Salmon Fishing in Scotland River South Esk
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O.S. Map 44
The South Esk
rises high in the Grampian mountains and, like its near neighbour to
the north,
can give excellent sport with salmon, although it is perhaps better known for
its sea trout. It is a longer river than the North Esk, offering
more in the way of publicly accessible fishing. The best months for salmon, given rain, are August,
September and October with June and July producing the bulk of the
sea trout.
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Salmon and Sea Trout Fishing on the South Esk
The upper course of
the South Esk down to the foot of Glen Clova can provide excellent sport
given good water, and here the Kirriemuir Angling Club issue visitors
permits for seven miles of the river upstream of Cortachy, but the best
of the fishing on the South Esk is from the confluence with the Prosen
Water down to the Montrose basin. The river swells in size on being
joined by the Prosen Water, near Cortachy, below which lie some
excellent rocky holding pools on the productive sea trout beats of
Inshewan and Finavon and the more gentle, gravelly runs and pools down
past Tannadice and Brechin to the lower river beats at Kinnaird and
Bridge of Dun, just above the Montrose basin.
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South Esk at Shielhill |
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South Esk- Sea Trout Fishing |
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Angling Clubs and Associations
Kirriemuir
Angling Club
Contact the
secretary:
Ross Watson, 2 Angusdale, Main Road,
Westmuir, Kirriemuir. Tel: 01575 574597
Montrose Angling
Club
Community Office,
George Street, Montrose. |
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River South Esk (Upper) - 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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