Finavon Castle Water

Finavon Castle Water Two and a half miles of prime salmon and sea trout fishing on the river South Esk in Angus, Scotland. You will want to come back!

FCW - Finavon Castle Water - is one of the most attractive fisheries on a medium size salmon and sea trout river anywhere in Scotland. Its principal attraction is that throughout its 2.7 miles the banks of the river are wooded with indigenous trees. There are access tracks, car parks and fishing huts on each of the four beats. FCW averages about 100 salmon and 105 sea trout over the last five year

s which makes it a reliable, if not spectacular, fishery in terms of its catches. The best of the salmon fishing is in the spring and the autumn with sea trout fishing at its best in June and July. FCW prices are competitive and it's website www.finavoncastlefishing.co.uk widely regarded as one of the best salmon fishing websites in Scotland. Accommodation in the Finavon area ranges from B&Bs and hotels to self catering cottages. The Angus countryside is outstandingly beautiful with mountains and glens nearby, a historic coastline with fabulous beaches and a huge range of tourist attractions, including some of Scotland's most famous castles and gardens, golf courses and great shopping and attractions for the whol family that the rapidly developing city of Dundee has to offer, not to mention St Andrews and Royal Deeside - all within easy range of Finavon. It is worth coming here to fish and to enjoy this unknown part of Scotland.

07/03/2025

A very stormy day at Ardtoe in the winter of 24/25

Looking inland towards the west and the hills of Lochaber.
07/03/2025

Looking inland towards the west and the hills of Lochaber.

06/03/2025

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There is no politician better qualified to comment on the Zelensky/Trump Oval Office debacle than L**h Walesa , the form...
04/03/2025

There is no politician better qualified to comment on the Zelensky/Trump Oval Office debacle than L**h Walesa , the former Polish leader of Solidarnost and current president of Poland.

The US has a profound relationship with Poland and a huge Polish diaspora living in the States.

Trump will find it difficult to ignore the powerful arguments contained in Walesa’s letter to Trump.

Such experience and wisdom has the power to be a game changer.

Ex-Polish leader, who won Nobel prize for pro-democracy efforts, compares meeting to a communist interrogation

SUNSET FURNACE BACKLIGHTS ARDNAMURCHAN AT NEW YEAR
06/01/2025

SUNSET FURNACE BACKLIGHTS ARDNAMURCHAN AT NEW YEAR

More photos of our ‘Furnace’ sunset on 5 January.Colours are rich and dramatic as the night clouds darken the sky to giv...
05/01/2025

More photos of our ‘Furnace’ sunset on 5 January.

Colours are rich and dramatic as the night clouds darken the sky to give the glow of the searing Sun a blast furnace impression.

Winter here at Ardtoe is never dull. The elements of wind, sleet and heavy rain are always demanding when I invite Mabel to join me for a beach walk at low tide. She is always enthusiastic, no matter what the weather.

The Winter Furnace behind Ardnamurchan Ridge on a cold Winter’s night.These drone photos were taken at 1620 on the 5th o...
05/01/2025

The Winter Furnace behind Ardnamurchan Ridge on a cold Winter’s night.

These drone photos were taken at 1620 on the 5th of January 2025, as the Sun was setting.

We are looking southwest towards Ardnamurchan Peninsula, behind which is Loch Sunart.

Away to the west lies the island of Mull with its multi-pastel shore houses along the front in Tobermory.

The silence of a cold winter’s night across the calm mirror of Kentra as the tide ebbs is a reminder of the solitude and peace that our peerless coastal landscape offers.

The ultimate therapy

STORM FRANK 31 DECEMBER 2015.The full force of an angry and unrelenting flood - and perhaps a harbinger of things to com...
25/10/2024

STORM FRANK 31 DECEMBER 2015.

The full force of an angry and unrelenting flood - and perhaps a harbinger of things to come!

