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Salmon Fishing in Scotland The Wick River
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O.S. Map 12
The Wick River, although the second
largest salmon fishing river in Caithness, is quite narrow. Similar to the Halladale with long stretches of sluggish water. This slow water
makes for difficult fly fishing and is
often fished with worm, very much the exception on the northern
rivers, a method which accounts for about half all salmon caught on
the river.
To view a larger scale map of a particular
section of the Wick River, click on a selected area of the map below. |
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River Wick - 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
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Salmon Fishing on the River Wick
The salmon fishing season on
the Wick River runs from February 11th
to October 21st, with the best of the fishing between May and
October. Despite the slow nature of the river, it can produce in the
order of 400 salmon in a season, most being caught in the summer months,
and through to the end of the season. Summer sport, however, is reliant
on sufficient rain to maintain the height of the river and bring salmon
and sea trout in
from the sea.
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Angling Clubs and Associations
The Wick Angling Association controls
the salmon and sea trout fishing between Loch Watten and Wick, with more than twenty pools
available. Permits are available to visiting anglers at around £20 per
day.
Permits from:
Hugo Ross, Tackle Shop, Wick.
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