for anglers of all abilities
and experience. Much of the fishing is available to visiting anglers
on a day or weekly basis on association water and hotel and estate
beats.
To view a larger scale map of a particular
section of the River Nith, click on a selected area of the map below. |
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Upper River Nith - 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. |
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Lower River Nith - Fishing Map
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Salmon and Sea Trout Fishing on the River Nith
The Nith has some
excellent sea trout fishing, with a good year now producing around 2000
sea trout, although there has been a worrying decline in sea trout
catches in recent seasons. The Nith can also produce in excess of 2000
salmon, with the season, as on the Tweed, running to the end of
November. A variety of salmon and sea trout fishing is available to the
visiting angler on day, weekly and season tickets on Estate beats such
as Drumlanrig Castle, Barjarg, Blackwood and Dalswinton; Association
beats like the Upper Nithsdale Angling Association at Sanquhar, the Mid
Nithsdale Angling Association at Thornhill and Dumfries and Galloway
Angling Association at Carnsalloch, near Dumfries; Hotel water such as
Friars Carse; and Burgh Fishing at Dumfries.
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Angling Clubs and Associations
Upper Nithsdale Angling Association
Kenneth McLean
Pollock & Mc Lean Solicitors
59-61 High St.
Sanquhar
Mid Nithsdale Angling Association
PETS
LARDER, 102 Drumlanrig Street, Thornhill
(Tel. 01848.330555) |
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