Notice of AGM 2025

Our AGM 2025, will take place at Soulby Village Hall (CA17 4PL) on Friday 14^th March 2025 at 7.30pm.

Prohibited Grayling Fishing Dates @ Ploughlands 2024-25

Fishing for grayling at Ploughlands will be unavailable to members on the following dates due to shooting activities on the estate. Please respect these arrangements.

October 26

November 2, 8, 9, 15, 23, 25

December 4, 13, 14, 28

January 2025 11, 18

Musgrave Weir July 2024

The EA will be undertaking repair works to the weir and bank just below Musgrave Bridge. The work is scheduled to commence 15th July 2024 and to continue for up to six weeks. Access downstream of the weir should be ok.

Notice of AGM 2024

The AGM will be held at Soulby Village Hall, 7.30pm Friday 15th March. All welcome.

Notice of AGM 2023

The 2023 AGM will be held on Wednesday 15th March at 7.30pm at Upper Eden Rugby Club, Pennine Park, Westgarth Rd CA17 4TF. Following the business part of the meeting there will be a talk by Elizabeth Radford, CEO of Eden Rivers Trust.

Restricted Fishing Dates on Ploughlands

The terms of our lease prohibit fishing on our Ploughlands beat (Blind Beck downstream to Warcop Bridge) on a small number of days each year. This season fishing is not allowed on Ploughlands on the following dates.

• 2022
• November: Saturday 20th, Thursday 24th
• December: Friday 2nd, Saturday 10th, Saturday 17th, Monday 19th
• 2023
• January: Saturday 7th, Saturday 14th, Saturday 21st

 Notice of AGM 2022

AGM for KSDAA is to be held on Friday, 18th March 2022 at 7.30pm at Kirkby Stephen Club.

OPEN DAY June 19th 2021

 Our Opening Day will take place on the same day as our AGM.

OPEN DAY Saturday June 19th

Full details can be downloaded from our website.

 

Notice of 2021 AGM

The Annual General Meeting of the Kirkby Stephen and District Angling Association (KSDAA) will take place at St Theobald’s Church Field, Great Musgrave, on Saturday 19th June 2021 commencing at 11.00am.

Coronavirus Update (May 2021)

All KSDAA waters are now open for fishing.

Tight Lines !!!

 Coronavirus Update: January 9th 2021

Fishing is allowed during the 3rd national lockdown. This is because angling is classed as exercise and not leisure. Consequently KSDAA waters are open.

Members need to observe all Covid guidelines as published by the government and adhere to safety measures as advised by the Angling Trust. In particular anglers should not travel far to fish our waters and should not fish in groups. Exchange tickets are not available at this time.

There is some great winter grayling fishing available on our waters.

Tight Lines.

Coronavirus Notice

KSDAA remains fully operational but anglers are advised to follow advice from government and angling bodies.

Due to coronavirus precautions meetings are unable to take place. This has led to some disruption in administration of the club at a time when vacancies exist for chairman, secretary and treasurer.

Our long-term chairman Irene Downing is currently acting as caretaker secretary to allow the club to function.

To assist Irene, we ask that members, prospective members, day ticket applicants and exchange ticket users follow the procedures outlined on the home page of our website.

www.kirkbystephen.net 

Thank You - Stay Safe

No Fishing on the Poughlands beat.
The Ploughlands beat ( Blind beck downstream to Warcop Bridge)
is closed for Grayling fishing on:-
October      Saturday      19th
November  Saturday      2nd, 16th, 23th, 30th,   
November  Wednesday 13th
December  Saturday      7th & 14th
December  Tuesday       17th

2020
January      Saturdays  4th, 11th, 18th,  25th

Please do not fish Ploughlands on these dates as we could lose the fishing

No Fishing on the Poughlands beat.
The Ploughlands beat ( Blind beck downstream to Warcop Bridge)
is closed for Grayling fishing on:-
October      Saturday 13th & 27th
November  Friday       9th
November  Saturday 10th & 24th
December  Thursday  6th
December  Saturday    8th & 22nd

2019
January      Saturdays  5th & 12th & 19th & 26th

Please do not fish on these dates as we could lose the fishing

Latest fishing report summarising the season so far can be found here...

2018 River Eden Report

There is NO fishing at Ploughlands  on the following dates because of possible shooting.

October      Friday         20^th,

November  Friday         3^rd, 17^th,  

November  Saturday     4^th, 11^th, 25^th,

December  Friday         8^th

December  Saturdays    2^nd, 16^th, 23^rd,

2018

January      Saturdays    6^th, 20^th, 27^th,

January      Monday      15^th,

Please avoid fishing at Ploughlands on these dates otherwise we will lose the fishing rights altogether.
The shooting area is from Blind Beck, Little Musgrave to Warcop Bridge

Improving Trout Habitat Next Visit

Another improving the trout habitat visit has been arranged for Saturday18th March. For time & place for meeting please contact Richard at dick.arrowsmith@gmail.com
The last visit was successful & instructive. Various parts of the river were visited.

AGM

KSDAA AGM will be held on Friday 17th March 2017 at Kirkby Stephen Social Club starting at 8.00pm. After the meeting there will be a talk by Gareth Pedley from the Wild Trout Trust
2017 Subscriptions are Local Resident (SR) £75. Non Resident( SV) £100
Day Ticket are £20/day, Weekly Tickets £50

Improving Trout Habitat

Can we improve our fishing on the River Eden? One way is to look at our juvenile fish & in particular their habitat. How the habitat can be improved is the aim of two training days arranged by our committee members Richard Arrowsmith & Alan Swann. The training will be led by Graham Pedley from the WTT on a walk from Musgrave Bridge to Blandswath. The training is on Saturday 14th January & Saturay 18th March. Time 10am - 2.00pm. For further information or to take part contact Richard at dick.arrowsmith@gmail.com 

No fishing at Ploughlands 2016-7

There is NO fishing at Ploughlands  on the following dates because of possible shooting.
October Saturdays 8th, 22th
November Saturdays 5th, 12th, 19th,   Friday 25th
December Saturdays 3th, 17th, 24th,   Friday 9th,
January Saturdays 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
Please avoid fishing at Ploughlands on these dates otherwise we will lose the fishing rights altogether.
The shooting area is from Blind Beck, Little Musgrave to Warcop Bridge

Ploughlands - 2016 non-fishing days

Ploughlands - 2016 non-fishing days will be published here shortly.

Tree Damage 1st -5 June 2016

 It has been reported that 20 young trees have been damage by breaking their tops. This is on the Musgrave to Ploughlands beat on the right hand side looking downstrean but above Blind beck. For older members this was the " Go Wild" stretch.
Have any members seen anything or noticed anything unusual.
Please email the secretary