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Post by zeolite on Aug 23, 2006 18:20:19 GMT
Hi all Myself and Mrs Z are going to be in Aviemore for a weekend on the 15/16th September. So I was wondering about getting some reasonably priced fishing. Mrs Z prefers a more civilised beat, preferably with easy access to a toilet. I prefer a beat with a chance of a fish  I have never fished up this way before and any advice would be welcome. |
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Post by williegunn on Aug 23, 2006 18:33:25 GMT
www.fishspey.co.ukWester Elchies has a toilet and a chance of a fish. Carron has a super hut and toilet and probably a fish as well. The Craig has both toilets and fish.
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Post by scotty on Aug 23, 2006 20:41:35 GMT
hi zeolite, i have fished at grantown in september a few times, the river has plenty fish in it but 99% are coloured, its £45 a day £105 for 3 day permit £180 for a week (week being a 7 day permit not 6 as most other places) also a week permit you can fish down to slop thomas on the upper castle grant water but we usually just fish down to the long pool. on a day and the 3 day ticket you can fish from broomhall bridge to the new bridge which is about 4 miles plus you can fish the dulnain which can be good given water, on the day ticket water the 2 most productive pools are probably the dulnain mouth ant tarric mor, these pools just hold the fish. anyway hope this is of some help. the permits you get from mortimors on the high street in grantown on spey.
you can get details from fishspey website click on grantown and then the assosiated webpage you will find all you need to know.
cheers scotty.
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Post by zeolite on Aug 27, 2006 9:06:24 GMT
Thanks for the replies chaps. £70+ a day is a bit over the budget WG but I have had a good look at the Grantown assoc website. Superb photos BTW
Anyone know what the Aviemore stretch is like?
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Post by wilbert on Aug 27, 2006 11:51:11 GMT
I have fished the Aviemore water a few times when I was younger but its not that good for fly, I would make the 15 minute drive to Grantown but you wont get on the best fly water (upper castle grant) unless you take a week ticket. The association water on the Findhorn is only 45 mins away and the Deveron is about 1hrs travel and well worth a go. I was staying in Coylumbride last week and made the trip to the Findhorn for 2 days fishing which was good value and some of the pools are nice to fish, didn't land any fish although i did practice long distance releasing.
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Post by bulltrout on Aug 28, 2006 21:23:02 GMT
You could also try Abernethy Association they have 6 miles in between Grantown & Avimore. Day Tickets last 24hrs and cost £40 available from Allens tackle shop at Boat of Garten some excellent fly water value for money.  |
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Post by scotty on Aug 31, 2006 17:00:55 GMT
hey hey, im off up the spey next weekend ;D fishing friday and saturday at grantown, i know there is no water and the fish will mostly be coloured but who cares..... its fishing cheers scotty, |
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Post by zeolite on Aug 31, 2006 23:53:13 GMT
Let us know how you get on Scotty.
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Post by flyman on Sept 9, 2006 11:55:10 GMT
i was looking at that,would folk describe this as good value ? jim |
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Post by scotty on Sept 10, 2006 13:52:11 GMT
just home from grantown, the water has dropped again after a wee rise, but the river is full of fish mostly coloured but some fresh, the blue skies and lowish water made it pretty hard but i managed a wee grilse and a seatrout. ;D . it is worth a go zeolite.
cheers scotty.
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Post by zeolite on Sept 13, 2006 20:40:01 GMT
Thanks Scotty
Will be up on Saturday for a throw. Any recommendations?
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Post by scotty on Sept 14, 2006 20:33:07 GMT
the dulnain mouth always holds fish, i got my fish at the auchernackburn pool, tarric mor holds fish also, if you are on the fly a full floater or mabye a 5" sinkin tip, if you are (dare i say it) spinning the rappalas work very well, blue and silver or black and silver, i got my fish on a blue and silver rappala and the seatrout took a blck and silver flying c. have fun
cheers scotty.
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Post by williegunn on Sept 14, 2006 20:59:40 GMT
Todays rain will push the river up, you may well do OK.
Please do not spin with Rapalas in September
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Post by zeolite on Sept 14, 2006 21:13:45 GMT
I prefer to use the fly anyway although I might try a floating devon if the water is high.
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Post by scotty on Sept 15, 2006 12:47:45 GMT
rappalas are ok to spin in september as they are at any time of the year, just bend in the middle hooks completely so as they can not cause damge to the fish.
scotty.
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Post by williegunn on Sept 20, 2006 19:20:04 GMT
I see the Grantown Association water is fishing well.
How did you get on Zeolite?
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Post by zeolite on Sept 21, 2006 21:39:20 GMT
Well it was a fantastic sunny day but I didn't get a fish. I started at the Grantown bridge and walked up the right bank. The water was fairly peaty but clearing and dropping so i put on a sink tip and a PBP cascade. no joy at the first pool (McLeods?) and walked up to a pool with a huge rock. I saw a young lad dropping a fish and it turned out to be Blair. It wasn't a small rapala he was using Since everyone else seemed to be spinning I made up my spinning rod with a Kercock style floating Devon and tried that for a while. Worked my way upstream past Tarric Mor and no doubt waded through a few lies. had a great day but nae fush! |
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