2025 Salmon/Sea Trout Catch Returns

Posted on November 3, 2025 by gowens2013

A gentle reminder to members holding a Salmon/Sea Trout permit; please submit your catch return by Thursday 20th November

For details of how to submit your return please see https://devonanglingassociation.org.uk/catch-returns/

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Lost and Found Department – Personalised “Swiss Army” knife

Posted on September 24, 2025 by gowens2013

Craig Jarvie has found a “Swiss Army” knife by the river bank around Tillicoultry. It has been personalised with the name Ben Ford on one side and personal message on the other. If this is yours or you know Ben Ford please get in touch [ thedaa@talktalk.net ] and we can connect you with Craig.

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Lost and Found Department – Found net

Posted on September 17, 2025 by gowens2013

A net, dropped by angler downstream of Vicars Bridge, has been found. If you think this is yours please get in touch via thedaa@talktalk.net and we will endeavor to reunite you with it!

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Lost and Found Department – Rod/reel at The Haugh

Posted on September 4, 2025 by gowens2013

Thursday 4th September – Member Greame Burns was fishing at the Haugh today and accidently managed to leave his rod/reel which was resting on the car. The rod is 7′ homemade rod using two Hardy zFibatubes and with maroon line. The reel is a Shakespeare zCondex loaded with a yellow fly line.

As he was leaving he noted an another angler preparing his gear for a session, who had arrived in a red car. He is hoping that he or another good samaritan has taken them away to keep safe. Graeme did go back, when he realised that the rod/reel were MIA, but there was no sign of them.

If you have come across the rod can you get in touch with the DAA or directly with Graeme on:

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Glenquey – caution on the access road

Posted on August 1, 2025 by gowens2013

Please exercise caution and care, when driving up and down the access road to Glenquey from the A823. Timber lorries are currently using the road for hauling freshly cut timber from the adjacent woodlands.

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Lost and Found Department – Flybox on Fossoway beat

Posted on July 18, 2025 by gowens2013

Alan Scott has found a small tub of flies and fly floatant, on the access track of the A91 to the east bank upstream of the A91 bridge at Fossoway. If you wish to be reunited with the flies drop me a line here:

thedaa@talktalk.net

and I will pass your details to Alan

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Another heatwave ahead

Posted on July 11, 2025 by gowens2013

This weekend will see another short heatwave and as Kenny pointed out in the comments comes with a warning from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service:

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has urged people who live within or who may enter rural environments to exercise caution.

The extreme danger assessment – released in conjunction with the Scottish Wildfire Forum (SWF) – will be in place from Friday, 11 July until Monday, 14 July. This covers central and eastern areas on Friday, 11 July, and extends to all areas, except low-lying areas with green grass, from Saturday, 12 July, until Monday, 14 July.

While this heatwave might be relatively short-lived, please be mindful of the impact of increased water temperatures have on fish. Already Loch Leven has suspended pike fishing on the loch due to the increase in water temperatures (Pike being particularly vulnerable to exhaustion and extreme stress in warm water temperatures). Please take notice of the infographic below:

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Lost and found department

Posted on April 6, 2025 by gowens2013

David Mudie’s son mislaid a a transparent covered fly box in the vicinity of Vicarsbridge on Friday. Anyone able to reunite angler and fly box, please get in touch via thedaa@talktalk.net or David directly.

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Welcome to the new season on the Devon & at Glenquey

Posted on March 14, 2025 by gowens2013

The new season opens on Saturday 15th March 2025, its going to be a lovely but cold day ……. sunshine and light winds!

PERMIT FOR 2025

I can confirm following the AGM in January, permits prices remained unchanged from last year. Permits are available from a range of outlets in and around Clackmannanshire:

River Devon Trout Annual and Daily Permits

  • Buicks, Union Street, Alloa, FK10 1EL
  • Angling Active, Agricultural Centre, Stirling, FK9 4RN
  • Higglety Pigglety, 90 Stirling Street, Alva, FK12 5EA
  • Deals on Reels ,18 Station Road, Cowdenbeath, KY4 9SG
  • Monas of Muckhart, Main Street, Muckhart, FK14 7JN
  • The Sorting Office, 50 Bridge Street, Dollar, FK14 7DG
  • Tillicoultry Post Office/Premier Store, 109 – 111 High Street, FK13 6DS

Glenquey Daily Permits

  • Monas of Muckhart, Main Street, Muckhart, FK14 7JN
  • The Inn at Muckhart, Main Street, Muckhart, FK14 7JN
  • The Sorting Office, 50 Bridge Street, Dollar, FK14 7DG

For permit prices please see the Permits tab https://devonanglingassociation.org.uk/permits/

Salmon & Sea Trout Permits

All species permits [Brown Trout, Salmon and Sea Trout] are available directly from the Hon Secretary.

Address: Mr Colin Smail, 1 West End Gardens, Alloa, FK10 1LN

Telephone: 01259 724514

All applications for an all-species season permit [Brown Trout, Salmon and Sea Trout] must be accompanied by two passport size photographs. Permits should be returned at the end of the season along with catch returns (which allows the photos to be recycled on renewal)

Daily                           £15.00

Limited to 5 permits daily available from either the The Sorting Office (Dollar) or Tillicoultry PO (Tillicoultry)

2024 DAA NEWSLETTER

The 2024 newsletter is available to download or read here https://devonanglingassociation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/daa-newsletter-issue-26-season-2024.pdf

BARBLESS HOOKS

It is increasingly noticeable that many anglers on the river and at Glenquey are either using barbless hooks or are crushing/crimping the barb before use. The DAA committee want to encourage all anglers to use barbless or crimped hooks, as it has positive benefits for the health of fish returned.

The DAA committee thank members for their support and wish members and visitors an absolute brilliant season on our fantastic river and reservoir

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Devon Angling Association 2024 newsletter

Posted on January 14, 2025 by gowens2013

The Season 2024 newsletter is now available for to read here or you can download to read at your leisure by clicking the link at the base

DAA newsletter Issue 26 Season 2024Download

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