Welcome to Thurso Fisheries Limited. The Thurso is one Scotland's finest 'fly-only' salmon rivers, with both spring and autumn runs, and an often prolific run of summer grilse in July. The river descends gradually from Loch More to the sea at Thurso over a distance of 25 miles, and beats are fished in rotation by 2 rods per day, ensuring that anglers have the opportunity to fish different parts of the river.

The dam on Loch More allows freshnets of water to be released when the loch is full. Upper beats begin immediately below the loch and are set amid the remote peatlands of the northern Flow Country. Beats around Halkirk and Thurso pass through farmland.

The fishing is varied, with some long canal-like stretches which are best fished by 'backing up' - a common practice on the beats. The river produces between 600 and 1300 salmon and grilse a year.

Brown trout fishing is available on the Estate lochs, some of which are stocked. The 9 lochs lie in areas of exceptional natural beauty, and the more remote ones, such as Loch Sand and Tulachan, are ideal for anglers who also enjoy hill-walking and bird-watching. Some lochs can produce fish up to 5lbs, but the average size on self-stocking lochs is under 1lb.

Complimentary trout fishing is available to salmon anglers when the river is unfishable, with a charge for boat hire. Caithness has some of the finest trout fishing in Scotland and permits can be arranged for other lochs. Please enquire for details.