Spate · Granite · Easter Ross

River Alness / Averon

Fast-flowing rapids on the River Averon, also known as the River Alness, in the Scottish Highlands.
Good · Atlantic Salmon
Black Shrimp · small double / treble
Goodlive now
A good day — worth the effort
Low and clear — careful approach country. Small, sparse flies, long leader, careful approach.
70% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.37 m
  • Water temp16.5°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Black Shrimp
Black Shrimpsmall double / treble
Regional salmon default — river-specific evidence is thin.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.37 m
Water temp16.5°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindNW 17 km/h
Pressure1030 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Warm — slow
17°C est.ideal 10–14°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.
Why this works
Good — water clarity is right today, though water temperature could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 1pm

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalModerate confidence

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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March BrownHatch
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GrannomHatch
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Large StoneflyHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Atlantic Salmon fly box
Beats · 3

A small Easter Ross salmon river where beat-aware content matters. The Novar six-beat rotation is the premium anchor — six rotating beats of double-bank water booked through FishPal or the estate — while Alness Angling Club holds the affordable lower and tidal water, its permits also on FishPal. The Alness is graded Moderate for 2026.

Novar FishingsAgent booking
The structured premium anchor — about 6.
Alness Angling ClubMembers
The ordinary-angler value lane — productive tidal water near the A9 road bridge plus river beats, with permits historically available locally and via FishPal.
Loch Morie / Upper Alness (context)Enquiry
Spate-source and flow-regulation context above the main beats — Loch Morie buffers the headwaters and shapes how quickly the river runs off.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Gallery · 2
  1. Fast-flowing rapids on the River Averon, also known as the River Alness, in the Scottish Highlands.
    Rapids on the River Averon (Alness), Easter Ross.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature4730% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time8015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon1 April → 31 October

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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