Sage Fly rods for salmon and trout fishing in Scotland

Alba now stock flagship Sage R8 fly rods for salmon and trout for guests to use when fishing in Scotland.

In addition to the Sage rods, we carry a large stock of premium Rio Fly lines. Also for trout and salmon.

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The Sage 14ft #9 weight Spey rod, reel and rio Outbound line

To begin with, here are the salmon rods we will stock. The 14ft # 9 weight R8. Also the 13ft # 8 weight. Finally the 15ft # 10/11 weight. In addition to the R8s, we carry the Sonic and X range of Spey rods.

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Fishing a Sage 14ft X Spey rod, on Tulchan B Beat on the River Spey

Meanwhile, our Sage rods are balanced with a choice of Rio Spey lines, the Outbound, Scandi body, Scandi Versitip and Skagit. we stock a huge range of versileaders with various sink rates.

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Close up of Grayling and Sage ESN in Scotland

In addition to the R8 series, fans of Euronymphing can enjoy the ESN range of rods and reels. In our opinion, the best nymphing rods ever made.

In summary, our team of guides now all carry enough Sage fly fishing tackle to allow guests to enjoy fishing with these premium rods, reels and lines on a day with Alba Game Fishing.

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Sage Fly rods R8 and ESN

In addition to the salmon and nymphing rods, we now stock a range of Sage R8 trout rods. We decided to opt for the following trout rods which cover most of our needs:

  • Sage R8 Core 9ft AFTM # 5 weight 
  • Sage R8 Core 9ft AFTM # 4 weight 
  • Sage R8 Classic 9ft AFTM # 5 weight 
  • Sage R8 Classic 9ft AFTM # 4 weight
  • Sage R8 Core 9 1/2ft AFTM # 6 weight with fighting but
  • Sage Trout Spey 11ft double hand trout rod

Lastly, our trout rods are married with the new Rio Gold fly lines and Sage Trout reels.

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Grayling fishing in Scotland on the Teviot