Fly fishing for trout on Spey Dam Inverness shire Scotland at sunset
What you need to know about fly fishing Scotland, the common species, suitable tackle and fishing tips for fly fishing it's rivers and lochs. The quarry species are brown trout. their sea run cousins the sea trout and Atlantic salmon. Stocked rainbow trout are also found in numerous put and take fisheries but there are no naturally occurring or self sustaining populations of rainbows in Scotland. Brown trout have the widest range, they occur in almost every loch, lake and river, making them the favourite for anglers fishing Scotland. It is common for minimum size limits to be stipulated around 25cm on natural rivers and lochs and a trout of 45cm would be considered a specimen in most places. Where they have access to the sea and especially if the habitat is not conducive to them growing large there is a tendency for brown trout to migrate to the sea and gain better feeding which allows them to grow larger and produce more offspring. Sea run brown trout are commonly in excess of 1kg in weight and often larger. Fish of over 9kg have been recorded. Brown trout too can grow large, especially where they find other fish to prey upon, such as smaller trout or Arctic charr. Large trout of this type are called ferrox and they are most often caught on baits or trolled lures. If I had only one fly rod for river trout it would be between 8ft 6in and 9ft 3in long and suitable for a #5 line. In most instances a floating line is ok but occasionally an intermediate or sink tip line is useful. Fly patterns representing the natural insects are usually in the size range 16 to 12. Sea trout fly fishing is practiced in a similar way to salmon fishing and it is not uncommon for anglers fishing for sea trout to hook salmon. A stronger outfit is therefore employed. To fish Scotland for sea trout a fly rod of between 9ft 6in and 11ft for line sizes #7 or #8 is normal. Fly sizes and types including singles, doubles, trebles and tube flies are used.
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Location: Spey Dam Laggan Strathspey Inverness-shire Highland Region Scotland
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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