Novar Fishings - Beat 1

Beat 1 is the uppermost beat on the river starting a few hundred metres below Loch Morie. It is the longest of the Novar beats at 1.5 miles (3km) in length finishing at Strone Falls. For most of its length it lies in a wide open valley covered with heather moorland, coniferous plantations and native birch woodland, though the last part is much steeper, with fast water pools. The middle section is fed by numerous small streams which provide important spawning areas.                     

While there are some good holding pools, for much of the season Beat 1 is primarily a ‘running’ beat, producing fish when salmon and grilse are travelling through to the loch. From mid-September, salmon start to hold up here in numbers as the spawning season approaches.

Fence, Burn, The Groynes and Kinloch Bridge are the most productive pools on the top half of the beat, all fished best in high water. On the lower half the Ferry Pool and Currie's are good holding pools and Boulder Pot and the Flats can also be very productive, but fish can be caught throughout the beat in late season and when conditions are favourable.

Birch	Fence
Burn	The Groynes
The Groynes	Kinloch Bridge
Lazy Pool	Ferry
Boulder Pot	The Flats
Currie's

Continue your tour of the Novar beats...