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For individuals or groups, local guru Alastair (Ally) Gowans, he of the “Ally’s Shrimp” fame, is a fully qualified instructor – a friend - and always available to us and our guests here at East Haugh House. Ally takes groups worldwide, but lives almost next door to us. His wealth of experience is invaluable for novices & experienced fishermen.

About Ally Gowans

‘Fly fishing Scotland, the home of fishing of salmon and trout. Come and fly-fish in the Scottish Highlands with professional fishing guide, and outfitter Alastair (Ally) Gowans. Or better still enjoy a vacation, a holiday combined with fly casting tuition to the highest standards. Learn to Spey cast, fish famous water such as the Rivers Tay, Spey, South Esk, North Esk, Ericht, Tummel, Lyon, Tilt, and Lochs like Rannoch, Leven, Ness, Tay, and many others in Angus, Perthshire and throughout Scotland. Angling success depends on local knowledge, having a good guide, ghillie (or gillie), (depending on how you spell the word) is a great advantage. Scotland has the finest fishing in the United Kingdom (UK). Ally Gowans is a well respected APGAI (Advanced Professional Game Angling Instructor) qualified tutor and an FFF Master & Two Handed Casting Instructor, an AAPGAI Master instructor and a fishcoach.org lcenced coach in addition to being an expert fishing guide. Learn the secrets of successful fly fishing in the Scottish Highlands, enjoy guided trips, holidays or vacations based in Pitlochry and fly fishing throughout Scotland for rainbow trout, brown, trout, grayling, salmon and pike. You even learn how to tie some of the World's most acclaimed salmon flies invented by Ally Gowans, Ally's Shrimp, Cascade and several others. Accommodation, guides, fishing tackle, fly fishing tuition and off road transport may be included in a package designed especially for you.’