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FORUMS & NEWS

CASTING TUITION

TACKLE SHOP

BARRIO TACKLE

BARRIO FLY LINES

BARRIO FLY ROD

THE LOCHS

INTRODUCTION

HADDO FISHERY

DELGATIE CASTLE

MILL OF ELRICK

MIDMAR FISHERY

ARTLOCH FISHERY

LOCHTER FISHERY

RAEMOIR FISHERY

LOCH INSCH

GLEN TANAR LOCH

BRAESIDE FISHERY

MOSSAT FISHERY

GLEN OF ROTHES

RIVER DON

INTRODUCTION

FISHING BEATS

TROUT TACTICS

TROUT FLIES

WHERE TO STAY

RIVER DON OPENING

RIVER DON HATCHERY

KILDRUMMY FISHINGS

MONYMUSK FISHINGS

FETTERNEAR FISHINGS

SEMEIL FISHINGS

INVERURIE FISHINGS

CASTLE FORBES

ALFORD FISHINGS

KINTORE FISHINGS

COLQUHONNIE

GLENKINDIE

ARDMURDO KEITHALL

MANAR FISHINGS

TACKLE & PERMITS

PLUS

A FEW VIDEOS

FISHING LINKS

FLY FISHING BOOKS

CONTACT

MIKE BARRIO

The Ardhuncart Fishings

Nearest town or village : Alford

The Ardhuncart fishings cover approximately 2 miles of left bank fishing and 1 mile of right bank, downstream from "Cleek Him In Pot" at Milltown of Kildrummy to the point where the Mossat Burn enters the River Don. There are nine named pools on the beat, but of particular note are the "Brig Pool" at Ardhuncart and the "Jock Reid Pool" at Milltown of Kildrummy.

Ardhuncart fishes well for salmon from mid May through to the end of the season, providing there is plenty of water. The sea trout and brown trout fishing is very good indeed, but as with most beats on the upper River Don, the better quality browns do have a habit of getting a bit tricky to catch after May. This beat has some lovely fly water which responds well to 'big water' and along with neighbouring waters at Brux and downstream on the Littlewood Estate, it is possibly one of the most under rated and under fished stretches of the River Don.

The most productive flies for brown trout are : March Brown, Black Spider, Olive and Blue Dun.

(The following is an update regarding brown trout permits emailed to me in September 2008 by Dave Brown)

Two brown trout tickets will be available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays throughout the season with the exception of the month of August when no tickets will be available.

The cost for a brown trout ticket in 2010 will be £12 per day and these must be pre-booked by phone by contacting Dave Brown on 01224-528769 or by E mail contact david.brown4@psnworld.com The tickets will be subject to availability on a first come first served basis.

Permits can be collected and paid for the following day at Tyries Steading, Kildrummy, on the Honeybarrel road.

All returns nil or otherwise must be posted in the collection box at the iron bridge West side after fishing or posted to the address shown on the permit as soon as possible afterwards.

Precedence shall be given to Salmon fishers should they wish to fish a particular pool.

All migratory fish both Salmon & Sea-trout caught are to be returned.

Fishing is Fly only throughout the season.

Parking is in the designated areas only.

All gates must be closed after use please respect the country code.

All don fisheries board rules apply.