information for overseas visitors:
Fishing the Spey
One of the largest rivers in Scotland, from its source Loch Spey, it
flows 97 miles to Moray Firth, emptying between Banff and Elgin. The
total catchment area is 1,154 sq miles. The Spey is an alpine river,
with melting snow supplementing flow well into spring. The waters are
low in Information about fishing and the River Spey from The Spey Fisheries Board and www.angusstuartfishing.co.uk Association water fishing is available at:
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Local
'Gillies' will gladly guide you along the Spey to the best spots (for
a fee!! - of course) and fishing is allowed with the purchase of day
tickets and local tackle hire.
nutrients,
and have remained fairly free from pollution. The main river is also
relatively free from obstructions. Historically, one of the great salmon
rivers, net fishing ceased at the end of the 1993 season, and there
is now no commercial netting for salmon within the Spey district. 
