hi gents and gentesses.

has anyone done any salmon fishing in this area? any advice on where to fish and good beats etc etc. heading up there next week

many thanks

Cal

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Cal,

I was up there last year and all the info i could find said that there has been a big drop off in salmon numbers. The beck at Charlestown does not have a run of salmon, despite it looking like it should.
If i were you i would take a small trout outfit i disappear up to one of the many lochs for the Broons.

Alternatively i spent many hours fishing with the kids off the pier in Charlestown. I caught plenty of mackerel and pollock on a boat trip from there as well. Great fun and plenty of other wildlife out there otters, dolphins etc

The public bar at the back of the hotel/restaurant on the front at Gairloch served great and was very freindly and pointed me in the right direction regarding the fishing.

Cheers
Jon
Bikeflyboy

PS have a great time and don't forget the skin so soft

I ca

hi jon,

thanks for the reply.

i have camped near laide for about 5 years on the trot now and do loads of trout fishing so i know the lochs very well

just thought some salmo fishing would be good.

thanks for the info

all the best

Cal

p.s. skin so soft is always in the car

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Cal,

On the salmon fishing front i do recall seeing a smolt trap in the river connecting Loch Maree to Poolewe and there wassomeone fishing. Maybe SEPA could give you more info.

Just go for it. What is the worse that can happen? You blank

Pool''ewe''.that would be the river Ewe.You might get a chance of a rod on it ,if no one has taken it.most rivers in the area are let by the week.

Jim

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ive seen guys fishing for salmon under the bridge on the river that passes through poolewe just along from the village hall. if thats any help.

last few years i have stayed at melon udrigal and have fished the small loch next to tthe road that goes from there to laide for wee broonies. or from the rocks at melon udrigal for pollock and mackeral.

lovely part of the country.

bob

Tickets are available for the river Kerry at Gairloch, the general store at pier road sells the permits, its a bit low at the moment but given the water it fishes well enough for a spate river, the flowerdale river has a small run but again its a spate river, no rain here for a couple of weeks so every thing is low, some fish coming off the Ewe, easker 1

can't help thinking i should have booked a fortnight in Gairloch again instead of a fortnight in Portugal !!!

bob.

i stay at Mellon Udrigle every year and have done for 15 years. lovely place. some great fishing along there and not bad for 25 quid. still havent fished them all on the ticket haha

Cal

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Interesting when I was at Mellon Udrigle and asked a local about a permit for the Greenstone Point lochs he said he didn't know of one.