Lake And River · Sandstone · Wester Ross, GB-SCT

River Ewe / Loch Maree

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Forecast · Tomorrow

Prime conditions — go now

Settled and taking. Work it methodically.

70% projected

Notify when prime

Today's fly

G&H Sedge

Rules at a glance

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Forecast

Conditions on the water · Tomorrow

Live gauge

Trends shown where the gauge supports them

Level

Falling

1.68 m

Dropping after lift

Water temp

11.1°C

coldwarm

Clarity

Clearing

Weather

9°C

Clear

Wind

N 24 km/h

calmblown out

Pressure

1028 hPa

lowhigh

Rain · recent

2.4 mm

dryspate risk

Rain · ahead

6.8 mm

dryspate risk

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

11°C est.ideal 10–16°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

Stoneflies

Autumn Needle FlyMost likelyLower confidenceNearest relative
#16–18 · Adult
Small slender stonefly of clean, cold riffles in autumn.

Gammarids

Freshwater shrimpMost likelyLower confidenceNearest relative
#10–14 · Adult
No hatch? Dead-drift a shrimp deep — the year-round standby.

Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 18h

12h(now) — Iron Blue

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 50%

Also:Autumn Needle Fly26%

Weather boost4 food groups active

Peak activity at 18h — Caperer (Caperer, 4 food groups active)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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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 · October highlighted

Salmon run

Daddy Long Legs

Caperer

Hawthorn Fly

Grannom

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

Ranked for today

Fly box · Atlantic Salmon

Beats · 3

A historically legendary Loch Maree / River Ewe sea-trout and salmon system, still beautiful and fishable, but the page must be honest about the severe sea-trout decline since the 1990s. Sell the place, not false abundance: salmon remain the realistic summer target, fished as a four-rod river with a ghillie or from a boat on Loch Maree.

River EweSeason rods

The gin-clear, ~two-mile salmon/sea-trout outflow of Loch Maree — a four-rod river of four beats and 13 pools, best fished with a double-handed rod and usually a ghillie.

Loch Maree (historic sea-trout context)Guide / lodge

Historically one of Scotland's most famous sea-trout lochs — nine ghillies worked the Loch Maree Hotel in the 1970s-80s and dapping was developed here in the 1920s.

Wester Ross sea-trout conservation (context)Members-only

A system-level honesty module, not a beat: the Wester Ross sea-trout stocks (Ewe/Maree among them) are much reduced and at risk from sea lice associated with salmon farms.

What's coming

Plan ahead

5-day outlook

Fishing better nearby · 5

Gallery · 2

River Ewe / Loch Maree
Terrain map

Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon

Temperature10030% weight
Flow6025% weight
Clarity9520% weight
Feeding Time5015% weight
Pressure8510% weight

Directions

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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 1 February → 31 October

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

Related guides

Booking & contacts

Boards & regulators

Fisheries Management Scotland — District Salmon Fishery Boards

Lake And River · Sandstone · Wester Ross, GB-SCT

River Ewe / Loch Maree

Contributor photo

djmacpherson / Wikimedia Commons

Tomorrow · Prime conditions — go now

G&H Sedge

Forecast · Tomorrow

Prime conditions — go now

Settled and taking. Work it methodically.

70% projected

Notify when prime

Today's fly

G&H Sedge

Conditions on the water · Tomorrow

Live gauge

Level

Falling

1.68 m

Dropping after lift

Water temp11.1°C

ClarityClearing

Weather9°C

WindN 24 km/h

Pressure1028 hPa

Rain · recent2.4 mm

Rain · ahead6.8 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

11°C est.ideal 10–16°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

Stoneflies

Autumn Needle FlyMost likelyLower confidenceNearest relative
#16–18 · Adult
Small slender stonefly of clean, cold riffles in autumn.

Gammarids

Freshwater shrimpMost likelyLower confidenceNearest relative
#10–14 · Adult
No hatch? Dead-drift a shrimp deep — the year-round standby.

Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 18h

12h(now) — Iron Blue

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 50%

Also:Autumn Needle Fly26%

Weather boost4 food groups active

Peak activity at 18h — Caperer (Caperer, 4 food groups active)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.

Start free trial

14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 3 as a supporter.

Start free trial

14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

Evidence

Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

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

Through the year

0–3 scale · October highlighted

Salmon run

Daddy Long Legs

Caperer

Hawthorn Fly

Grannom

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

Ranked for today

Fly box · Atlantic Salmon

Beats · 3

River EweSeason rods

The gin-clear, ~two-mile salmon/sea-trout outflow of Loch Maree — a four-rod river of four beats and 13 pools, best fished with a double-handed rod and usually a ghillie.

Loch Maree (historic sea-trout context)Guide / lodge

Historically one of Scotland's most famous sea-trout lochs — nine ghillies worked the Loch Maree Hotel in the 1970s-80s and dapping was developed here in the 1920s.

Wester Ross sea-trout conservation (context)Members-only

A system-level honesty module, not a beat: the Wester Ross sea-trout stocks (Ewe/Maree among them) are much reduced and at risk from sea lice associated with salmon farms.

What's coming

Plan ahead

5-day outlook

Fishing better nearby · 5

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