The River Ness hosts one of the most productive summer and autumn runs of salmon in the North of Scotland with fresh fish being caught up to the last day of the season, October 15th.
 
Ness Castle Fishing boasts over a mile of double bank salmon fishing, and has some of the finest fly water on the river, with pools such as the famous Black Stream, Lady Pool and The Laggan.
 
All of the pools are readily fished from the bank or are easily waded, although in higher water, fishing can be carried out from one of out four boats at the ghillie’s discretion.
 
Fishing is let for five rods and can be carried out equally well in both low or high water, with the river running gin clear regardless, this is due to Loch Ness acting as a giant filter and stopping any visible sediment getting into the river.

Trout fishing on the beat is also first class, with exceptional catches frequently being made in spring and early summer. The average weight of the trout is around the pound mark, with many larger trout of up to and over 3lb caught each season.

In addition to the fishing we have also secured the services of 3 times World Spey Casting Champion and qualified casting instructor Gordon Armstrong as our resident ghillie. Gordon is on hand to help our guests throughout their stay and offers expert advice to those anglers keen to improve their casting techniques.
 

The Ghillies Reports 2009

Laggan Fishing Vouchers

During the early season in 2010 (Feb1st - Late July), Nesscastle Lodges will be offering a daily fishing package on the Laggan beat.

The package will include; Coffee and bacon rolls on arrival; a full days fishing (9am-5pm) at the Laggan beat on the River Ness and lunch at our bothy to see you through the rest of the day.

Vouchers can be obtained through Laura Mackintosh on 07886524740, at the rate of  
70 pound per rod per day, with a maximum of 3 rods available per day.