Indies

Indies is traditionally the centrepiece of the lower beat, and although somewhat affected by the most recent major flooding events, it is still a fine and noteworthy pool, but does require a good level of fresh water to be at its best.

The neck of the pool is shallow, but with a deep, swirling hole off of the far edge of the current. Fish do hold in here, but are exceedingly difficult to catch – in fact they sometimes sit facing downstream in the swirling sub currents of this deep hole!

The best of the pool is from about 30 yards down from the neck, and given reasonable to good heights of water, an angler could expect to pick fish up anywhere from here to the tail.

The tail of Indies, however, is the jewel and needs a significant height of water to fish. When the current is broad, and flat across this pool, and fish are running the river, it is probably the most reliable place across both Finavon beats to pick them up. From the point just above the clump of Willows on the south bank, to much further down that one might think, fish can and will be caught.

The tail of Indies cannot possibly be overfished by whatever method is employed in these conditions.