Sunrise & Sunset
The chart below shows predicted day length, sunrise and sunset for Alness for 2007. The steps in the curves represent the change from GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to BST (British Summer Time) and back to GMT. For 2007, BST starts 25th March and ends 28th October.
Sunrise and Sunset at Alness, 2007 - Click for larger image
Located at a latitude of 57° 41' N, Alness in mid-summer is characterised by short nights and up to 18 hours of daylight. In high water conditions, salmon & grilse can be caught at all times, but in low water conditions from June through to August, for the more adventurous the very best times for salmon fishing are early morning through to about 3 hours after sunrise and in the evening from 3 hours before sunset through to civil twilight (when the sun is 6° below the horizon).
The first 3 hours after evening civil twilight from late June to early August are normally the best times for sea trout fishing on the non-tidal stretches of the River Alness.
