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The
Balmakewan Fishings, The North Esk, Aberdeenshire. A famous beat on one of Scotland’s most prolific rivers.44.04 acres (17.82 hecatres) in total. About 1¼ miles of single bank fishing
Eleven named pools with varied fishing. 5 year average across the lower beat of 92 salmon and 21 sea-trout.
2 bedroom fishing lodge.
CLOSING DATE SET FOR TUESDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 2019 AT 12 NOON.
THE NORTH ESK
The North Esk is formed by the meeting of the Water of Mark (from Glen Mark) and the Water of Lee (from Loch Lee). The river is then joined by a number of tributaries including the Water of Effock, the Water of Tarf, the West Water near Stracathro and the Luther Water which enters the river at the top of the Balmakewan Beat. The upper catchment is pristine moorland and a superb habitat for juvenile salmonids. The river enters the North Sea approximately four miles north of Montrose.
The North Esk is renowned amongst fishers as being one of Scotland’s most productive and consistent rivers. The system has a genuine and strong spring run, there is good summer salmon, grilse and sea-trout fishing together with reliable and productive autumn fishing at the end of the season. The North Esk has also been the beneficiary of two recent and enormously positive developments. Firstly the Esk District Salmon Fishery Board purchased the last remaining active netting station on the river at the end of the 2018 season. This will result in thousands more salmon running the river every summer. Secondly Morphie Dyke, previously a significant barrier to the migration of spring salmon, collapsed in 2015. Ever since multi sea winter spring fish have present in the middle reaches of the North Esk from opening day on 16th Feb.
