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Sea Trout Fishing in Scotland River Ugie
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O.S. Map 30
The River Ugie is formed from the North Ugie and the South Ugie,
which is impounded in its upper course to form Fedderate Reservoir.
The two streams meat east of Longside and enter the sea at
Peterhead. The River Ugie is a worthwhile sea trout river with a
good number of salmon caught too.
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Sea Trout Fishing on the River Ugie
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 Very much a spate river with its flow affected by land
drainage, the main runs of sea trout appear in June, with salmon
arriving later in the season, usually September and October.
Once a noted sea trout river, the Ugie produces in the order of
100 salmon and 300 sea trout in a season, with salmon averaging
eight pounds and sea trout two and a half pounds.
The
river Ugie fishery is regulated by a local angling association, from
which both season permits and day permits are available. The main river,
which was in the past one of the most prolific sea trout rivers in
Scotland, can be fished from the village of Longside east to the golf
course bridge, near to the mouth of the river, for the most part from
either bank.
Access to the river is available from a number of parking areas made
available by local farmers. There is a river restocking programme in
operation for both salmon and sea trout. A TWO
FISH PER DAY LIMIT is therefore in operation.
The main
fisheries are:
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Sea trout |
May – Sept |
average catch 300 per annum |
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Salmon |
July – October |
average catch 100 per annum |
All
visitors are reminded to respect farming areas and livestock. Please
refrain from leaving any litter or used fishing tackle on river bank.
| Ugie Angling Association
Membership Fees |
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Adult Season: |
£240 |
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OAP / disabled: |
£140 |
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Juniors (12 - 15) |
£50 (under 12s may fish without permit if
accompanied by a licence holder) |
Weekly and Day Permits
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Weekly permit |
£150 |
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Day permit |
£35 |
(Day / week permits
will not be available after 30th September)
Permits are available
from:
Lunar Fishing, East
Quay, The Harbour, Peterhead. Tel:01779
473344
Waterside Inn, North
Road, Peterhead. Tel:01779 471121 |
See the website of the
Ugie
Angling Association |
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Ugie Angling Association Water
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River Ugie |
Ugie Angling Association Water |
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Rora Pool, River
Ugie near Longside |
Sea Trout Fishing, River Ugie |
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River Ugie - 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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