Fishing In Scotland

Orvis Endorsed guiding service

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Action shots from the River Tweed. Its that time of year again, when the big grayling can be caught..

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A first ever Grayling for our American guest today. Imagine your first Grayling at 2lb! A good few fish caught today on dries and nymphing. Top guiding @cuillinrae 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥃🔥 . . . . #rivertweed #albagamefishing #grayling #sageflyfish #temolo #ombre #äsche #lipan #biggrayling #bigfish #fishing #flyfishing #fliegenfischen #pescaamosca #pesca #ninfa #nymphing #orvis #visionnymphmaniac #graylingparade #fish #pechealamouche #pescaamosca #pesca #ninfa #nymphing #graylingparade #pechealamouche #flugfiske #euronymphing (at River Tweed) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr1bAiqtjuV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A cold day at @newtylesalmon today. Fire was welcomed by the non angler guest. She enjoyed a walk to the Birnam Oak which is a 15 minute walk from the fishing hut, through a lovely avenue of birch trees beside the river. . . . . #rivertay #salmonfishing #newtylesalmonfishing #albagamefishing #macbeth #birnamoak #dunkeld #perthshire #bigtreecountry #fatherandson (at River Tay) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr1JOmOtPFD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Our American guest today a fishing guide from Montana cast an honest and beautiful line on the Tay today but the springers weren’t obliging. Guided by top man @cuillinrae . . . . #rivertay #salmonfishing #albagamefishing #orvisuk #dunkeld #newtylesalmonfishing #speycasting #atlanticsalmon #visionflyfishing #perthshire (at River Tay) https://www.instagram.com/p/CrtwNV2Nvb8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Thank you to our lovely guests over the past few days. We’ve enjoyed sharing these beautiful waters with you. . . . . . . #salmonfishing #troutfishing #orvisendorsedguides #salmonfishingscotland #scotlandtravel #learntoflyfish #speycastinglessons #orvisuk #albagamefishing #countrysports #visitscotland #qualitytime https://www.instagram.com/p/CrrD3EZtXI8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This was a memorable fish on a dry fly. It really shows how good the smaller rivers on the Tweed system are. I spent a lot of time waiting and planning its capture and after a spectacular battle it took off like rocket back to its element. I can’t put into words how rewarding this day was. I love crawling around in undergrowth like a loony and walking 12,000 steps for moments like this. A sage LL 9ft 4 with Cortland 444sylk DT line and one of Roger’s @edenmade2021 furled leaders to 6X and a @cuillinrae dry paradun Welcome to Scotland 😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 . . . . . . #troutfishing #browntrout #instatrout #troutfishingscotland #albagamefishing #sageflyrods #sageflyfish #keepfishwet #catchandrelease #dryflyfishing #dryfly #troutphotography #troutphoto #riverfishing #riverfishinguk #troutporn (at River Tweed) https://www.instagram.com/p/CroVsnatMr6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Trout and Grayling fishing on the Tay with Dominic @steelheader1209 from @dun_aluinn Glorious weather today and good if sporadic hatches between 1 and 3pm. It’s great to work with a guest who is such a competent angler. I really enjoyed showing him all the hidden spots of this beat. We lost a couple of really good fish, the one we saw leaping repeatedly when hooked was a good trout but the trailing dropper snagged on a rock. Another fish clean broke Dom. It’s great to be out there guiding again. We had four jobs all over Scotland today, two on the river Tay, one on the Spey and one on the River Orchy. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 . . . . . . #troutfishing #rivertay #dryflyfishing #dryfly #browntrout #browntroutfishing #sageflyrods #visionflyfishing #guideflyfishing #fishpal #albagamefishing #troutphotography #wildbrowntrout #scottishtrout #rivertay #aberfeldy #perthshire (at River Tay) https://www.instagram.com/p/CrlvcZFNoBj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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On a FAM trip to the wonderful hidden gem that is Knockendarroch. @knockendarroch_hotel is perched above Pitlochry with views over the town and surrounding hills. The stunning property has 15 bedrooms in the main house, two of them being suites and 3 premium rooms. All the rooms are furnished to a very high standard. Despite that the property enjoys modern touches like hassle, free Wi-Fi in every part of the building and USB plug charging sockets. There are spacious comfortable lounge areas with roaring log fires. The staff are lovely and very professional. The beds are comfortable. The showers are hot and the food is exquisite. Head Chef, Nick Imrie, has been cooking at Knockendarroch since 2016. His modern Scottish menus change every day and use seasonal and locally sourced ingredients where appropriate. We are looking forward to sending our guests here, and it’s an ideal base for exploring and Fishing in the heart of Perthshire. . . . . . #perthshire #pitlochry #scottishhotels #hotelsinscotland #hiddengems #rivertummel #rivertay #bigtreecountry #pitlochryfestivaltheatre #albagamefishing #uniquehotels #instascotland #scotspirit #meanwhileinscotland #visitscotland (at Knockendarroch - hotel & restaurant in Pitlochry) https://www.instagram.com/p/CrjQtv8NJho/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Almost….Almost! I thought I’d try this Cortland DT 444 and Danielsson reel on the ESN 10ft 2 weight. I attached (loop to loop) my Euronymph rig to the end of the fly line. It’s detachable. 