Stewart Collingswood

Fluorocarbon – Expensive and the best leader for salmon? read on.. If you’ve wondered what the best leader for salmon fishing would be, for salmon fishing, then read on. In the last 10 years, there’s a rise on popularity of…

Surprisingly the best Euronymphing rods are not always the most expensive, there’re are some bargains to be had. In fact two of our top 6 rods can be bought for under £250. Orvis Clearwater – 10ft 2 weight Euronymphing rod…

Firstly, The Big Four Salmon Rivers in Scotland are the River Dee, River Tweed, River Tay and River Spey. With this in mind, we offer salmon and sea trout fishing trips on them all. Alternatively you could try the Big…

Choosing the correct Grayling Flies can be a game changer on Scottish Rivers. Our guides have selected 5 of their favourite flies. Grayling Flies No 1 – The Squirmy Wormy In order to fish for Grayling effectively in high water,…

To begin, the River Tay is Scotland’s largest river and this article helps you to identify the best places to target trout and grayling. Firstly my love of trout fishing on the River Tay was ignited in 1980. I worked…

Memorable Grayling tales from two of Alba’s oldest and experienced guides, Bill and Stew. Bill Drew – Fishing Guide for Alba and Founder of Best Fishing Scotland Firstly, apologies if this sounds like a fish counter/ competition angler story but…

First, Fly Fishing in Scotland, is on most anglers bucket list. Given that we have such clean water, abundance of rivers and lochs (lakes) the angling opportunities are endless. Along with an explanation of the species, this article covers the…

First of all the salmon season on the River Tay (main river ) commences on 15th January and ends, 15th October. Additionally the following tributaries of the Tay are as listed below. Salmon season on the Tay tributaries How much…