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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

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ARDMURDO KEITHALL

MANAR FISHINGS

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MIKE BARRIO

The Kildrummy Fishings

Nearest town or village : Kildrummy

Description : A nice stretch of the River Don of approx 4 miles, access is good with well maintained banks, starting at the end of Glenkindie and running downstream through to Ardhuncart. The ghillie has a bothy on the banks with a toilet and heating.

Some of the most productive flies for brown trout in this area of the Don might include the March Brown, Greenwell's Spider, Black Spider, Iron Blue Dun, Olive Dun, Olive Quill, Invicta, Silver Invicta, Wickham's Fancy and all manner of sedges.

Day fishing permit (brown trout only) : £7.00

Day fishing permit (brown trout, sea trout & salmon) : £18.00

Is a Ghillie available by prior arrangement? : Yes

Who to contact for permits and more details : "Gus the ghillie"

Telephone : 01975 571208

On my last visit to the Kildrummy Fishings, Sandy, Brian and myself enjoyed a grand day out on the water. We were met by Gus the ghillie and given a tour of the water by landrover, excellent start to the day! This is a delightful stretch of the river in beautiful surroundings, lovely and peaceful, we even disturbed a deer in the morning which bounded off across the field.

We all found the water at Kildrummy to be the perfect sort of width, one which enabled us to cover all areas with ease. We only fished about a tenth of the beat on the day, as it was such a lovely stretch with very easy wading and it just looked so very "fishy".

Hatches were consistant throughout the day and there were enough small fish rising to keep things interesting, we didn't see many larger fish rise though and my best would have been somewhere around the 3/4 lb mark. Sandy caught fish in good numbers and had fun experimenting with deep nymphing under the banks, but it was Brian who caught and released the best trout of the day, a cracking Brownie of approx 3 lb!

We took a break at around 5.30 and went up to the Glenkindie Arms, where we had a delicious meal, the food really was first class. Then we returned to the river and fished till around 10.30.

All in all, a great day out in great company and highly recommended!