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Last updated: Tuesday, May 6, 2008

KSDAA control some nine miles of fishing on the river Eden and a further four miles on the river Belah and Scandal Beck, all of these fisheries offer wild brown trout fly fishing. KSDAA members may also fish waters belonging to several other angling associations (please visit website for more details). KSDAA are primarily wild brown trout fisheries where no stocking is carried out, this absence of a put and take policy means that the waters are not always the easiest to fish. Members are encouraged to return fish to help preserve stocks.

River Eden - Pendragon

The Pendragon stretch of water lies from Pendragon castle down to below Dalefoot and offers fly fishing for wild brown trout. The upper section has lots of deep pools and small waterfalls and the middle section is the best but can be difficult to fish. This part of the river is rarely fished.

River Eden - Wharton Hall

The Wharton Hall stretch is immediately below the Pendragon and extends from Stenkrith upstream to white bracken. This part of the river has a no weekend fishing rule and is fly only. This stretch is not over fished.

River Eden - Stenkrith

This stretch is very interesting and accessible. The deep pool under the bridge can contain large amounts of salmon during late october. Below Stenkrith park there is a variety of good water that is rarely fished.

River Eden - Frank`s Bridge

This is a short stretch of the Eden which stretches from a field above frank`s bridge in Kirkby Stephen and ends approx 0.5km upstream. Some large trout may be found here.

River Eden - Eastfield Bridge

This stretch of water is from Eastfield bridge upstream to the flow station which is adjacent to the Kirkby Stephen Warcop road. This stretch can be difficult to fish in areas of dense vegetation, however there are some large wild brown trout residing here.

River Eden - Beckfoot

This stretch of Eden is from Eastfield bridge downstream to Beckfoot where scandal beck enters the Eden. This fishery has mainly shallow sheltered runs.

River Eden - Musgrove

This stretch lies from Blandsworth bridge (upper limit) to great musgrove bridge (lower limit) and can be accessed easily by either bridge. This stretch holds wild brown trout and grayling are also present. This is the most popular stretch of Eden owned by KSDAA. There are large and small pools with runs both fast and small. An excellent stretch for fly fishing.

River Eden - Ploughlands

This stretch is approx 2 miles long and lies from Musgrove bridge (upper limit) to Warcop old bridge (lower limit). This stretch is an easily fished fly water and has had reports of really large fish in recent years.

River Eden - Warcop

This stretch is downstream of Warcop old bridge and is a joint fishery shared with Appelby Angling Association. Below the first field it can be difficult to fish due to the steep banks, continuous trees and barbed wire that restricts access (fly fishing is virtually impossible). This water often contains large numbers of stock fish introduced early in the season by Appelby angling association.

River Belah - Above Belah Bridge

This fishery is upstream from Belah bridge on the Kirkby Stephen - Brough Road, starting 1 field above the bridge. This is a small but attractive trout stream.

River Belah - Below Belah Bridge

This fishery starts 1 field downstream from Belah bridge on the Kirkby Stephen - Brough Road. Overall there is a huge variety of water along the Beck but not all of it is easy to fish with fly. Avoid the river in spate conditions.