Spate · Granite · Moray / Speyside, GB-SCT

River Avon (Spey)

The River Avon flowing beneath the Bridge of Avon near Ballindalloch in Speyside, Scotland
Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Day off — closed today
Reopens Monday. Use the day to walk the beats.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.28 mLast reading 22h ago
  • Water temp13.2°C
  • ClarityClear
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.28 m
Last reading 22h ago
Water temp13.2°C
ClarityClear
Weather11°C
WindW 13 km/h
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent4.1 mm
Rain · ahead5.7 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Ideal
13°C est.ideal 1014°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
Morning into early afternoon.
Where
Pool tails, steadier runs, and any water with pace.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Likely species
Mayflies
  • Blue-winged oliveMost likely
    #16–18 · Dun
    Duns are up; a sherry spinner fall may follow.
  • Anglers curse mayfliesAlso possibleLower confidence
    #20–22 · Spinner
    Go tiny: 20-22 spent spinner, single fly, long tippet.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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2
2
2
2
2
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1
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. The River Avon flowing beneath the Bridge of Avon near Ballindalloch in Speyside, Scotland
    River Avon near the Bridge of Avon, Speyside, Moray
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Atlantic Salmon · confidence 75%
How the river scores — hydrology factors
Water heightMedium Ideal0.0
Recent riseNone0.0
Falling after liftNot Applicable0.0
Water temperatureCool To Moderate0.0
Time in seasonOpening Period0.0
ClarityClearing0.0
Hydrology base0.0
Legal gate: Unknown Check Local Rules
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Directions
Seasons & zones
TodayFishing closed on Sundays. Sunday fishing banned on some rivers (Tweed system, some estates). Not universal — many Scottish waters allow Sunday fishing. Check locally. This rule is applied conservatively as a regional default; river-level overrides should open Sunday where confirmed legal.Closed
  • Salmon 11 February30 September

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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