Dalhousie Estates

Owned for generations by the Earls of Dalhousie, Invermark offers grouse shooting, deer stalking, and river and loch fishing.

Visiting sportsmen can also enjoy top class private house accommodation at Invermark Lodge.

Sport Offered

Shooting – Red Grouse – Driven, and walked up (August 12th – September 30th)

Deer Stalking/Hunting – Red Stags – (August 1st – October 20th)

Deer Stalking/Hunting – Red Hinds – (October 21st – February 15th)

Fishing – Atlantic Salmon – River fishing (average annual catch – 24 South Esk and 29 North Esk)

Fishing – Sea Trout – River fishing (average annual catch – 15 South Esk)

Fishing – Brown Trout – River fishing (average annual catch – 1109 Loch Lee)

Macnabs – A Macnab in Scotland is a sporting challenge where one must successfully take a stag, a salmon, and a brace of grouse in a single day.

Edzell fishing’s is situated in the middle section of the North Esk. The beat offers approximately 4 miles of single bank fishing.

Starting in a dramatic sandstone gorge at the Gannochy Bridge the river softens into a gravel bottom before the beat ends at the junction of the West Water. With the fishing now including the former middle beat section and with having carried out significant bank maintenance there are now 22 named pools to fish.

There is a maximum of 4 rods available. The estate has an arrangement with the majority of opposing proprietors to avoid fishing the same beat at the same time. There is a section on the Top beat that is shared but lightly fished by the opposite bank normal courtesies should be shown.

There can be fish present throughout the season, numbers of spring fish are known to back up in the deeper pools until water temperatures rises allowing them to ascend over the loups to the upper river. Ladders have been constructed to access the steep gorge including the famous Gannochy pool, Wading is easy mostly on sandstone bedrock ledges a wading stick is recommended as there can be deep holes.

Please note, on EVEN dates anglers fish the top beat in the AM until 1300. Anglers then rotate to the bottom beat from 1300 onwards. This arrangement is reversed on UNEVEN dates (bottom beat AM, upper beat PM).

Fishing is Fly only.

Invermark Lodge is a classic mid Victorian Shooting Lodge built of Aberdeenshire Granite and in a superb commanding position overlooking Loch Lee and to the cliffs and corries of Invermark Estate. It provides excellent summer holiday accommodation in June, July and early August, particularly for groups of two or three families, and can accommodate them easily.

The Lodge is let fully staffed and the price for the lodge for the week is £17,510 plus VAT. In addition sportings can be rented at extra cost including boat fishing on Loch Lee for arctic char and brown trout, salmon fishing on the River North Esk, rabbit shooting and later in the season deer stalking.

Details on request.