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Excellent Salmon and Sea Trout Fsihing throughout the season on the
North & South Esk in Angus

Experience exceptional fishing throughout spring, summer, and autumn on the North and South Esks. These rivers offer thrilling angling opportunities, set against the stunning and diverse landscapes of the Angus countryside.

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JOB OPPORTUNITY!
The Alba Explorers Centre for Outdoor Innovation CIC are hiring: Tree Nursery Manager 🌲
📍 Rottal Estate, Glen Clova, Angus

This is a rare opportunity to build and lead a brand-new native tree nursery in one of Scotland’s most spectacular landscapes, producing up to 230,000 native trees per year for woodland restoration across the Angus Glens and South East Cairngorms.
Role: Tree Nursery Manager (full-time, permanent)
💰 Salary: £30,000–£35,000
🎉 Benefits: 38 days annual leave (incl. bank holidays), pension, CPD, high-quality uniform
📅 Start: Feb / March 2026
You’ll have real autonomy to shape nursery operations from the ground up — from seed collection through to saleable stock — while leading staff, volunteers and learners, and working with partners including the Cairngorms National Park Authority.
We’re looking for someone who:
🌱 Has nursery experience
🌲 Cares deeply about native woodland restoration
🛠️ Is practical, organised and hands-on
📍 Lives locally or is willing to relocate to the Angus Glens
📧 Apply by 24 December 2025
Send your CV and cover letter to: info@thealbaexplorers.com
📞 Questions? Call Jordan on 07491 958121
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The word from the AGM is that there are beavers on the South Esk at Kinnaird Estate. Is that the case? And if so how did they get there?

Is there not enough dams down there already!

Maybe put several hundreds of tons of small gravel into the river would be a better idea to help fish spawn.

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For those in the Kirriemuir area....Who would be interested in a fly tying class over the closed season? It would be aimed at beginners (cos none of us would claim much competence, but still our flies catch the occasional fish) and we don't have a venue yet as we are just gauging interest. But who would be up for it? ... See MoreSee Less

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DAY 4 OF OPERATION SALMO

Lots of joint Police and Water Bailiff activity this week across Scotland. What can the public do to help? Local communities can play an important role in monitoring their local river and activities that can harm out native fish and their habitat.

Watch this short video, funded by Forth District Salmon Fishery Board, Institute for Fisheries Management and Fisheries Management Scotland, to understand what fish crime is, how it is important that the law is enforced and what to do if you see suspicious activity.

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For more information on this Scotland-wide initiative please see: fms.scot/operation-salmo-helps-close-the-net-on-salmon-crime/

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Thinking of fishing the Esks for the first time?

Here’s what anglers have to say.

Craig Somerville, Angler

“Recently introduced to the Esks and now a lifetime regular angler, the Esks offer everything I need throughout the season. Not to mention the enthusiastic angling community.”

Colin Halliday, Angler

The North Esk; “ One of a best in Scotland;  with a genuine real chance of a fresh fish, every single day right from opening day to closing. The biggest attraction being that when the line tightens it could be anywhere between 3 and 30lb! “

David Robinson, Angler

“This gem of a river offers everything the salmon angler could wish for with clean, fast-flowing pools which are a joy to fish. The runs of salmon are prolific with significant numbers of large multi-sea-winter fish. My friends and I have had the good fortune to land numerous salmon in the 20lb+ region over the past few years and we have almost come to expect fish of this calibre each time we return to this river.”

Learn more about the Esk Rivers in Scotland

Catchment management in Glen Clova

Esks Rivers & Fisheries Trust FMS Review Land Management of Glen Clova, River South Esk, Angus Located in the upper catchment of the River South Esk, Angus, Glen Clova is an important area for spawning Atlantic salmon. Much of the floor of Glen Clova is an old...
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Catch & Release

"What does the angler wish for when he casts? On the surface the answer appears simple: to catch a fish. You want to deceive a wild creature, take it from its element, marvel over it and return it to the wild." Thus Luke Jennings in his wonderful book Blood Knots gets...
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Sea Trout Fishing on the South Esk, Scotland

As the end of May approaches the rivers of the east coast of Scotland are at desperately low levels. For the dedicated salmon angler gloom is descending. ‘Oh for a decent spate’ is the oft heard lament. But there is a hardier breed of fisher out there for whom the...
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