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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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River Ugie - Fishing Map
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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: |
£170 (before 1st March 2007)
£205 (after 1st March 2007) |
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OAP / disabled: |
£85 (before 1st March 2007)
£105 (after 1st March 2007) |
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Juniors (12 - 15) |
£30 (under 12s may fish without permit if
accompanied by a licence holder) |
Weekly and Day Permits
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Weekly permit |
£120 |
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Day permit |
£16 (before
1st June) |
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Day permit |
£30 (1st June
to 30th September) |
(Day / week permits
will not be available after 30th September)
Permits are available
from:
Acumen Accounts,
Acumen House, Balmoor Ind Est, Peterhead. Tel:01779
478290
Dick's Sports, 54
Broad Street, Fraserburgh. Tel:01346 514120
Waterside Inn, North
Road, Peterhead. Tel:01779 471121 |
See the website of the
Ugie
Angling Association
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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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