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RIVER ANNAN WEBSITE

Contains details of all the fishing available on the river
Produced with the kind cooperation of the owners and angling clubs on the River Annan in Dumfriesshire, Southern Scotland

WINTER GRAYLING FISHING
MOST of the beats on the Annan now do Grayling permits during the winter months. Day, week, or in some cases season permits are available for individual beats

Nick Chisholm organises Grayling days on various beats on the Annan during the winter. Next one is Sunday, 24th February. For further particulars please contact Nick Chisholm at the Fishery Board Office Tel 01576 470600,
E-mail nick@annanfisheryboard.co.uk

Gwilym Hughes, Applegarth Beat, Wednesday, 1st May, 2013, 27 inches - about 6 pounds, on a nymph

James Finlay, 3 pounds 1 oz, trotting a single maggot on Applegarth, 17th February, 2013, matches the Scottish record from 1994 to March 2012 (it's now 3 pounds 10 oz)

Grayling, 2 pounds 12 ounces, Castlemilk Beat 30th November, 2012 Graham Furnell

Grayling, 21 inches, approx 4 pounds, would be Scottish record but no witnesses so returned Applegarth Beat 17th May, 2006 Tony Donnely

Kids fishing trip on Annandale TV
Well worth a look - It's a Movie!!

Stuart Clements

24 Pounder! Caught and released Churchyard pool Hoddom Monday 12th November on size 8 raider cascade fly. 15lb fish caught and released in same pool on same fly later in the day.

Please note the final two weeks of the season from Friday 16th November to Friday 30th November inclusive are an experimental period of catch and release ONLY. SEE DETAILS BELOW

PUBLIC NOTICE

Early season By-Law

Fresh legislation has been brought out meaning Salmon are entirely catch and release on the Annan from the start of the season on 25th February until 1st June each year for the next 5 years

Sea Trout have not been included in the legislation this time but since their numbers are well down, the Fishery Board would prefer anglers to return all Sea trout over 3 pounds and take no more than two smaller fish per 24 hours.

PLEASE NOTE a new requirement in the legislation - only artificial lures may be used during the period to 1st June, and a single barbless or de-barbed hook. Single in this case meaning one hook, whether it be a treble, double or single, there should only be one of them.

There is a LATE SEASON extension from 16th to 30th November. Salmon are entirely catch and release during that period and the above restrictions to artificial lures and one hook apply. Extention ONLY applies to the main river and NOT to any tributaries. The following special Catch Return MUST be carried along with your permit to fish Download late season catch return for use between 16th and 30th November ONLY

WEBCAM

Webcam at Daltonhook B & B a few miles downstream from Lockerbie but upstream from Hoddom, so you can see for yourself the height of the lower half of the river, updated every 10 seconds. You can also bring up still images from the previous hours showing the height on a gauge. ONLY shows live pics in daylight obviously. Daltonhook Web Cam

Stiles and footbridges

The Fishery Board are presently working their way up the Annan installing lots of stiles and some footbridges over burns and ditches where they join the main river. If you feel strongly about a need for a stile or footbridge at a particular location, please contact the Annan Fishery Board Office at St. Anns, Tel 01576 470600

Day Permits Online Booking

Your source for online booking/availability of permits for most of the river is Fishannan.co.uk or phone 01573 470612

Contact Webmaster on THIS site for general information about the river, for updates on conditions or where to get permits, or just for a chat about the Annan - afternoons or evenings are best. NOT a morning person
Andy Dickson, 01683 300592. Mobile 07971 764022.
E-mail andy.dickson1@yahoo.co.uk

Admiral Nelson

Lots of salmon caught in the last couple of years on this fly on both Annan and Nith. Its tied as a tube fly, orange and yellow hair wing with a gold body and interestingly THREE Jungle Cock eyes at 120 degree intervals so the fish will always see at least one. Can be tied up to a couple of inches on a 15mm bottle tube, but on top half of Annan at least probably better smaller than that

