Category Archives: River fishing

Coal and the River Devon 1792-2014

Posted on July 5, 2015 by gowens2013

The Ochils Landscape Partnership provided a bursary to Jennifer L. Geller of the University of Stirling for a dissertation toward the degree of Master of Historical Research (Environmental). The resulting dissertation was entitled “The Evolution of a ―Peculiar Landscape‖. Coal Mining, Management and … Continue reading →

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Diseased eels in Scottish waters

Posted on May 19, 2015 by gowens2013

The River Forth Fisheries Trust have reported on Facebook problems with diseased eels being found in the River Dee by the Dee Fisheries Trust and on the Spey. The eels have been returning to the river with large lesions on there … Continue reading →

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River Devon April update

Posted on May 11, 2015 by gowens2013

It hasn’t been the easiest of starts to the season with periodic snow melt, low water levels and cold water temperatures supressing hatches and trout activity. The best of the early season fishing was had by the bait anglers, while … Continue reading →

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Pike from the Devon – The Devon’s other fish contd

Posted on April 7, 2015 by gowens2013

In the marvellous entitled “A Descriptive and Historical Gazetteer of the Counties of Fife, Kinross and Clackmannan: With Anecdotes, Narratives and Graphic Sketches, Moral, Political, Commercial and Agricultural” edited by one M. Barbieri the River Devon is described in 1857: … Continue reading →

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Launch Of Consultation On Proposed Conservation Measures To Introduce A Licensing System For Killing Wild Salmon In Scotland

Posted on March 18, 2015 by gowens2013

You may have read in the press, fishing press and internet about the Scottish Governments consultation on  introduce a licensing system for killing wild salmon in Scotland. Like most organisation affected the DAA as an Association will consider the proposal and … Continue reading →

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The Devon’s other fish – Lampreys

Posted on March 9, 2015 by gowens2013

While looking for some work related information I found an old memory stick with some  fishing photos. Amongst the usual photos of trophy 8″ trout were some photos I took in April 2007 that I had completely forgotten about. As … Continue reading →

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Season end 2014 – update #1

Posted on November 3, 2014 by gowens2013

Walter Ramage sent through a couple of cracking photos of a Sea Trout and Salmon from the river The Salmon looks a cracking fit fish (judging by the Walter’s boot width!). Not being a Salmon expert I often wondered if some … Continue reading →

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Seasons end 2014

Posted on November 2, 2014 by gowens2013

Friday saw the end of the 2014 season. The rain had arrived properly over the previous week creating the first big spate leaving debris high up the bank: This finally brought some fresh fish in to the river, literally just … Continue reading →

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October update

Posted on October 24, 2014 by gowens2013

After one of the longest dry spell in living memory, we are at last beginning to see the weather breakdown and some much needed extra flow in the river. We will have to wait and see if it will be … Continue reading →

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2014 Catch Returns

Posted on October 7, 2014 by gowens2013

In addition to the excel/word forms for Salmon & Sea Trout returns, we have added a simple Brown Trout catch return form. https://devonanglingassociation.org.uk/2014-catch-returns/ Hopefully by next season I will have figured out how to do more complicated forms so all … Continue reading →

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