35ft 6lb Amnesia/ Rio indicator. If a hatch came on I could remove it, roll it up and stick it in a pouch, then use the ESN as a dry fly rod. So how did that go? The first thing you should know is the @danielssonflyreels Danielsson Nymph doesn’t marry with the ESN reel seat too well. What a disappointment. It does hold, but only just. I wouldn’t have complete confidence that during a day of normal fishing, it would work itself loose at some point and fall down onto the gravel. In terms of how the rod performed as a dry fly rod, it was surprisingly good. Naturally, a softer action than the Sage LL or R8. The blank flexing right through the middle section, but if you slow the cast down and adjust accordingly it performs well enough and I was still able to perform 50 or 60 feet casts into a headwind. So for close up, intricate presentation it was good. I suppose ultimately carrying two rods (dry and nymph) on a day is a bit of a pain, so it might be a solution. Now trying to figure out if I could put for for for for line onto the ESN reel. Has anyone loaded an ESN reel with a dry fly line/ nymph combo? Or if anyone has any thought please share. . . . . #dryflyfishing #euronymphing #euronymph #nymphfishing #danielssonflyreels #sageesn #sageflyfish #sageflyrods #albagamefishing (at North Berwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/Crh9FTbNapr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A few select photos from guests on the River Tweed over the last two days. Guided by @cuillinrae A PB Grayling for our American guest and lots of fish caught in a variety of methods. Not a bad result despite that North wind. It’s bloody freezing out there 🥶 . . . . #graylingfishing #grayling #salmonfishing #flyfishing #albagamefishing #rivertweed #fishingguide #orvisuk #dryflyfishing #euronymphing #catchandrelease (at River Tweed) https://www.instagram.com/p/Crgvwb_Niec/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It is a stunning beat at Commonty. Big thanks to Ian Fraser a top ghillie. There are a couple of spots on the beat where the wading is lumpy. Re-detonated a life vest on the garden pool. We started to see fish showing below the Bend in the afternoon which was encouraging. No hook ups, but a hugely enjoyable couple of days, despite the biting North wind, sleet and cold temperatures. It’s a good example of ensuring you have plenty of warm layers. If you come to Fishing in Scottish summertime, the temperature was -1c this morning. 🥶 we were all using the Orvis Clearwater 15 foot double hand spey rods #orvisclearwaterspey which were superb and made light work of a north wind blowing straight into our faces. . . . . . . #riverdee #deeside #royaldeeside #salmonfishing #orvisuk #orvis #orvisclearwater #albagamefishing #salmonflies (at River Dee, Aberdeenshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CrfY_vgt6Yu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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3 jobs on around Scotland today 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 River Dee 3 rods at Commonty. River Spey Gordon Castle (pics to follow) River Tweed one rod (pics to follow) Brutal weather. Highly enjoyable though. Great to be out there! . . . . #riverdee #salmonfishing #speycasting #orvisclearwater #orvisuk #salmon #royaldeeside #albagamefishing (at River Dee, Aberdeenshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/Crbdzgrt5s0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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In grim conditions cloudless sky and a biting easterly, I found this trout in an unlikely spot. A nerve wracking fight that nearly went tits up a few times with tree roots and trying to steer it away from fast water. @edenmade2021 I’m gonna need a bigger net 🤣 Fish released safely after a quick pic. . . . . . #troutfishing #browntrout #sageflyfish #sageflyrods #catchandrelease #riverfishing #scotland #riverteviot #troutbum #troutjunkie #troutflies #troutrod #sageesn #albagamefishing #fishpal #flyfishing #orvisendorsedguides (at River Teviot) https://www.instagram.com/p/CrWSs1XtUkW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Researching new water with @scottrutherford72 glorious weather. Great salmon pools. Great company and legendary home-made soup. Thank you Jen. . . . . #salmonfishing #albagamefishing #speycasting #orvisproguide #orvis #research #timespentplanning (at Narnia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CrNvuO4NxDd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Some first class images from @crispinrodwell from @boathouseandcanny today. Thank you 🙏🏻 . . . . . #fishingphotography #rivertweed #salmonfishing #flyfishing #trophysalmon #albagamefishing #orvisendorsedguides #orvisuk (at River Tweed) https://www.instagram.com/p/CrJwAottiLE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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17 trout to the net today for American guest Gabe in a Perthshire hill loch today. When they’re on…they’re on! Great guiding by @robertiainmcandrew . . . . #troutfishing #browntrout #lochfishing #flyfishing #albagamefishing https://www.instagram.com/p/CrJl1dtN5IH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Two lovely guests from South Africa today enjoying a day Chasing salmon and a wee go at trout on the Lower Tweed @boathouseandcanny a big thank you to @cuillinrae as usual for his great guiding. A special thank you to @crispinrodwell for such great hospitality and the home-made venison burgers. . . . . #rivertweed #salmonfishing #troutfishing #albagamefishing #fishingguide #orvisendorsedguides (at River Tweed) https://www.instagram.com/p/CrJk-05t2la/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=