Kirkby Stephen & District Angling Association

Kirkby Stephen & District Angling Association
5lb 2oz wild brown trout from KSDAA waters 2009. Captor: Callum Highet

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

EDEN IN FLOOD


LAST NIGHT THERE WAS SOME VERY HEAVY RAIN AND THIS MORNING THE RIVER IS RISING RAPIDLY (WHILST CHECKING IT THIS MORNING IT ROSE AT LEAST 6/7 INCHES IN A FEW MINS, NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE !)AND IS TOTALLY UNFISHABLE.

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

GOOD CONDITIONS


THE EDEN IS RUNNING AT A VERY NICE HEIGHT STILL WITH A TINGE OF COLOUR IN IT AND THE WEATHER IS DRY AND OVERCAST.

Monday, June 18, 2007

COOL AND BREEZY


THE RIVER CONDITIONS ARE GOOD , JUST A SLIGHT TINGE OF A BEER COLOUR IN THE WATER AND A NICE HEIGHT. THE WEATHER IS A BIT COOL THIS MORNING WITH A STIFF BREEZE AND LOTS OF CLOUD.

Sunday, June 17, 2007

COMING DOWN


THE EDEN HAS DROPPED TO A FISHABLE LEVEL , IT'S STILL A BIT DIRTY AND MAY BE A BIT HIGH IN SPOTS WHERE A BECK COMES IN (SCANDAL OR THE BELAH) ,BUT DEFINITELY FISHABLE. THE WEATHER IS DRY AND OVERCAST AND QUITE WARM.

Saturday, June 16, 2007

DROPPING SLOWLY


AS PREDICTED THE EDEN SHOT UP YESTERDAY . IT IS DROPPING NOW BUT, THE CONDITIONS FOR FLY FISHING ARE DIFFICULT ,IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE . ONE PLUS IS THAT IT'S NOT RAINING AT THE MIN AND NOW I DON'T HAVE TO BUILD AN ARK !

Friday, June 15, 2007

WET AND WINDY AGAIN !!


THE EDEN IS STARTING TO DROP AND IS FISHABLE AT THE MIN ,BUT THERE HAS BEEN A LOT MORE RAIN OVERNIGHT AND IT'S RAINING NOW SO RIVER LEVELS WILL PROBABLY RISE AS THE DAY GOES ON. STAY AT HOME !

Thursday, June 14, 2007

WET AND WINDY


NOT A VERY NICE DAY HERE ,IT'S RAINING AND QUITE BREEZY . ALL THE RAIN OF THE LAST 24HRS HAS FOUND IT,S WAY IN THE EDEN AND BROUGHT IT UP 4/5 INCHES AND I WOULD EXPECT IT WILL RISE SOME MORE AS THE DAY GOES ON AND THE WATER IS QUITE DIRTY.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

STILL LOW


THERE HAS BEEN SOME MORE RAIN OVERNIGHT, BUT IT HAS NOT AFFECTED THE RIVER LEVEL AND THE WEATHER IS CLOUDY AND DAMP.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

OVERNIGHT RAIN


LAST NIGHTS THUNDERY HEAVY RAIN HAS PUT A BIT OF FRESH WATER IN THE EDEN WHICH IS RUNNING IN FROM HARTLEY BECK SLIGHTLY DIRTY AND POSSIBLY A FEW OTHER BECKS IN THE UPPER EDEN AREA, BUT THE EDEN IS STILL LOW. THE WEATHER IS DAMP UNDER FOOT AND CLOUDY.

Monday, June 11, 2007

HOT AND STICKY


LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER WARM DAY IN STORE AND NO SIGN OF ANY RAIN AS YET. THE EDEN IS STILL LOW ,BUT STILL FISHING WELL IN THE EVENING.

