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FISHING SOUTHERN SCOTLAND?

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

Grayling and Coarse Fishing

is available on some beats during some part of the salmon close season (15th November to 25th February) Of course you can fish for coarse fish or grayling during the salmon season as well if you wish.
Contact Upper Annandale AA, Annandale Estates, Kirkwood, Hoddom, or contact Fishery Manager at Newbie, Tel. 01461 202608)

Or book online at Fishannan.co.uk or phone 01573 470612

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

Oh and by the way a NUMBER of Scottish record size Grayling have been caught in the Annan in recent years. Non of them are official because the fish was either killed or not enough evidence, just the angler and his camera etc etc but the fish are there - literally in most cases since they were returned!!!

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. It is the only fishery in Britain to hold three records. 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

Planning your fishing trips for 2008?
You don't need a rod licence in Scotland.

The Annan is not far north of Carlisle, it's about 35 miles long and has 14 beats open to visiting anglers. Until September day permits are available from £10 to about £35. After mid September, when its purely salmon fishing, prices range from £25 a day to about £75, but proportionately less by the week. On some beats you can just turn up and buy a permit on the day, on others it's advisable to book in advance. Your source for online booking/availability of permits for most of the river is Fishannan.co.uk or phone 01573 470612

Let us examine your chances of catching a fish, taking the mighty Tay as an example. The Tay is a world famous Scottish salmon river, it is a HUGE river, 15 times the size of the Annan and certainly costs 15 times as much to take a rod. So it produces 15 times as many salmon?? Well no it produces about six times as many actually. Simple arithmetic tells us that an individual angler has more chance of catching a fish on the Annan than on Tay, or Tweed, or any of the other more famous rivers, and at considerably less cost.

There are private stretches you and a couple of companions can book for a week and there's Association water which is surprisingly under fished. It's an excellent sea trout river and 2004 saw the biggest run of salmon anyone has ever seen!!

There are dozens of B & B's; Lots of nice hotels; There are holiday cottages to let; Award winning Caravan and Camping sites with the river a couple of hundred yards away.

Contact the webmaster for further information 

Other Annan websites

FishAnnan.co.uk Is now up and running and looking good. Main advantage over this site is you can book your fishing etc online 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

Annandale Fly Fishing School Tuition by professional full time qualified Instructors and Registered Guides who can introduce you to the river safely. We specialise in dry fly for brownies and grayling, Spey casting for salmon. Courses available throughout the year. We can provide all equipment required (including safety) from 8' trout #5 rods to 15' #11 double handed salmon rods. We have our own rod room for Clients use.

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E &OE Any errors are mine and no fault of the people or organisations shown on these pages.
Copyright (c) 1999/ 2008, all rights reserved Andy Dickson, UAAA, Braehead, Woodfoot, Moffat, Dumfriesshire. DG10 9PL. Telephone 01683 300592
Most recent revision, 21st December, 2007

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RULES etc for the whole River Annan updated 12th November, 2007

Legislation requires that NO Sea Trout or Salmon be killed on the River Annan before the 1st June each year

After the 1st June for the season 2008, the Annan District Salmon Fishery Board has decided that anglers may retain a MAXIMUM of two Sea Trout in any 24 hour period BUT that all Sea Trout over 3 pounds must be returned to the river unharmed

Some people curse rainbows, but not when they are fin perfect and 18 1/2 inches. Upper Beat August 2007, returned, Jim Lees

Brown trout 5 plus pounds Applegarth Beat 17th May 2006 Tony Donnely, size 14 Olive Dun, returned

Joan Shuttleworth, from Carlisle, 20lb caught on a Toby on river Annan, at Royal Four Towns

5 pound brown, Upper Annan, dry fly, about to be returned

20 pounder being returned Shillahill Beat 7th November, 2006, Bill Morris

A 16lb salmon caught at Hoddom by Ali Mackay on 28 July 2007.