FISHING CLOSE TO THE OBSERVATORY

There is a wealth of fishing to be had, in the immediate vicinity of The Observatory all year round – most of it very inexpensive. Those waters marked with an asterisk (*) below, are between five and ten minutes walk from the house. None of the rest is more than half an hour’s drive. While it is hoped that the following information is accurate, none of it can be guaranteed. Please check all details well in advance.

There is a lot of good information about fishing in the area on the Pitlochry Angling Club's site.

For a pretty guaranteed catch, rod hire and instruction try Drummond’s Trout Farm (40 miles and about 50 minutes drive away) http://www.drummondtroutfarm.co.uk/

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WATER SPECIES PERMIT FROM/TEL NO COST SEASON OTHER INFO

Game fishing

Dunalastair Brown Trout Lochgarry Cottage, Kinloch £17-£20 per day 15 Mar - 6 Oct no bank fishing

Reservoir & Pike Rannoch, 01882 632354; per boat (2 rods) six boats

Dunaiastair Hotel, Kinloch Rannoch,

01882 632323

Loch Eigheach Brown Trout Mr J Brown, The Square, £1.50 (half day or 1 Apr - 30 Sept Fly fishing only

Kinloch Rannoch, 01882 evening), £3

632268; Rannoch Station Tea (day), £12 (week)

Room; Mr C Robertson, Dunan,

Rannoch Station

*Loch Faskally Salmon, Brown & Mr D McLaren, Boating £3 per day/ 5 Mar - 15 Oct Outboards and

Sea Trout Station, Clunie Bridge Road, £12 per week rowing boats for

Pitlochry 01796472919 or (from bank); £5.25 hire, live bait

472759 per day/£23 per and tackle for

week (from boat) sale. All legal baits

allowed, no fires

near water, cafe facilities

*River Garry Rainbow & Brown The Highland Shop, Blair £3 per day, £15 15 Apr - 6 Oct Fly, bait or

Trout Atholl, 01796 481303 per week, Jnrs & spinning

OAPs, £2 per day

£8 per week

River Gaur Details as for Loch Laidon below

Loch Kinardochy Brown Trout Mitchells of Pitlochry, £10 per day 15 Mar - 6 Oct No bank fishing,

01796472613 per boat fly only, stocked by club

Loch Laidon and Brown Trout Moor of Rannoch Hotel, £3 per day (free 15 Mar - 6 Oct Boats available

River Gaur Rannoch Station,01882 to hotel guests), (half price to

633238 special weekly rates hotel guests)

Loch Rannoch Brown Trout, Charr, Shops and hotels in Kinloch £4 per day, £14 per 15 Mar - 6 Oct Fly and spinners

Ferox Rannoch or contact Mr R week, £25 per season, only, no live Legate,

Glenrannoch House, under 12s & OAPs free bait, ghillie

01882 632307 service, rod hire, tackle shop, boat hire from

Dunalastair Hotel

River Tilt Salmon The Highland Shop, Blair On application On application On application

Atholl, 01796 481303

Loch Tummel Brown Trout Pitlochry TIC, 01796472215; £3 per day 15 Mar - 6 Oct Only fish over

Queen's View Centre, 01350 9 inches to be kept

727284; Tummel Valley Holiday

Park, 01882 634221; Mitchells

Of Pitlochry, 01796 472613

River Tummel Brown Trout Shops and hotels in Kinloch £3 per day, £10 per 15 Mar - 6 Oct Lochgarry

(upper) Rannoch and Tummel Bridge week, Jnrs & OAPs Cottage, 01882

half price 632354 or

Inner-hadden Keeper,01882

632339

River Garry Salmon Finlayson Hughes, 31 Barossa £15 - £30 15 Jan - 15 Oct

Ruan Ruarie Place, Perth 01738630926 per day

*River Tummel (N Brown Trout Mitchells of Pitlochry, 01796 £4 per day, £12 15 Mar - 6 Oct Fly only until

Bank Portnacraig to 472613: Pitlochry TIC, 01796 per week, season 30 June, then

Ballinluig, S Bank 472215; Milton of Fonab tickets available maggot/worm;

below Milton of Fonab Caravan Park, 01796 472882; general advice

Caravan Park to Ballinluig PO, 01796 482220; from R Gardiner

Ballinluig Ballinluig Services, 01796 01796472157

482212 (eves) or R

Harriman 01796

472484

*River Tummel Salmon Written enquiries to Pitlochry £6 to £35 per day 15 Jan - 15 Oct Advance booking

(Portnacraig) Angling Club c/o TIC, 22 Atholl recommended-

Road, Pitlochry, or call Mr max 3 anglers;

Gardiner 01796 472157 (Eves) spinning, fly or

worm - no natural shrimp or prawn

*River Tummel Salmon Milton of FonabCaravan Park, £20 to £40 per day 15 Jan - 15 Oct

(West Haugh & Pitlochry,01796472882

Dunfollondy)

*River Tummel Salmon Westlands Hotel, Pitlochry, £30 per day per rod 15 Jan -15 Oct Available only

(Lower) 01796472266 (max 4 rods) 18-23 May

*River Tummel Salmon Written enquiries toPitlochry £12 per day 15 Jan - 15 Oct Available 6 July

(Lower) Angling Club c/o TIC, 26 to 29 Aug; max

Atholl Ro:ld, Pitlochry (also 4 anglers; fly,

Accepts bookins during week spinning, worm

Of fishing) or call Mr Gardiner - no natural

01796 472157 (evenings) shrimp or prawn

Coarse fishing

Dunmore Water Carp, Perch, Pike, Mitchells of Pitlochry, £5 per day Tickets limited.

Roach & Tench 01796472613

Loch Eigheoch Perch Mr JBrown, The Square, No charge 1 Apr - 30 Sept

Kinloch Rannoch, 01882

632268

Errochty Dam Pike (also The Highland Shop, Blair £3 per rod per day 15 Apr - 6 Oct Fly or spinning;

Brown Trout) Atholl, 01796 481303 no close season

for pike; walk of 0,5mile

*Loch Faskally Perch & Pike Boating Station, Clunie Bridge £3 per day from All year All legal baits

Rd, Pitlochry, 01796 472919 bank, £5.25 per day allowed; boats

from boat available 15 Mar

to 15 Oct; cafe facilities

Loch Rannoch Perch & Pike Mr R Legate, Glenrannoc.h On application 15 Mar - 6 Oct Boats from

& Trout House, 01882 632307 & Dunalastair

Dunalastair Hotel, 01882 rod hire

632323

Loch Tummel Perch & Pike As under Game Fishing cbove On application All year

*River Tummel Grayling As under second Loch Tumel £3 per day, £10 All year As under second

entry in Game Fishing above per week, season Loch Tummel

ticket available entry above