Sunday, June 10, 2007

MORE OF THE SAME

According to the Met Office web site and judging by the weather at the minute, it looks like we're in for a re-run of yesterday. There could be shower or two later which would freshen things up a bit - but don't hold your breath.
There's unlikely to be any change in river levels as there's been no rain overnight.
If you're fishing today, don't forget to put the beer in the fridge before you go!

Saturday, June 09, 2007

NO CHANGE

It looks like being another scorcher. The sun's already burning off the mist.
Bearing in mind the fact that I don't have the same ring side seat as Steve, there's been no rain and I suspect the river will still be pretty low.
Perhaps today's the day to cut the grass and leave the fishing until this evening. However, there will no doubt be fish to be had from shady stretches.

Friday, June 08, 2007

Overcast start

It is a cool, overcast morning and there is little to no breeze. The Eden is running perfectly and has a good colour to it.

Thursday, June 07, 2007

CLOUDY AND COOLER


CLOUDY THIS MORNING WITH A SLIGHT BREEZE. THE RIVER CONDITIONS ARE STILL GOOD , BUT A BIT OF FRESH WATER IN IT WOULDN'T DO ANY HARM.

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

NO CHANGE


LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER HOT DAY IS IN STORE AND THE RIVER IS RUNNING AT A SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE HEIGHT.

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

OVERCAST AND WARM


IT'S WARM AND CLOUDY THIS MORNING AND THE RIVER CONDITIONS ARE STILL GOOD.

Monday, June 04, 2007

ANOTHER WARM DAY


IT'S WARM AND SUNNY THIS MORNING ,THERE WAS SOME RAIN LAST NIGHT, BUT IT HASN'T AFFECTED THE RIVER LEVEL WHICH IS STILL OK.

Sunday, June 03, 2007

GOOD CONDITIONS


THE EDEN IS STILL RUNNING AT A REASONABLE HEIGHT AND THE WEATHER IS DRY AND SUNNY WITH SOME PATCHY CLOUD.

Saturday, June 02, 2007

HOT AND SUNNY


IT'S A BRIGHT, WARM MORNING AND LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO GET QUITE HOT. THE EDEN IS STILL RUNNING AT AN AVERAGE SUMMER LEVEL , WITH REPORTS OF LOT'S OF FISH BEING CAUGHT.

Friday, June 01, 2007

NICE MORNING


VERY NICE SUNNY MORNING, BUT A BIT COOL. THE RIVER IS STILL IN GOOD CONDITION FOR A DAYS FISHING.

Thursday, May 31, 2007

GOOD CONDITIONS


THE RIVER CONDITIONS ARE STILL GOOD AND IT'S A COOL , BRIGHT MORNING.

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

SUNNY AND WARM


THE RIVER CONDITIONS ARE STILL GOOD AND THE WEATHER IS DRY AND SUNNY.

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

GOOD CONDITIONS


THE RIVER IS STILL RUNNING A IT'S NORMAL HEIGHT AND IT IS RAINING AT THE MIN.

Monday, May 28, 2007

Cooler and overcast

Grey skies and much lower temperatures than yesterday. The river is running well and eminently fishable. Rain is forecast.

Sunday, May 27, 2007

CLOUDY AND DRIZZLE


AN OVERCAST MORNING WITH SOME PATCHY DRIZZLE . THE EDEN IS UNCHANGED ,WITH GOOD CONDITIONS.

Saturday, May 26, 2007

SUNNY AND WARM


VERY NICE MORNING HERE AT THE MIN. THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE RIVER LEVEL WHICH IS ABOUT NORMAL AND RUNNING CLEAR.

Friday, May 25, 2007

STILL GOOD


IT'S A NICE SUNNY MORNING AND IT'S DRY. THE RIVER CONDITIONS ARE STILL VERY GOOD.

Thursday, May 24, 2007

NO CHANGE


THE RIVER CONDITIONS ARE STILL GOOD AND THE WEATHER IS DRY AND OVERCAST.

