Tailwater · Granite · Argyll

River Awe

A wide, calm stretch of the River Awe in Argyll, Scotland, with cattle drinking at the water and reflections of trees on the surface.

River Awe is a declining Atlantic salmon system where Atlantic salmon populations are Category 3 under Scottish Government classification; every fish returned matters.

Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Blue Charm · small double / tube
Day off — closed today
Reopens Monday. Use the day to walk the beats.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelDry recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp10.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Blue Charm
Blue Charmsmall double / tube
Regional salmon default — river-specific evidence is thin.
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp10.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindNW 15 km/h
Pressure1028 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.8 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Ideal
10°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.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 10am

Hatch predictions

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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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Black MidgeHatch
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Green PeterHatch
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Murrough (Great Red Sedge)Hatch
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Freshwater ShrimpHatch
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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 major Argyll salmon river below Loch Awe, influenced by barrage/hydro conditions and closely associated with the Loch Awe trout/pike/coarse fishery. Keep the river salmon beats and the LAIA loch permits as distinct, linked records — a Loch Awe permit never covers River Awe salmon or sea trout.

River Awe main beatsAgent booking
The historic big-fish water below the Loch Awe barrage — the Awe has produced more 50 lb-plus fly-caught salmon than any UK river except the Tay.
Pass of Brander fish counter (context)Members-only
Not a bookable beat — the Pass of Brander fish counter tracks the run entering the system.
Loch Awe (separate fishery — context)Members
A deliberately separate record: Loch Awe is a trout/pike/coarse fishery sold by the Loch Awe Improvement Association (LAIA) on annual or short permits for Loch Awe and Loch Avich.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 4
River Orchy
18 km
Salmon · Sea trout · Brown trout
River Lochy
47 km
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
River Shiel
50 km
Salmon · Sea trout · Brown trout
Loch Tay
60 km
Brown trout · Char · Salmon
Gallery · 2
  1. A wide, calm stretch of the River Awe in Argyll, Scotland, with cattle drinking at the water and reflections of trees on the surface.
    River Awe Cows
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

River Awe is a declining Atlantic salmon system where Atlantic salmon populations are Category 3 under Scottish Government classification; every fish returned matters. Mandatory catch-and-release applies. Treat it as distinct from the Loch Awe trout/pike/coarse fishery: a Loch Awe trout or pike permit does NOT cover River Awe salmon or sea trout. Fish enter from April, with the peak of the runs from May to August. This granite-based upland river system.

  • Granite
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature10030% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time2015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon11 February → 31 October

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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