If you’re new to fishing in the Highlands you might be wondering what a Ghillie is. Well, the word ‘Ghillie’ is Gaelic for man-servant, and this is essentially what the role entails. The Ghillie is your personal assistant while you are fishing! The fishing Ghillie has centuries of history behind him and has helped form […]
I’m a 17 year old girl and have been visiting Altnaharra Hotel with my family every year since it reopened. We go at Easter which I really love because it’s actually quite warm but you don’t get the midges! On my first visit in 2010 I wasn’t expecting much but I really was pleasantly surprised! […]
For those of you that may never have tried this fly fishing technique, I thought we might best start with the formal Dictionary Definition:In angling, letting the bait or lure bob lightly and repetitively down onto the water surface in the manner of certain behaviour patterns of gracile flying insects such as craneflies, mayflies, caddisflies and […]
If you’re looking for a challenge in 2013 or you’re already a Munro bagger then look no further than The Altnaharra as your base for climbing the two most northerly Munros. You’ve probably heard about The Munros. They’re the mountains dotted around Scotland which are over 3,000 feet in height. There are 283 of them […]
The Scottish Highlands is one of the most well known landscapes in the world. With its rich and colourful past, the mere mention of the Highlands evokes images of large men in kilts charging into historic battle (albeit led by an Australian with blue face paint!). They are one of the most vast and distinctive […]
