Fishing The Fly Scotland
Fishing The Fly is based in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at the heart of the rivers Don, Dee, Spey and Deveron.
We went live on the web back in the mid 90s, with the basic idea of sharing our enthusiasm for the fishing in the area and hopefully helping others to enjoy this too.
Numerous remakes and updates have followed over the years, but the ethos remains very much the same.
We hope you find our website content useful and that you spend many enjoyable hours on the water!
River Don Trout Fishing
The River Don is reasonably well known for it's salmon and sea trout fishing, but the reason that most anglers visit the river is to enjoy the excellent brown trout fishing.
An introduction to the River Don, with additional pages covering flies and tactics that will hopefully help you to tempt one of these beautiful trout.
Plus pages for local angling clubs and tackle shops to help you find fishing opportunities on the river.
Stillwater Trout Fishing
Aberdeenshire anglers enjoy some great small stillwater trout fishing.
Many of these lakes are set in scenic locations and offer high quality rainbow trout fishing with easy access for the visitor.
Enjoy exploring the featured stillwaters, the fishery owners are always keen to see you enjoy a good day, so don't be afraid to ask them for advice when you go!
Barrio Fly Lines
Fishing The Fly Scotland is hosted by Mike Barrio, Mike offers a superb range of fly lines that he researches and develops in Aberdeenshire.
Barrio Fly Lines are ideal for fishing our lochs and rivers and have gained an excellent reputation for innovation, quality and value for money.
Original taper designs, smooth, supple, effortless casting and simply a pleasure to fish.
Sandy's Custom Fly Rods
Sandy Nelson has been building fly rods for more than 30 years, a local angler with a passion for modern glass fibre fly rods.
Sandy's custom fly rods have an excellent reputation in the North East of Scotland and are also being enjoyed by their owners in many locations throughout Europe.
If you have not fished a modern glass fly rod before, make sure you try his Freestone 79!
Fly Fishing Tuition & Guides
Spending time with a qualified instructor is one of the best investments you can make as a fly fisher.
Qualifications apart, our featured fly fishing instructors are very keen fishers and great fun to be with, it really does make a very enjoyable day out!
Fishing guides can introduce you to new waters, are dedicated to you and your party, and will do their best to ensure that you get the most enjoyment and success possible from your outing.
