ADAA Exchange Tickets Brechin A. C. Westwater Fishings

BRECHIN ANGLING CLUB.2007
WESTWATER SALMON FISHINGS---MAP

This Guide has been compiled and designed to assist new and old members alike around the Club's Salmon Fishings, we trust you will find the information and the maps useful and accurate enough to help find your way to your destination.

Brechin Angling Club currently own, rent or fish free of charge approximately ten miles of Salmon Fishings on the Westwater. Comprising of five individual Single Bank Beats, four on the North Bank and One on the South Bank. As you can appreciate, the geographical nature of river systems and the surrounding countryside will dictate varying degrees of accessibility to or from and on Beats and in turn, will have varying limitations to fishing methods, However, all of the Beats provide some form of sport for the Fly Fisherman and the Spinner/Wormer alike!

In the following descriptions and on the maps you will find "symbols" to help you to determine Beat Limits etc, we have also in­cluded a rating scale ranging from poor to excellent to indicate the accessibility to or from and on individual Beats and a similar scale to express a rating to some form of fly fishing, no rating scale is included regarding Spinning/Worming as these methods can be utilised to good effect throughout the entire Salmon Fishings.

Please adhere to the rules of the club and that of the "Countryside Code ,Please use only the designated parking areas and re-member you MUST display your membership ID card within your vehicle during fishing on all Club waters! DO NOT obstruct field gateways, and please pay particular attention to access via farmland. DO NOT walk over any crops except grass, access via crop "Tramlines is permitted, access from Bank to Bank via wading and bridges is also permitted to/from BAC Beats only!

THE WESTWATER.  
BEAT LIMITS
DALHOUSIE BEAT. ACCESS = LOWER-   STRETCH= GOOD TO/FROM AND ON BEAT
UPPER STRETCH= DIFFICULT TO/FROM AND OH BEAT

FLYFISHING=       
LOWER STRETCH= VERY GOOD
UPPER STRETCH=FAIR

IMPORTANT! PLEASE REFER TO THE RULE BOOK REGARDING RESTRICTIONS ON WORM FISHING ON THIS BEAT. BEAT LIMITS =1-2 NORTH BANK ONLY.


Currently leased from Dalhousie Estates, this Beat extends from Inchbare Bridge (1) to Margie Burn (2) on the North Bank Only, due to its geographical nature this Beat consists of some `tough terrain' on the upper reaches, deep gorges and steep cliffs form most of the riverbanks from Margie Burn downstream through the 'Loupe and down to the "Glen Pool" just down from Pirners Brig car park(D), although some excel-lent fishing can be found on this section it's quite dangerous, so please be careful!

From then on in access to and on the lower reaches of the Beat is much easier, and good sport can be had throughout, however, fishing can be particularly good from Dunlappie Bridge downstream along the bottom edge of Edzell Golf Course and down to'Riedhall Hole' and beyond! Parking areas can be found at the South side of Inch-bare Bridge (A), or on the old Railway line(B), this can be located approx 1/2 mile north of Inchbare heading toward Edzell, follow directions to 'Bedlam Paintball Games' down track to old Railway, also at the North side of Dunlappie Bridge(C), at Pirners Brig oar park (D),and at Margie Burn(F), at roadside directly above Margie bend on river. Note: Access (F) to/ from river is very steep, Be Very Careful!

WITTON ESTATE BEAT. NOTE THIS BEAT NOT TO BE FISHED SEASON 2001 BEAT LIMITS 2 -3 NORTH BANK ONLY. MILLENIUM SHELTER = MS

Formerly a part of Gannochy Estate, Witton Estate Beat is under lease until the end of season 2006. Beat limits on the North Bank Only stretch, range from Margie Burn (2) extending to'Craigannanie Pool"(3), the upper limit can be located just below Tillydovie Farm 200m up

DRUMCAIRN BEAT. NOTE : THIS BEAT NOT TO BE FISHED SEASON 2001 BEAT LIMITS= 5-6.

This Beat begins at the upper limit of BACs Clochie Fishings at the mill burn(5) and runs up past Bridgend to the lower limit of the Glenleth not Grousemoor Fishings(6)