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Salmon Fishing in Scotland River North Esk
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O.S. Map 44
The North Esk
is a fine east coast salmon river. It has its source in two streams, the Lee and the Mark, which join at Invermark to form the North Esk. Shortly after, it is joined by the
Tarf, another important spawning tributary. The river runs south
east for a distance of 35 miles to enter the North Sea north of
Montrose. The North Esk can produce about 1000 salmon and grilse in
a season.
To view a larger scale map of a particular
section of the North Esk, click on a selected area of the map below. |
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River North Esk - 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 Fishing on the River North Esk
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Salmon are likely to
be up past the “Loups of the Burn”, a series of falls about fifteen
miles below Loch Lee, and into the upper beats of Invermark and Millden,
by April. The lower river flows through a series of excellent long
holding pools, giving excellent fishing on beats such as Gannochy,
Arnhall, Dalladies, Stracathro, Inglismaldie, Canterlands and Gallery.
The North Esk is really a spate river, requiring rain to give
good sport in the summer months, when sea trout might also be caught
following a summer spate, perhaps on a small Mepps spoon fished on a
light spinning rod, or perhaps on a small traditional sea trout pattern,
such as a Peter Ross or Black Pennell, fished on a single handed rod of
about ten feet, or maybe a small
silver stoat tube fly.
Enquiries to Joseph
Johnston & Sons, 3 America Street, Montrose.
Angling Clubs and Associations
Montrose Angling
Club
For more information on fishing on the North and South
Esk rivers, see
Fishesks
Brechin Angling Club
The club has eight miles of fishing on West Water, a
North Esk tributary, available to visiting anglers. Permits from Edzell
Post Office.
Laurencekirk and
District Angling Association
The Association has fishing on the North Esk, Luther
Water and Bervie water, available to visiting anglers.
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