Alan Adams wrote:

There are times of the year when the midges would make the Scottish
rivers unpleasant - I would suspect August/September, but no doubt
those with more direct experience will tell us.

Note that the West coast is worse than the East, wind will generally
make things fine, and the "season" is generally early June through to
late August.
Can't recall being particularly troubled in the boat itself, as long as
one isn't hugging the shore.

Pete.
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http://www.igreens.org.uk/canoeing_t...dal_thames.htm

I did a stretch of this, great fun