The Etive is a spate river of crystal clear water and is fished with the fly only. It can be fished from either bank. The river has a number of deep rocky pools and small gorges, is fast moving and offers a considerable variety of different pools. As a result of its comparative isolation from the public road much of the river is wild and remote and a variety of wildlife can be seen. The Dalness beat has the fishing on both banks of the top pool (House Pool), which is immediately adjacent to Dalness House. This pool is one of the best on the river. Thereafter, the Dalness fishing is divided into two beats that are rotated on a daily basis with Glen Etive Lodge, owned by a cousin of the owner of Dalness. Each beat is approximately 2½ miles in length, providing double bank fishing.

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