The Fishing
Click Picture for a full panoramic view of The Lurg
S.A.I.A. leases approximately 6 miles of double bank salmon and trout fishing on the river Spey with 12 miles of double bank on the river Dulnain. The Spey beats are Upper Castle Grant with approximately 2 miles of mouth watering fly fishing water from the New Bridge down to Slop Thomas and New Bridge to Broomhill Bridge.
Casting at the neck of Tarric Mor in June, Pool No. 12, (as below).
It is no idle boast that we believe our angling club water is probably the best in Britain. It is the quality of the environment up here in the Scottish Highlands that combines with the fishing to create an exceptional experience. There are stunning views of the Cairngorm Mountains from Dulnain Mouth, park like vistas upstream from Tarric Mor, the majestic, classic highland river tumbling through Clach na Strone down to Big Stream then under Grantown on Spey Old Bridge into the Lurg (the Lurig), the Long Pool and finally to Slop Thomas. Each pool and run a class act, water to get your pulse pumping
Our claim is not unfounded, being supported by the word of anglers who travel to Grantown from all corners of the world. Visitors recognise that a fishing permit for our Association water is just the ticket, representing a real chance to encounter a Spey salmon in a little bit of heaven, at a price that does not break the bank.
What a place to fish while you watch the osprey swoop, the otter slink and kingfishers dart in the sparkling waters of the Spey. Then the rod bends, the reel screams and you forget everything as you join battle with Salmo the Leaper, King of Fish!
Discover Speyside magic for yourself, take a pictorial tour of the river to view the Spey in all seasons, whether basking in sunshine or blanketed in winter snow. I bet it will tempt you.
| Bigger and Better The re-negotiation of Upper Castle Grant click any picture for a larger view |  |
The Association has renegotiated the lease on the Upper Castle Grant beat and we have it back all week!
After losing 6 day access to Upper Castle Grant water in the mid 1990's the club suffered a decline in visitor interest because we only had the beat from Thursday to Saturday, all be it with the extra water down to Slates.
We are now able to announce that after careful negotiation and commitment to greater expense, the club has regained full access from Monday to Saturday from the New Bridge down to Slop Thomas - yes the way it used to be but with extra water!To say we are chuffed is an under statement. Okay, we have lost Slates, we will miss it as much for the trout fishing as for the salmon, but hey no hankies, we can fish down to Slop Thomas any day and so can you.
For those of you who gave up fishing at Grantown when the fishing rights changed it is even better news, the great old days are back (and they were great). So dust off the road map to Speyside and get booked in and hooked into salmon on the magnificent Spey.
For those of you who have never been on the Spey now is the time to give it a go, I know, I moved here lock, stock and fishing tackle just to be able to get at that fabulous river every day. You will not regret it, you'll come back, you might even move here permanently!
£27.14 a Day for Fishing on the Spey! ( Based on weekly ticket.)
Yes, that is what it costs when you take a week permit for the Association Water, £185.00 for the week and you get 7 whole days for that. The norm is 6 days with no Sunday fishing but at Grantown you get a seven day ticket e.g. Saturday to Saturday inclusive, to make up for the lost Sunday.
Where else will you get a day on the Spey for 27 quid in the height of the salmon and sea trout season? Hell it costs that just to go plodding for stocked rainbows, we even charge £47 for a day ticket from April onwards and that is good value! (£20.00 for 11th Feb through 31st March)
Map of the SAIA Spey Beat With Named and Numbered Pools
Key To The Pools On The Association Water
Click a Pool Name to be taken to our Pool Photographs page.