They don't grow them like that now

OK who can give me all the details (or any details) about this very big fish caught at Annan by Alfred Davidson from Moat Road in the town, possibly in the 1960's. I don't have a weight although it is clearly a very big fish

Barry Turner

Murraythwaite, recently on the fly, 12½ pounds returned, also sea liced 9 pounds and 6 pounds

Alison Davies

Dukes Pool at Hoddom, Monday, 29th August, 2011, First ever, 5.5 pound Grilse, watched by husband Alex and 2 month old Cecilia in chest pack, so local angler "Mether" helped with the landing

Late Season Extension Terms and Conditions

The River Annan DSFB has an experimental licence for angling on the Annan between 15th November when the season normally ends and 30th November, 2011, 2012 and 2013. This licence has been granted by the Scottish Government with a number of conditions. Total catch and release and artificial lures only with one single, OR double,OR treble hook, which must be barbless or de-barbed.

NEWSFLASH

1.. Selcoth Fishery, 5 miles up the Selkirk road, A.708 out of Moffat. Open 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday
It's a little bit different, only 5 rods at £20 per rod day. First 3 fish limit then catch and release, fly only. Phone number 01683 220509.
Web site - Selcoth Fishery Nice place and PEACEFUL, though a REALLY professional fisher may swoop in from time to time!!

2.. Moffat Fishery at Hammerlands in Moffat is is now open every day under new management. Open til 9pm if ticket is bought before 5pm
Phone number remains the same at 01683 221220 but the Centre, with cafe, shop etc etc is now called The Green Frog and the website is at The Green Frog

3.. New webcam watching the Annan at Daltonhook, opposite Dormont and just above Williamwath Bridge. As a VERY rough guide I would say as long as you can see vegetation in the middle of the river, it's night fishing for sea trout OR commando tactics in the streamy water with tiny dry flies and/or nymphs. Those who can hide behind a thistle may succeed, the rest of us won't!!! If you can't see vegetation in the middle its day fishing again. Daltonhook Web Cam

Ladies Salmon Fishing days and Junior Trout Fishing days

In June, July and August 2013 there will be various fishing days, for ladies and juniors, with qualified instructors, on Hoddom Beat. Organised by the River Annan Trust and Fishpal Details Here

When you get to the page asking for donations you are finished, just close it

HINT

Check out the River Annan Small Streams Passport Scheme.
MAPS are available on this site

Passport Scheme Maps

The books of tokens cost £25 and contain 10 tokens valued at £2.50 each. At this time most of the Annan tributary fishings cost 2 tokens per day (£5) and the longish stretch of the River Milk at Whitehill costs 3 tokens (£7.50). Costs go up later in the season when there are Sea Trout and Salmon in the tributaries, but at all times under the passport scheme ALL species are totally catch and release
For further particulars please contact Nick Chisholm at the Fishery Board Office 01576 470600, E-mail nick@annanfisheryboard.co.uk or go direct to Fishannan at Fishpal.com and ignore the impression that a book of tokens lasts for a week. It doesn't, it lasts for the whole season so you can use them anytime it's legal to fish during the season (not Sundays and not after 15th November. Season Extension only applies to the Main River Annan NOT tributaries)

Catches since 1952

2011 Salmon catch return is 2,255, second highest since 1952. Red line shows 5 year average - currently 1,800

Benjamin Wagner from Lockerbie, fishing Hoddom, Saturday, 21st April, 2012, 16 pound Spring Salmon, 3 long tailed sea lice, on a cascade variant. Returned

Trevor Heyliger, Applegarth Beat, Thursday, 12th April, 2012, 21 inches wild Brown Trout, March Brown emerger, in heavy rain after hail

Brian Stanley looking suitably pleased after an epic battle with a 24 ½ inch VERY wild Brownie on Annandale Estate's middle Beat yesterday, March Brown Dun. Five pounds plus but in very good nick - maybe 6.

Especially since a few minutes earlier it was in a tree!

