Fly Fishing for Salmon and Sea Trout in Scotland Where to Fish Directory

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It may be that readers will say I am exaggerating the significance of salmon fishing in Scotland but I have to say that Scotland is the home of fishing for Atlantic salmon offering the best fishing you will find any where. Big boast, well it was easy to find statistics to prove that Scotland is where you will find the very best salmon and sea trout fishing. There were over 95,000 rod caught salmon in Scotland in 2006 and the figure is rising!

I've had enough of the doom and gloom merchants urging people to go to Kola or Alaska. These are feast or famine venues where hoards of fish run the rivers in a short window of opportunity between Arctic winters. In addition, much as I enjoy visiting fisheries, I have to say they spoil the expectations of anglers who have become accustomed to landing a shed loads of big fish on every visit. No wonder such anglers find themselves disillusioned when salmon fishing in Scotland. While I have, on occasion, gone months without an offer far less a salmon I  have enjoyed every minute of it because know that in Scotland salmon run 52 weeks of the year making fishing here truly rewarding and challenging, with a bit of luck.

If it is numbers you want go to Kola, you will get fish in their 6 week or so season. If its consistent quality fishing from January to November that you are looking for, fish in Scotland, the salmon are there to challenge your skills making them all the more special when a red letter day comes along.

In Scotland we have the lot, rivers like the North Esk or Tay offering great spring fishing if you don't mind freezing, just a bit. Prolific rivers like the Spey or Tweed where you will find fishing in places as good as they get or the lesser known gems like the Don, Deveron and Nairn, the rivers of Ayrshire or the spate rivers of the west coats. Fishing Finder Where to Fish Directory for Scotland lists hundreds of places to fish and they don't have to cost the earth.

Over 500 fish off the Association water at Grantown last year alone for £45 a day, 1200 fish were taken on the Nairn AA water. There were 12,000 fish off the Tweed last year, near the same off the Tay, 10,000 of the Spey and 7000 off the Deveron, the Dee is on the up and up, even the Clyde is producing fish. There is a lot of fishing out there in places that are magical, loaded with fishing lore, just have a look to find what's on your doorstep.