The lure of the loch

here are moments inevery salmon fishing season where it is counter-productive to your chances of success to continue flogging the pools hour after hour. In such circumstances, there is the ever-present danger that golf might be proposed as a means to while away the time before the light starts to fade from the day. Now is the time to fish for trout. Trout fishing in Britain, and in particular Scotland, is often overlooked and undervalued. Countries across the globe – the USA, Slovenia, New Zealand, Ireland and many others – cherish their trout fisheries and people travel from all over the world to fish in their waters. Scotland is different; there are thousands of lochs brimming with wild trout that see fishers only occasionally, if at all. The Don and the Deveron offer world-class river trout fishing and yet most beats charge less than £10 a day. There is little doubt the reason for this; in the eyes of many, Scottish fishing equals