The South Esk
The South Esk, like the North Esk, can give
excellent sport with salmon, although it is perhaps better
known for its sea trout. It is a longer river than the North
Esk, offering more in the way of publicly accessible
fishing. The best months for salmon, given rain, are August,
September and October with June and July producing the bulk
of the sea trout.
The South Esk at Brechin
Sea Trout Fishing on the South Esk
The upper part of the South Esk down to the foot of
Glen Clova can provide excellent sport given good water. Here the
Kirriemuir Angling Club issue visitors permits for seven miles of
the river upstream of Cortachy. The river swells in size on being
joined by the Prosen Water, near Cortachy, below which lie some
excellent rocky holding pools on the productive sea trout beats of
Inshewan and Finavon and the more gentle, gravelly runs and pools
down past Tannadice and Brechin to the lower river beats at Kinnaird
and Bridge of Dun, just above the Montrose basin.
See also
South Esk Fishing
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