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

GOOD CONDITIONS


THE RIVER IS AT A PERFECT HEIGHT AND THE WEATHER IS DRY, OVERCAST AND BREEZY.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

VERY NICE CONDITIONS


ITS OVERCAST AND DRY , BUT WARM. THE EDEN IS RUNNING AT A VERY NICE HEIGHT .

Monday, May 21, 2007

GOOD CONDITIONS


THE EDEN HAS DROPPED TO A REASONABLE HEIGHT AND THE WEATHER IS DRY AND SUNNY.

Sunday, May 20, 2007

STILL HIGH




THE RIVER HAS DROPPED A LOT , BUT IS STILL A BIT ON THE HIGH SIDE WILL SOME COLOUR IN IT AND IT WOULD BE A DIFFICULT DAYS FISHING WITH A FLY. THE WEATHER IS DRY WITH SOME SUNNY SPELLS.

Saturday, May 19, 2007

WET AND WINDY


NOT A VERY NICE MORNING HERE WITH FREQUENT SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS. ALL THE RAIN IS IN THE EDEN NOW AND IT IS UNFISHABLE WITH A FLY AND JUDGING BY THE AMOUNT OF RAIN THAT'S FALLING I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE ANY GOOD ALL WEEKEND.

Friday, May 18, 2007

WET AND WINDY


IT'S A DAMP WINDY MORNING, BUT QUITE WARM. THE EDEN IS STILL ABOVE ITS AVERAGE LEVEL AND IT IS FISHABLE AT KIRKBY STEPHEN , BUT IT MAY BE A DIFFERENT STORY DOWNSTREAM BECAUSE THERE ARE SEVERAL STREAMS FEEDING THE RIVER.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

RIVER LEVEL UP


THE EDEN HAS COME UP SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT , BUT IT IS STILL RUNNING CLEAR AND IT IS FISHABLE. THERE HAS BEEN MORE RAIN OVERNIGHT AND I WOULD EXPECT IT TO AFFECT RIVER LEVELS LATER IN THE DAY. IT IS WET AND DULL THIS MORNING.

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

GOOD CONDITIONS


THE EDEN HAS FINALLY DROPPED AND IS SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL HEIGHT. THE WEATHER IS DRY AND OVERCAST.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

ABOVE NORMAL


ALL OF THE WATER IS FINALLY DROPPING OUT AND HAS LEFT THE EDEN SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL AT KIRKBY STEPHEN ,BUT FURTHER DOWN STREAM IT MAY BE A DIFFERENT STORY AS THERE ARE SEVERAL LARGE TRIBUTARIES WHICH WILL BE PUTTING IN MORE WATER.

Monday, May 14, 2007

NO CHANGE


A LOT MORE RAIN FELL YESTERDAY EVENING AND LAST NIGHT WHICH HAS LEFT THE EDEN UNFISHABLE WITH FLY AGAIN.

Sunday, May 13, 2007

NO GOOD


THE EDEN HAS DROPPED SLIGHTLY FROM YESTERDAY AND SOME OF THE COLOUR HAS DROPPED OUT , BUT IT IS STILL TO HIGH (IN MY OPINION) FOR A DAYS FLY FISHING.

Saturday, May 12, 2007

NOT GOOD !


ALL THE LAST FEW DAYS RAIN HAS BROUGHT THE EDEN UP EVEN MORE THAN YESTERDAY AND IT IS STILL UP , LEAVING IT UNFISHABLE WITH FLY.

Friday, May 11, 2007

RIVER UP


ALL THE RAIN FOUND IT'S WAY IN LATE YESTERDAY AND BROUGHT THE EDEN UP SEVERAL INCHES. THE RIVER STILL HAS NOT DROPPED TO IT'S NORMAL LEVEL AND IT IS RUNNING WITH SOME COLOUR IN IT, SO FISHING WITH A FLY WOULD BE DIFFICULT, BUT POSSIBLE IN THE SLOWER POOLS.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

WET AND WINDY


NOT A VERY NICE DAY HERE AT THE MOMENT. IT'S WET,WINDY AND QUITE COOL. THE EDEN IS STILL RUNNING AT IT'S NORMAL HEIGHT , BUT I WOULD EXPECT THAT ALL THIS RAIN WILL AFFECT RIVER LEVELS MUCH LATER IN THE DAY.

