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Contact Andy Dickson, Sec/Treasurer 01683 300592. Mobile 07971 764022.
E-mail andy.dickson1@yahoo.co.uk for updates on conditions or for permits, or just for a chat about the fishing - afternoons or evenings are best.
NOT a morning person


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!!


Alex McGregor

Lochbrow, Applegarth Beat, 5th November, 2011. It's a monster, 25 plus on a Rapala, returned


Neil Wilson

Woodhead Scaur, Upper Beat, 15th October, 2011, nice fresh 6 pounder hen fish on a size 12 Ally's shrimp returned."River heaving with fish"


Neil Alston

Upper Beat, 13th September, 2011, nice 7 pounder salmon on a baggie.


Andy Banks

Pothole below Woodfoot bridge on Upper Beat, Tuesday, 6th September, 2011, 3 ½ pound Brown Trout - returned


Neil Alston

Poldean on Upper Beat, Wednesday, 17th August, 2011, 9 pound salmon on an Admiral Nelson tied by "Malky" Returned. Lost a similar fish later same place.


Neil Wilson

Paterson's Stream on Upper Beat, Monday, 15th August, 2011, 11 pound salmon on a size 12 Cascade tied by Andy Banks. Returned.


Clint Backhouse

Applegarth Beat near Archwood, Tuesday, 19th July, 2011, 11 pound salmon on a Toby.


Robert Brown

from Colburn, North Yorkshire, didn't do too much with dry fly but had some nice ones on beadhead Nymph below Woodfoot Bridge. This one was 52cms (over 3 pounds)


Dave Dick, Moffat,

First season with a fly rod on the Annan tried a Hawthorn fly on the Upper Beat on Monday 13th June, 2011, and caught and returned a very nice 2 pound plus brownie at the Plum


Gwilym Hughes, from Denbigh

Fished Applegarth Beat on Monday 16th May, 2011 with a couple of companions
They had a sea trout of nearly 2lb and four brown trout, the best going about 3lb all on Rough Olive Dries size 14, all fish being carefully returned. This was their nicest fish and its a very nice one


Neil Wilson from Hamilton Woodfoot Bridge, Upper Beat, Wednesday, 22nd
June, 2011, on a Butcher, 3 pound Sea Trout, returned.


Andy Nicholson came to fish the UAAA Upper Beat on the Annan on Thursday, 7th April, 2011
He was first surprised and then delighted!! First a 2 to 3 pounder and then a 5 to 6 pounder!!






Paul Cosgrove had a day on the Applegarth Beat on Friday 8th April, 2011
No weight given but looks to be 3 pounds plus!



Brian Hastie Had a nice 20 incher from the pot Hole on Upper Beat on Friday, 15th April, 2011 and of course all Brown Trout are catch and release throughout the season so these fish are still there waiting for you and there are BIGGER ones!!




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



Willie Adamson's Surprise! Applegarth Beat February, 2012, three pound line, size 16 hook and a couple of maggots long trotting for Grayling, 5 pound salmon - ok its a Kelt but even so!!



Ahhh thats better - no weight - scales left in car but a nice one




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




46 centimetre Grayling, Applegarth Beat 21st April, 2010. Caught by David Forrest and returned



Of course not all the fish catchers in the river abide by the rules!!! 27 pounder!!


More Trout Pictures

Sam Kelly from Stroud

Visited Applegarth Beat 13th to 17th June, 2011. Had Sea trout at 9 pounds and 5 1/4 pounds and a Brown at 5 pounds, all on beadhead and all returned.


Dave Dick

Ended his first summer after trout on the Annan with a neat little half pounder in the Meetings hole. I'm now expecting to see pics of salmon Dave!!










Paul Cosgrove had a GOOD day Applegarth Beat 15th May, 2010. Fish were 22", a fairly thin 24", a heavy 23" in cracking condition, and a "mere" 19""














Stephen Hunter, and William Galbraith, Darvel angling club were also on Applegarth on Saturday, 15th May, 2010
5 sea trout to 4lb & 3 brownies to 4lb. All returned




Big brown on CDC, Applegarth Beat 2009, Frank Aitken and safely returned




Brown Trout weighed at 8 pounds 2 ozs from Lochbrow, Applegarth Beat. Caught by Richard Wiener from Surrey while under tuition by Keith Snow of Annan Flyfishing, and safely returned




Peter Wagner with a 5 pounder from Applegarth returned




Peter Wagner with an 8 pounder from Applegarth returned




Young Benjamin Wagner with a VERY nice 20 incher from Applegarth returned



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




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