Big fish page

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Grayling, 15 inches, Willie Adamson, Applegarth, 30th November, 2013, Czech Nymph, returned

Its a ten pounder! George Aitken, Applegarth, 23rd November, 2013, Gold Toby, returned

Martin Duffy, 12 pounder, Captains pool, Applegarth, 9th November, 2013, Toby, returned

Neil Alston, 6 poundish, WITH Sea Lice!! Patersons Stream head of the river, Upper Beat, 6th November, 2013, returned

Gary Kennedy had three on Saturday on Applegarth, 5 pounds, 6 pounds and 21 pounds - pictured returned

Tommy Drennan, 14 poundish, Plum, Upper Beat, 31st October, 2013, returned

Grayling, comfortably over a pound and a half, UPPER Beat, Thursday, 27th December, 2012, Dave Dick, on a pink and goldhead nymph in way over 18 inches of clean flood

Grayling, 2 pounds 3 ounces, Applegarth Beat, Wednesday, 19th December, 2012, John Arkwright

Grayling, 21 inches, approx 4 pounds, would be Scottish record but no witnesses so returned Applegarth Beat 17th May, 2006 Tony Donnely

A selection of trout from Allan Calvert's "Good Day" on Applegarth Beat on Wednesday, 16th May, 2012 when he had Brown Trout of 6.5 pounds, 5.5 pounds, 4 pounds and 3.5 pounds on deer hair sedge and grey duster, along with a number of other trout to 1.5 pounds and a 3 pound Grayling

Dave Dick, Monday, 21st May, 2012, Upper Beat, 21 inches, 3 pounds 6 ounces. The fish were mostly taking Olive Duns but the big one fell to a Daddy long legs

Definitely need a bigger net

Dave Dick, Saturday, 19th May, 2012, Upper Beat, second season on the Annan, reckons he needs a bigger net - I think he's right. 23 1/2 inches and 17 inches shown and a further 23 incher as well. Silver March brown wet and Dry Olive Dun did the job. Impressive

John Bamford report, 11th May, 2012, Upper Beat. Brown Trout of well over 6 pounds and not many would argue with 8 pounds. Anglers name was Andrew. Safely returned. There are a LOT of BIG Brown Trout in Annan, although 4 to 5 pounders are a bit more common than 7 and 8's!!!

Neil Alston, evening of Wednesday, 4th July, 2012, Upper Beat, 4 pound Sea Trout on black snaelda conehead and safely returned (Google snaelda - I did) Says here it looks like a Bassett's Liquorice Allsort!!

Peter Wagner with a 5 pounder from Applegarth returned

Peter Wagner with an 8 pounder from Applegarth returned

Young Benjamin Wagner with a VERY nice 20 incher from Applegarth returned

Eric Woodward, Applegarth Beat, 23rd April, 2012. and thats a lot of Grayling

Andrew Littler, on the Kinnel, Applegarth Beat, Saturday, 21st April, 2012. Nice one safely returned

Trevor Heyliger, Applegarth Beat, Thursday, 12th April, 2012, 21 inches wild Brown Trout, March Brown emerger, in heavy rain after hail

Mike Boyd, Applegarth Beat, Saturday, 7th April, 2012, 23 inches wild Brown Trout in grand condition, March Brown dry

One like this in fact

Andy Banks

Pothole below Woodfoot bridge on Upper Beat, Tuesday, 6th September, 2011, 3 ½ pound Brown Trout - returned

Robert Brown

from Colburn, North Yorkshire, didn't do too much with dry fly but had some nice ones on beadhead Nymph below Woodfoot Bridge. This one was 52cms (over 3 pounds)

Dave Dick, Moffat,

First season with a fly rod on the Annan tried a Hawthorn fly on the Upper Beat on Monday 13th June, 2011, and caught and returned a very nice 2 pound plus brownie at the Plum

Gwilym Hughes, from Denbigh

Fished Applegarth Beat on Monday 16th May, 2011 with a couple of companions
They had a sea trout of nearly 2lb and four brown trout, the best going about 3lb all on Rough Olive Dries size 14, all fish being carefully returned. This was their nicest fish and its a very nice one

Andy Nicholson came to fish the UAAA Upper Beat on the Annan on Thursday, 7th April, 2011
He was first surprised and then delighted!! First a 2 to 3 pounder and then a 5 to 6 pounder!!

Paul Cosgrove had a day on the Applegarth Beat on Friday 8th April, 2011
No weight given but looks to be 3 pounds plus!

Brian Hastie Had a nice 20 incher from the pot Hole on Upper Beat on Friday, 15th April, 2011 and of course all Brown Trout are catch and release throughout the season so these fish are still there waiting for you and there are BIGGER ones!!

John Arkwright, fishing Applegarth near Millhousebridge on Saturday, 28th January, 2012 had Grayling of 2 pounds and 3 pounds long trotting. This is the smaller one. Meanwhile another angler, Kenny Halley, fishing near the top of the beat had an epic struggle on fly with a lady of 3 pounds 4 ozs, which he videoed, only he didn't cos the camera was set just a little too high. You may have heard the screams of anguish coming down the wind when he realised!!!

