[Anthony Lomas]

Hi all,

I wonder if you can give me some advice please...?

I'll be having a week in Aviemore in mid-April and would love to do a bit of fishing on the Spey or any local lochs.  I've got both fly and spinning gear.

I'm very new to fly fishing and have only ever fished still waters.

I'd like to go for salmon, trout and sea-trout and don't mind using fly or lure.

Can anybody please give me some simple advice on where to go, where's best for spinning, where's best for fly and where is easily accessible?

Many thanks,

Anthony

[Ali Mcewan]

A lot of the spey is accessible around aviemore, maybe a tad too early but there will be salmon up there by now, albeit not in great numbers.
Plenty hill lochs etc in the area too.
Certainly a bonnie area to fish

[Anthony Lomas]

Many thanks for that.

Do you have any tips on which lochs to fish for trout, please?

[Derek Roxborough]

Probably all of them,  Derek Roxborough

[Anthony Lomas]

Hi Derek,

Thanks for your reply.

As a relative newbie with little experience I’m after specific advice about easily accessible ones, probably with bank side fishing. Do you have any recommendations?

🍻

[Ali Mcewan]

A bit abernethy & aviemore angling just posted


Well that’s us off the mark now. A couple of springers caught at Lagyie this morning. One at about 7lbs and one at 9lbs. Both caught on the spinner.

There seems to be a lot of fish in the lagyie area so looks like it’s the place to be. From the shed right down the the croys. Reports of a few fish that haven’t been landed from here aswell.

Remember all fish have to be reported to Stuart Voce within 48 hours. His details are on season tickets and day tickets.

Tight lines. 🎣🎣🎣🎣

[Anthony Lomas]

That’s great. Thanks for that. Can anybody recommend which pools are best for fly and which for spinner please?

[Anthony Lomas]

Hi Ali,

Can you give me any tips on the lures you use please?

[Ali Mcewan]

Flying C's are popular, as are rapala style plugs.  Never go wrong with Devon minnows or Toby's.
In general with spring fishing, get it down deep & fish it slow

[Anthony Lomas]

Much obliged Ali, that's great.

So sinking lures are best then? Which pools do you recommend for spinning on the Aviemore or Abernethy beats please?