Easter Elchies Fishings

Shanks is a deep and fast run with large underwater stones, and plenty of structure on the edge. Sea trout are regularly caught here during the day, and the fly comes around very nicely. 

A lovely corner pool deeper on the far bank and shallow at your feet, which then shifts to your bank. There are a few taking spots and notably getting your fly as far over to the granite stones is key to success. There is a bush of broom on the far side that is worth focussing on as a taking spot.

All of the Fiddich pools here at Easter Elchies are prolific. The gabian baskets and straight elevated bank offer good fishing in higher water if you reach and high-stick your rod here. Concentrate on the middle slick amongs the boils. 

A world famous pool with a fast neck running into a deep pool with every cast a very high chance of a fish. Start in the rapids where the overflow of the island comes in, and fish well below the boat. Wade the top section up to your shins, and then once you reach the cut grass, simply paddle or even stay dry. 

Start at the apex of the bend between the 2nd and 3rd Scots Pine, and don’t wade too deep to start. As you wade down and you will be making a short cast and stripping, lengthening to a long cast towards the croy on tha far bank, and continue to strip as there is not a lot of flow. Steady movement in the fly is key! As the tail speeds up, come back in to your bank and fish right into the rapids and over the last boil.

Fish Heathery Isle from the bank off the concrete path. Fish into the middle slick created at the tail of the island. 

In the Upper Dips – There is a great taking spot off the end of the croy, and try to avoid the back eddie from this croy. The pool is deep in the middle so slow your fly where possible.

Middle Dips has 2 croys and is fishable all the way down.

Lower Dips is a great pool and holds fish as the far side deepens towards your bank near the boils. The main taking spot is opposite the steps – make a long line here.

One of the Spey’s most famous pools. From top to bottom it fishes beautifully. The neck is fast and drops over into a perfect lie. The fly swings in the bank to bank consistent speed of water the Spey is renowned for. Fish the features, but note that every cast is just as likely as the next.

The croy and then 3 sets of stones on your bank is worth concentrating on. There are rocks under the water causing a boil mid way down and there are fish sitting all the way down the centre of this pool. Fish all the way down until your fly gets dragged into your bank under the trees. This is our bottom march.