Jim Loudon, 3 pounds 5 ounces, Personal Best, Applegarth Beat, Friday, 3rd February, 2012

Willie Adamson's Surprise! Applegarth Beat February, 2012, three pound line, size 16 hook and a couple of maggots long trotting for Grayling, 5 pound salmon - ok its a Kelt but even so!!

Ahhh thats better - no weight - scales left in car but a nice one

Grayling, 21 inches, approx 4 pounds,, would be Scottish record but no witnesses so returned Applegarth Beat 17th May, 2006 Tony Donnely

46 centimetre Grayling, Applegarth Beat 21st April, 2010. Caught by David Forrest and returned

16 pounds, Saturday, 6th November, 2010, Paterson's Stream, Upper Annan, Malcolm Davis, size 8 Cascade

"A cracker" 5 pound bar of silver from Applegarth Thursday, 16th September 2010. Caught by Jim Marrs on a Cascade tied by Malcolm Davis

Dave Dick, Upper Beat on Friday, 13th September, 2013. Pound and a half on small Iron Blue Dun

Dave went to fish the Plum, Upper Beat on Thursday, 5th September, 2013. Briefly lost control of his dry fly and as it dragged at bit across the tail he hooked and then lost a salmon. Returning the next day, and in the same place using a Stoats Tail he hooked and landed.................... a very nice Brownie. Its a daft game still!

Dave Dick, 14 inch "fat as butter" well over a pound, Clyde style fly size 16, Upper beat 22nd August, 2013

Andy Banks in highish water, Applegarth, May, 2013

Gwilym Hughes looking suitably pleased, Applegarth, May, 2013

Dave Dick, 4.14 pounds, Cogries, Upper Beat on an Iron Blue Dun, 26th June, 2013

Buddy you definitely need a bigger net, 23 1/2 inches, Upper Beat

Home

Of course not all the fish catchers in the river abide by the rules!!! 27 pounder!!

Phillip Jones, Applegarth Beat, week commencing 23rd April, 2012. Lot of Brownie

Andrew Crozier, Brown Trout around 9 pounds, Silver March Brown. Plum pool on the Upper Beat around 1am 19th July, 2012 - Andrew seems a bit pleased!

Dave Dick, Paterson's Stream on the Upper Beat 13 inch Grayling on a dragging Blue Quill Dry, and another smaller Grayling later. That's the furthest upstream that I know about

Dave Dick, Monday, 2nd July, 2012, Upper Beat, 2 pounder on dry fly in 16 inches above normal!!! That's the new net christened then

Gwilyim Hughes up from Wales for the day targeted 6 nice trout and landed them on Olive Emerger on Applegarth Beat. Net has a 20 inch ring

More Trout Pictures

Sam Kelly from Stroud

Visited Applegarth Beat 13th to 17th June, 2011. Had Sea trout at 9 pounds and 5 1/4 pounds and a Brown at 5 pounds, all on beadhead and all returned.

Dave Dick

Ended his first summer after trout on the Annan with a neat little half pounder in the Meetings hole. I'm now expecting to see pics of salmon Dave!!

Paul Cosgrove had a GOOD day Applegarth Beat 15th May, 2010. Fish were 22", a fairly thin 24", a heavy 23" in cracking condition, and a "mere" 19""

Stephen Hunter, and William Galbraith, Darvel angling club were also on Applegarth on Saturday, 15th May, 2010
5 sea trout to 4lb & 3 brownies to 4lb. All returned

Big brown on CDC, Applegarth Beat 2009, Frank Aitken and safely returned

Brown Trout weighed at 8 pounds 2 ozs from Lochbrow, Applegarth Beat. Caught by Richard Wiener from Surrey while under tuition by Keith Snow of Annan Flyfishing, and safely returned

Andy Banks

Lost a Grilse on Upper Beat in the morning, 7th July, 2011 and moved to Applegarth. Rapala at Fourmerkland 20 pound salmon and it is a corker!!

Alex McGregor

Lochbrow, Applegarth Beat, 5th November, 2011. It's a monster, 25 plus on a Rapala, returned

Neil Wilson

Woodhead Scaur, Upper Beat, 15th October, 2011, nice fresh 6 pounder hen fish on a size 12 Ally's shrimp returned."River heaving with fish"

Neil Alston

Upper Beat, 13th September, 2011, nice 7 pounder salmon on a baggie.

Neil Alston

Poldean on Upper Beat, Wednesday, 17th August, 2011, 9 pound salmon on an Admiral Nelson tied by "Malky" Returned. Lost a similar fish later same place.

Neil Wilson

Paterson's Stream on Upper Beat, Monday, 15th August, 2011, 11 pound salmon on a size 12 Cascade tied by Andy Banks. Returned.

Clint Backhouse

Applegarth Beat near Archwood, Tuesday, 19th July, 2011, 11 pound salmon on a Toby.

George Jack, Applegarth Beat, Saturday, 7th July, 8 pound Salmon, Orange and Yellow Rapala. Seems George got a little enthusiastic and slipped into the Annan with his fish but hung on to everything and landed himself and a VERY nice fish