Fishing at Friars Carse Hotel
Friars Carse Country House Hotel has the only beat on the River Nith which offers fishing and accommodation.
The River Nith is arguably the most productive of the Solway Rivers offering excellent sport for anglers of all abilities and experience.
You'll find excellent accommodation, friendly staff and guests and the most fantastic countryside to make your fishing on Friars Carse beat a pleasant and memorable experience.
SALMON FISHING COURSES |
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| Fly Fishing Courses Tim Gaunt-Baker of The Hardy Academy ran their first Fly Fishing Course of 2012 at Friars Carse in March. The next course is being planned for April 2013 so watch this space for details of this and future courses. |
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FLY FISHING FOR BEGINNERS - COURSES
We are now able to offer courses for the complete beginner, an ideal introduction to fly fishing for individuals or small groups. With Friars Carse being located on the banks of the River Nith, it's the ideal place to learn.
BEGINNERS FLY CASTING COURSE Could this course be for you . . . . . Have you always fancied learning Do you want to be able to go to your local Stillwater, reservoir, loch or river and have the ability to cast a line and catch fish? |
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Do you fancy a day in the South west of Scotland being looked after by Game Angling Instructor Ian Griffin? If you have said "Yes" to any of the above then this is your starting place. Now let's get you hooked on this great pastime! How The Day Will Go * Introduction to fly fishing equipment * |
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Hooked on the idea?
Then please contact Nick Brown by email at NickBrown@pofr.co.uk for further information.
PRIVATE FISHING BEAT NOW EXTENDED
We are pleased to announce that, as from the start of the 2012 salmon fishing season, our guests can fish much further upstream too. Instead of being limited to just under 1.5 miles of right bank fishing, our beat includes the neighbouring Carse Mains beat, making a total of just under 2 miles to explore and fish.
The beat here is very attractive and includes a mixture of pools providing fishing with fly, spinning or worming.
A good riverside footpath allows anglers with mobility problems to fish some of the more productive pools without difficulty. Access is via paths leading from the hotel's parking area.
MAP OF NEWLY EXTENDED BEATS
FISHING TARIFF 2013
| MONTH | FISH | NON-MEMBERS TARIFF (PER ROD/PER DAY) |
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| April | Salmon/Trout | £22 |
| May | Salmon/Trout | £32 |
| June | Salmon/Trout | £37 |
| July | Salmon/Trout/Grayling | £37 |
| August | Salmon/Trout/Grayling | £42 |
| September | Salmon/Trout/Grayling | £67 |
| October | Salmon/Trout/Grayling | £67 |
| November | Salmon/Trout/Grayling | £67 |
| December | Grayling | £17 |
FISHING TARIFF 2014
| MONTH | FISH | NON-MEMBERS TARIFF (PER ROD/PER DAY) |
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| January | Grayling | £16 |
| February | Grayling | £17 |
| March | Salmon/Trout | £22 |
Please Note: The hotel reserves the right to amend prices at any time.
SAVE UP TO 20% ON FISHING RATES
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RULES
Visitors are encouraged to follow the "Nith Angling Code", copies of which are available at Friars Carse Hotel.
Important rules to note are:
- Tickets are non-tranferable
- Catches are limited to 2 salmon in any one day. Thereafter anglers must exercise "catch and release".
USEFUL INFORMATION
Trout and Salmon Fishing website offers information on trout, salmon and sea trout fishing in Scotland featuring maps, tackle, tactics, flies, articles, knots, books and recipes. Click here...
CATCHES AT FRIARS CARSE
Catches in 2012
Total catches in the past year were 24 sea trout and 60 salmon.
Catches in 2011
| Month | Grilse |
Sea Trout |
Salmon |
Total |
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Ret'd |
Kept |
Ret'd |
Kept |
Ret'd |
Kept |
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| Feb | |||||||
| Mar | 6 |
2 |
8 |
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| Apl | 2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
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| May | 2 |
2 |
4 |
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| Jun | 1 |
1 |
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| Jul | 5 |
3 |
8 |
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| Aug | 2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
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| Sep | 4 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
17 |
31 |
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| Oct | 8 |
6 |
7 |
21 |
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| Nov | 1 |
1 |
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| Total | 14 |
14 |
10 |
0 |
19 |
33 |
90 |
20LB SALMON CAUGHT AT FRIARS CARSE
21st October 2011
A beautiful 20lb salmon was caught at "The Ledges" today by Mr Ashley Nickells - well done!
ANGLING REPORT
at 13th September 2011
At long last we are starting to see the river levels improving and, along with this, the long-awaited fish are starting to make their way upstream through the Friars Carse Beat.
September always sees the start of some good fishing and there have been some 14Ibers caught, one by our regular long term Legacy member Graham Rothwell.
Last week alone produced some eight salmon plus a sea trout! The Farm Pool has produced a couple of nice fish, one at 12.5lb taken on the worm and another in the evening on the fly.
The River is now very high as can be seen on our Webcam. However, there are still the odd slow-flowing dead spots holding a few salmon which isn’t good news for the fly fisherman. Worming or spinning can still be a tricky business too.
As more anglers arrive we expect to see the catches rising and October’s fishing is almost full now so we should see some good results coming in.
Don’t forget – it helps us produce accurate reports if all anglers fill in the catch book when they are returning their completed permit to the hotel reception.
Tight Lines!
Nick Brown
FIRST SALMON OF THE 2011 SEASON
Matt Griffin caught his very first salmon in March when he was staying at Friars Carse. And it just happened to be the first salmon caught at Friars this season too! It was taken using a lure in the Hotel Pool and was estimated to be around 14lbs. It was photographed quickly and then safely returned to the water. Well done Matt! |
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ANGLING REPORT
at 30th Sept 2010
Despite the water levels being very low over the past few months there has been the odd day of rain giving short 24hr periods of good fishing when we have been catching some good fresh fish with the largest to date being 15lb.
However 27th September saw the return of the seasons first regular anglers.
And what a week! We had some rain and fresh water and Monday got the week off to a good start with 15 salmon being caught. This continued all week resulting in a weeks total of 36 salmon caught! It was nice to see that not all catches were retained thus helping the conservation of stocks for future years.
We saw a combination of fly, spinning and the worm, although its a shame that, due to the rising water, it has not been suitable for much fly fishing.
2010 has been a very good year so far even the hotel manager caught a 9.5lb salmon, on his day off of course!
CATCHES AT FRIARS CARSE
Catches in 2010
| Month | Salmon |
Sea Trout |
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| August | 25 |
2 |
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| September | 38 |
9 |
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| October | 28 |
2 |
High water levels and poor |
| November | 21 |
1 |
fishing water |
| TOTAL | 112 |
including Grilse |
Past Years
John Hopwood was happy to provide us with some pictures of his catches at Friars Carse Hotel in 2008.
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