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

RIVER LEVEL UP


THE RAIN OF THE LAST FEW DAYS EVENTUALLY FOUND IT'S WAY IN TO THE EDEN AND THE WATER LEVEL ROSE A FEW INCHES, BUT IT HAS DROPPED OFF AND IT IS NOW RUNNING SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL WITH A TINGE OF COLOUR IN IT AND FISHABLE.

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

WET AND WINDY


SOME SHOWERY RAIN THIS MORNING AND OVERNIGHT , BUT THIS HAS NOT AFFECTED THE RIVER LEVEL WHICH IS STILL ABOUT NORMAL.

Monday, May 07, 2007

NICE DAY


ITS BRIGHT WITH SOME PATCHY CLOUD THIS MORNING AND A STIFF BREEZE. THE RAIN FROM THE LAST 24 HRS HAS NOT MADE IT'S WAY IN TO THE RIVER AND THE CONDITIONS ARE STILL GOOD.

Sunday, May 06, 2007

BRIGHT AND BREEZY


THERE HAS BEEN SOME RAIN OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING THERE IS SOME PATCHY CLOUD WITH QUITE A STRONG BREEZE. THE EDEN IS STILL IN GOOD CONDITION WITH SEVERAL FISH BEING CAUGHT.

Saturday, May 05, 2007

VERY GOOD CONDITIONS


THE EDEN IS STILL RUNNING AT ABOUT IT'S AVERAGE HEIGHT AND THERE IS PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER AT THE MIN AND IT IS QUITE WARM .

Friday, May 04, 2007

GOOD CONDITIONS


ANOTHER NICE DAY (SLIGHTLY COOLER) AND THE RIVER IS STILL AT A GOOD FISHABLE HEIGHT.

Thursday, May 03, 2007

ANOTHER WARM DAY


LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE WARM AGAIN AND THE RIVER CONDITIONS ARE STILL GOOD.

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

STILL GOOD


THE RIVER IS RUNNING CLEAR AT IT'S NORMAL HEIGHT AND THE WEATHER IS DRY AND SUNNY.

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

BRIGHT AND BREEZY


THE EDEN IS RUNNING AT AN AVERAGE HEIGHT AND THE WEATHER IS BRIGHT AND COOL.

Monday, April 30, 2007

GOOD CONDITIONS


THE EDEN HAS FALLEN TO A GOOD HEIGHT AND ALL OF THE COLOUR HAS DROPPED OUT. THE WEATHER IS OVERCAST AND BREEZY.

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Perfect Conditions

Following a much needed flush some days ago the river has now dropped to a perfect level. A great day to try for a wild brownie or two.

Saturday, April 28, 2007

GOOD CONDITIONS


THE RIVER HAS DROPPED RIGHT OFF IS NOW AT A NEAR PERFECT LEVEL WITH A TINGE OF COLOUR IN IT. THE WEATHER IS DRY AND SUNNY.

P.S. SORRY FOR THE LATE REPORT YESTERDAY, HAD A FEW TECHNICAL PROBLEMS. I.E. COMPUTERS HATE ME!!!!!

Friday, April 27, 2007

Still dropping

Conditions good. Still a tinge of colour in the water which is slightly above normal. Good conditions expected over the weekend.

Thursday, April 26, 2007

DROPPING SLOWLY


THE EDEN HAS DROPPED QUITE A LOT SINCE YESTERDAY AND IT IS STARTING TO CLEAR . IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO FISH WITH A FLY TODAY IN CERTAIN AREAS (UPPER REACHES WHERE THERE ARE LESS FEEDER STREAMS). THE WEATHER IS DRY AND BRIGHT.