Dalhousie Estates
Near Brechin, Dundee & Angus
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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)
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 £17,000 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.
The County of Angus is known for its number and variety of golf courses ranging from the Scottish Open Course at Carnoustie to the fine Links Course at Montrose. Letham Grange Golf Course is also notable and the course at the village of Edzell only 20 mins from Invermark, with its backdrop of the Grampian Mountains, is an exceptionally pleasant place to play. Outwith the county boundary the golf courses at St. Andrews and Gleneagles are within 1 1/2 hours’ drive.
There are fine upland and lowland walks throughout the county and, at Invermark, spectacular long distance routes through the Estate into Royal Deeside and Glen Clova to the west. Walkers can expect to see a diversity of bird life, including birds of prey, red grouse, golden plover, wild fowl and many smaller moorland birds. There is also a good chance of seeing the huge herds of red deer which are a feature of the area.
There are some wonderful beaches in Angus at Montrose, Lunan Bay and St. Cyrus and although the water is rather chilly until mid summer they offer an excellent family day out.
Angus also has a wide variety of places of interest and visitor attractions including Glamis Castle, Brechin Castle Centre, The House of Dun and The Wildlife Reserve at Montrose Basin. The Glenesk Folk Museum in Glenesk itself also provides a remarkable record of a highland community and is an essential stopping point for visitors to the area. There is the spectacular ruin of Edzell Castle, near the model village of Edzell, which is also well worth a visit because of its unusual renaissance garden.
In short, Angus offers a huge range of different landscapes and country pursuits and is a wonderful place for a get-away-from-it all holiday. Invermark Lodge in particular, surrounded by the wilderness of the Grampian Mountains and with a 50,000 acre estate at the disposal of visitors for the duration of your stay, is a wonderful place to be.
