As we moved into the first week of September, river levels had fallen back considerably over the previous weekend and we had briefly entered another period of late Summer weather, hot and dry! Luckily, it was short lived and we soon saw a more unsettled theme approaching, with further outbreaks of heavy rain falling over…
It has been a very long dry Summer with very little in the way of decent rainfall throughout July and into late August, apart from the occasional light rain falling over the River Findhorn, Spey and Dee Catchments, lifting river levels slightly from time to time! As we moved into early July, it was already…
As we moved into the first full week of June, river levels continued to fall away and an early heatwave began to develop with daytime air temperatures reaching 24° C. However, by late afternoon on Friday, June 1st, we saw some heavy rain falling over the River Findhorn catchment and river levels were running at…
As we moved into the middle of April, river levels remained on the high side on the River Findhorn and River Spey with snow melting water keeping levels topped up each day. On Monday, April 16th, river levels were reading 2’4” on the Forres gauge and it was a sunny and bright day with a…
The new salmon fishing season opened February 12th on the River Spey and the River Findhorn. However, despite catching a good number of well mended kelts on Altyre and Darnaway Beats on the River Findhorn, there were no fresh fish caught during the opening month. Then, as we moved into early March, which is usually…
Fishing News Page for September, 2017 The first week of September remained very dry with high pressure in charge of our weather system. However, the signs of a change to more unsettled and wetter conditions were looking quite promising and hopes were high for a soaking! By Friday, September 8th, after heavy rain falling over…
As we moved into early August, river levels were rising after some heavy rain falling over the Cairngorms and Monhadliath Mountain catchments, giving the River Spey, River Dee and River Findhorn a much needed lift in levels. On Monday, August 7th, river levels were reading 1’ on the river Findhorn Forres gauge. I was joined…
As we moved into early July, river levels were reading 2’0” on the Forres gauge after a period of wet and windy weather. There were good numbers of fresh fishing running and David Tisdale got the month off to a great start with a lovely deep summer salmon of around 10 lbs. on 1” Altyre…
On Saturday, May 6th, Local anglers, Leslie Tyson and Andrew McInnes were having an encouraging day, seeing good runs of fish pushing through the Altyre Beats. Leslie Tyson hooked and released two fish around 10 lbs and 11 lbs. and also a sea trout of around 2 lbs. The week started out with high hopes…
As we moved into the last week of April, the weather became decidedly much colder … more like the end of December than April! River levels were falling away and reading just five inches on the Forres gauge by April 24th. Once again, the cold weather returned with gale force winds, snow, sleet and feeling…
River levels remained at a good fly fishing height throughout the rest of March with a mixture of rain and snow melt water keeping levels topped up. The week commencing March 6th, the river levels were running 1 ft. 7 inches on the Forres gauge. Daytime air temperatures were also showing signs of improvement with…
I am delighted to report our first and second salmon of the season caught from Altyre Estate on the River Findhorn. For the week commencing February 27th, river levels had been running at around 1’11” on the Forres gauge and continued to fall away throughout the week. River conditions were looking spot on for fly…
As we entered into late August, river levels on the River Findhorn fell away rather quickly, reading 4″on the Forres gauge on Monday August 22nd. Weather conditions remained very hot and humid with very little sign of any rain to come as high pressure tightened its’ grip over the country. Leslie Tyson managed to hook…
As we moved into late July, levels on the River Findhorn remained in good order for the week commencing July 25th, reading 1′ on the Forres gauge. However, as the week progressed, levels fell away quickly and it remained dry for much of the week. There were certainly plenty of smaller grilse running in off…
Going into the week commencing June 20th, river levels remained at good fishable height on the River Findhorn, reading 1′ on the Forres gauge. Leslie Tyson had an amazing couple of hours when he went down to Altyre Lower Beat for a cast after work. He managed to hook and release three fresh sea-liced fish…
As we moved through into late May, river levels remained really low and fishing was slow on the Rivers Spey, Dee and Findhorn. High pressure had established itself over the Scottish Highlands and with all snow melted away. We were now in need of rain, lots of it! However, there was certainly still no shortage…
Since my last update and as we moved into late April, winter returned to the Highlands of Scotland with a vengeance! River levels had already fallen away quite amazingly and it appeared that the early run of Spring salmon were in no hurry to be moving into the Middle and Upper Beats at this time….
Since my last update in mid-March, I am delighted to report that the spring salmon season is really looking extremely promising for the Rivers Findhorn and Spey. There have been some good runs of early spring salmon moving into both rivers giving some excellent sport to all anglers visiting the North East of Scotland. David…
The new fishing season opened here in Scotland on the Rivers Findhorn and Spey on February 11th and I am delighted to announce that our first fish of the 2016 season was caught on Altyre Estate, River Findhorn. On February 22, Leslie Tyson was fishing on Altyre Estate, Lower Beat with water levels running at…
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