Back to the Devon
A cold but otherwise fair day beckoned and I wasn’t sure what to do with myself on the...
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While I was away on holiday at the early part of July I heard of a pollution incident on the River Devon. Allegedly an acid spill by Scottish Water- the company paid to maintain our water supply standards had resulted in significant fish deaths on the upper reaches of the Devon, above Dollar .
Read MoreThe weather continues to be pants up here with a constant wind, though for now it’s turned westerly which is better than the easterly of a week or so ago, but it’s blustery and changeable and difficult to fish.
Read MoreI decided to have my first day out on the River Devon, that runs from Glen Devon down to Menstrie.
This was not so much a fishing trip as an exploratory trip as I really don’t know the area at all and am not sure of the best places for access or indeed for fishing, So I worked on the principle that if I started at the most “remote” end and work down I would be doing the right thing. I followed the river up to Castlehill Reservoir and went down to the top bridge on this stretch at Dunning Bridge.
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