There are a few springers in the Annan each year. Here's one, 8 pounds, being returned. Iain Graham, Newbie, opening day, 25th February, 2012

Here's another,George Renwicks first ever Annan Springer and a belter at around 20lb, complete with sea lice, caught and returned on the Dukes Pool at Hoddom

And another,Cliff Barnes 12lb and was the first salmon of the season which he caught on his third cast at Newbie on Saturday.

Don't you love it. Steve Gold takes his wife Margaret fishing for Grayling on Royal Four Towns on Saturday 26th February, 2011, and guess who catches a 4 pound 1 oz Grayling!! With independent witnesses, good scales etc that would be a pound over the present Scottish record, and only a couple of ounces short of the British record. Well done Margaret

John Arkwright, fishing Applegarth near Millhousebridge on Saturday, 28th January, 2012 had Grayling of 2 pounds and 3 pounds long trotting. This is the smaller one. Meanwhile another angler, Kenny Halley, fishing near the top of the beat had an epic struggle on fly with a lady of 3 pounds 4 ozs, which he videoed, only he didn't cos the camera was set just a little too high. You may have heard the screams of anguish coming down the wind when he realised!!!

Jim Loudon, 3 pounds 5 ounces, Personal Best, Applegarth Beat, Friday, 3rd February, 2012

Andy Banks

Lost a Grilse on Upper Beat in the morning, 7th July, 2011 and moved to Applegarth. Rapala at Fourmerkland 20 pound salmon and it is a corker!!

Emily about to release her 20 pounder, Hoddom, 11th September, 2010, Admiral Nelson

"A cracker" 5 pound bar of silver from Applegarth Thursday, 16th September 2010. Caught by Jim Marrs on a Cascade tied by Malcolm Davis

16 pounds, Saturday 6th November, 2010, Paterson's Stream, Upper Annan, Malcolm Davis, size 8 Cascade

Nigel Wilson, from Oxon, 15 pounds 2 ozs, caught on Hoddom, 5th October, 2010, under Spey casting tuition from Keith Snow Annan and Borders Flyfishing

Of course not all the fish catchers in the river abide by the rules!!!

The current Scottish record Chub was caught on the Annan in 1999, see Scottish Federation for Coarse Angling and only a couple of miles away Scottish record Carp, Tench and Bream, have all come from Scotlands Premier Coarse Fishery, Castle Loch, Lochmaben. the only fishery to have ever held three national records (Scottish) at the same time. Currently it holds the Scottish Record Tench and the Scottish Record Bream and has just recently lost the Scottish Record Carp title which was held for over 5 years. To put it into perspective that's FOUR Scottish record fish from an area about 3, maybe 4 miles across.

Scotlands Premier Coarse Fishery, Castle Loch, Lochmaben.
Now holding three Scottish records. The only fishery in Britain to hold three records.

Dormont Lake Coarse fishery between Lockerbie and Annan, map on their page. Run by the guys at Scottishproanglers who are deeply involved in angling for special needs, angling for kids, fishing in schools programmes, and special teaching days. They are all about professional qualifications and caring and deserve support

Other Annan websites

FishAnnan.co.uk Online booking service with a credit card and its DONE. You can also get messages sent to your mobile about river heights, fish catches etc etc. It's kinda advanced!! Check it out. They also take 'phone bookings on 01573 470612. There is a booking fee and a VOLUNTARY donation to the Annan Fishery Trust

Annan and Borders Flyfishing Keith Snow is a fishing instructor/guide based in Annan. Can arrange a fishing holiday package with instruction, guiding, tackle and safety equipment or whatever combination you require. Seems he's an ex cop - there's a lot of us about!!

Damselflyfishing Sue McNiven - Flyfishing guide and instructor

Monteith Salmon Fishing Services Jock Monteith - Monteith Salmon Fishing Services is Scotland's leading salmon fishing guiding service and provider of salmon fishing holidays on all Scottish Salmon rivers

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