3.73 metres measured on the SEPA gauge in Tannadice. This was the highest spate ever recorded on the South Esk up to 2015. Since then there have been three bigger spates, the largest being Storm Babet in October 2023, which recorded over 4 metres at BRECHIN and wrought terrible destruction at Finavon and in the town of BRECHIN, not to mention severely damaging the 300 year old bridge of Dun.

This photo was taken at 1330 on 31/12/2015 from the right bank of the river as the flood inundated the fields at Bogardo.

IS THIS A FAMOUS SCOTTISH SALMON RIVER OR IS IT THE BRECHIN CITY JAPANESE ROCK GARDEN?This photo was taken on 5 October ...
25/10/2024

IS THIS A FAMOUS SCOTTISH SALMON RIVER OR IS IT THE BRECHIN CITY JAPANESE ROCK GARDEN?
This photo was taken on 5 October 2024.

WHY ARE WE ANGRY?Blocking the access of salmon into the river is a wildlife crime.
25/10/2024

WHY ARE WE ANGRY?

Blocking the access of salmon into the river is a wildlife crime.

A serious blockage on the Kinnaird D**e in April 2022

WHY ARE WE ANGRY?Blocking the passage of salmon into the river is a wildlife crime! (2024)(And this was the “improved ve...
25/10/2024

WHY ARE WE ANGRY?

Blocking the passage of salmon into the river is a wildlife crime! (2024)

(And this was the “improved version after moving a few stones to correct the damage done by the 100% low water blockage of salmon access to the South Esk.)

Should this massive obstruction exist?

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FCW - Finavon Castle Water - is one of the most attractive fisheries on a medium size salmon and sea trout river anywhere in Scotland. Its principal attraction is that throughout its 2.7 miles of double bank fishing the river environment is wooded, mainly with indigenous species of trees. There are access tracks, car parks and fishing huts on each of the four beats. FCW averages about 100 salmon and 105 sea trout over the last five years, which makes it a reliable fishery in terms of catches. The best of the salmon fishing is in the spring and the autumn with sea trout fishing at its best in June and July. FCW prices are competitive and it's website www.finavoncastlefishing.co.uk is widely regarded as one of the most informative and helpful salmon fishing websites in Scotland. Accommodation in the Finavon area ranges from B&Bs and hotels to self catering cottages. Details can be obtained by contacting Tony Andrews 07748 634 658. The Angus countryside is outstandingly beautiful with mountains and glens nearby, a historic coastline with fabulous beaches and a huge range of tourist attractions, including some of Scotland's most famous castles and gardens, golf courses and great shopping and attractions for the whole family that the rapidly developing city of Dundee has to offer, not to mention St Andrews and Royal Deeside - all within easy range of Finavon. It is worth coming here to fish and to enjoy this unknown part of Scotland. You will want to come back!

I have fished the River South Esk for more than 40 years and I confess to being hopelessly in love with our fickle little river, sometimes productive, but always beautiful, interesting and alluring. The things I love most about the river and its surroundings are the surprises it can provide in terms of catches, and the ever present wildlife - ospreys, otters, roedeer, dippers, kingfishers and red squirrels - and the list continues for many more pages.

The size of some of our salmon stretches the imagination of those who wonder how such a relatively small stream can produce such monstrous fish. A 59lbs salmon caught at Kinnaird in 1922. A 45 lbs salmon caught in the upper river at Crossbog Farm on the Kirriemuir Angling Club water in the 1970s. Every year we see big fish and opccasionally catch one of over 30lbs. Every year I lie quietly on top of the Haughs Aqueduct and watch through the gin clear water as spring salmon take up their lies in readiness for the long wait for the cooler waters of the autumn, when they will spawn in the upper river.

And then there are the wonderful runs of sea trout to consider. Long summer nights - just twilight really - and swirling, splashing and torpedoing sea trout putting noise and confusion into the still summer’s night. Catching sea trout at night on the fly is a very special experience. Addictive for sure.