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4 Jan 12

The Club’s Opening ceremony took place on Weds. A good number of people turned out and after the traditional blessing a good number headed off to try their luck. The first, and only one of the day?, fell to local member John Paterson taken on a self-tied fly. Well done John. Tight lines to everyone this season. Here are a selection of photographs.

River Opening 2012

Anglers are reminded that kelts, baggots (unspawned hen) and rawners (unspwaned cock) will predominate for the next month or two. They can be bright silver and easily be confused for fresh fish by those not familiar with them. It is illegal to kill kelts etc. If in doubt put it back and don’t record it. You will know if you catch a springer!

The River Earn Improvement Association (REIA) welcomes membership from those interested in angling and matters related to the River Earn. By joining you will help to preserve a unique part of Perthshire's natural heritage. 

Information on the Earn water level is available based on the Dalginross (Comrie) and Kinkell Bridge monitoring stations. This is updated on an hourly basis and gives a good idea of the current level - visiting anglers would be well advised to check this when planning a trip. The graph shows the river level relative to a 'base level'. The base level represents a typical summer level in the river and has been calculated as the level that is exceeded for 95% of the time - it does not indicate the 'actual' height of the water. Anglers will therefore find it helpful to check the level given prior to setting out and then compare that with the actual water level in the area where they plan to fish. Future visits to the Earn site will therefore given them a point of reference on which to base any proposed trip to the river. As a guide, 0m in practice means very difficult conditions with slack water and increasing amounts of weed during the summer; so, it's not worth really venturing out. A level around +6-9 inches is a good medium height.  A level at Comrie that is considerably above that at Kinkell often means either it has rained in the catchment area, or  the Hydro Board have started generating, and the level over the whole length of the river is likely to rise as a consequence. For details of other, non-Tay system, rivers go the SEPA interactive map.

Club Rules: A full list of the Club Rules can be found here.

Eels:    Since 2008 it has been illegal to fish for or kill eels in Scotland. All eels must be returned alive.

Rainbows: In the interests of indigenous fish preservation all rainbow trout should be killed.   

Beaver Re-introduction:    Do you have a view? An article on the potential effect is here

Annual Catch Statistics

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