Spate · Mixed · Skye / Trotternish, GB-SCT

River Snizort

River Snizort venue image
Marginal · Atlantic Salmon
Stoat's Tail · 10-14 double
Marginal — persistence required
River lifting fast on the rain. A short window at best — fish the sure lies and move on.
40% confidence
limited data
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia River Carron (Wester Ross)
  • Water temp13.9°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
Today's fly
Stoat's Tail
Stoat's Tail10-14 double
Regional salmon default — river-specific evidence is thin.
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Rising
Proxy
via River Carron (Wester Ross)
Water temp13.9°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather13°C
WindS 33 km/h
Pressure998 hPa
Rain · recent2.0 mm
Rain · ahead36.2 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from River Carron (Wester Ross). The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Ideal
14°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.
Why this works
Poor — water temperature is working for you, but water clarity is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Stoneflies
Caddisflies
Damselflies & dragonflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 14h

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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 · September highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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2
2
2
2
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Heather FlyHatch
2
2
Autumn DunHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Atlantic Salmon
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Association and private beat model
  • Several beats available as day lets — check Skye Ghillie or FishPal for availability
  • Fly only on most beats.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Salmon · Sea trout · Brown trout
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature10030% weight
  • Flow8025% weight
  • Clarity1520% weight
  • Feeding Time8015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 11 February → 31 October
  • Trout 15 March → 6 October

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026) — Skye river — west coast of Scotland. Sea-lice pressure from salmon farming affects Skye sea trout as part of the broader west-coast collapse pattern. 2025 Scottish sea trout rod catch at record lows. Condition-dependent; local knowledge essential.

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