Turriff Angling Association have 3/4 mile of fishing just outside Turriff. It
caters for visiting anglers with both daily and weekly tickets.
It boasts eight pools which will fish in all heights of water. Although mainly
fly fishing, spinning and worming are allowed in periods of high water.
Salmon of 15 lb are not uncommon whilst a 30 lb fish was landed and returned in
October 2002.
Sea-trout arrive in June and average 2 to 3 lb but the Deveron does yield a
number around 7 lb each season.
Despite its length (although the bottom half is double bank) it can be a
prolific beat in higher water. In the year 2002 it came in the top five beats on
the number of fish caught.
The visitor tickets are £150 per week from May until 31 st October and four
rods are available. Daily tickets from dawn till dusk are available at £30 per
day.
Further details and bookings can be made by ringing Frank on 01888 562428.
The Pools
The Kirns is the upper pool of the beat. It is a long slow pool and
fishes well in a spate. Fish enter the pool after a run up fast water and often
stop for a rest along its whole length. A great salmon pool.
The Island Stream is the next pool down. It has a narrow neck and is
usually too fast to fish at the top but fish can lie at the far side off the
stream. As it calms down fish lie from the middle to the far side and can be
easily covered from the bank. Floods destroyed this pool in 2002 and it was re
built in 2003. It has not yet regained its best pool on the beat status .
Island stream running down from the Kirns
The Burn Mouth and Corner Pools run into each other and can
produce large numbers of fish when they are running. They slow as they come
round the bend and are best covered with a spinner in high water. A 30 lb fish
was taken and returned here in 2003.
The Worming Hole is the pool below the bridge and has a flow through the
centre of it. This allows fish to be taken from both banks and it yields many
fish over a season. The tail of the pool is excellent fly water and is a good
spot for both salmon and sea-trout.
The Flats can really be divided up into four pools as they are all
different and cover around 200 yds of water. The top part is fast water and is a
good holding spot. The hot spots are just as the rough water fines down. It then
becomes a slow pool but is one of the best spots for sea-trout at night. It then
narrows and enters rough water which again is a good holder of fish just under
the electric wires.
The Bottom Hole is a long pool again with fast water at its head and
fines away into a long glide of flowing water over a deep bottom. This pool is
good for sea-trout in June and holds many a salmon in the back end. It has the
look of three pools because of the croys and then it slows away into Knockiemill.
This pool belongs to Forglen but the club has full use of it on a FLY ONLY
basis. It can be productive close to the far bank and is an excellent long pool
for the dry fly after some big brownies.
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