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The
River Cairn or Cluden Water is the Nith's largest tributary.
Dumfries & Galloway Angling Association controls
the fishing on almost all of the river, from Dumfries
to Moniaive, 16 miles north.
This
river, though smaller than the Nith, is every bit as
productive - with good runs of both salmon and sea trout.
It offers a good variety of pools and stretches, and
though much of the water is better suited to bait fishing
or spinning, there are many places where you can have
good sport with a fly rod - especially for trout during
Spring and early Summer.
We will
be happy to give advice to visitors as to access and
techniques for the wide range of pools. |
The
Upper Cairn at Crossford
The lower river near Irongray
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Visitors'
Tickets
'Cairn only' visitors'
tickets
are issued on a weekly basis (Monday to Friday) only. Visitors not allowed on Saturdays. Visitors
can also get a combined Carnsalloch/Cairn ticket (see
Carnsalloch Fishings).
Rebates are not given
for bookings which are subsequently canceled by the
applicant.
Tickets
from the "Fish Nith" website -
http://www.fishnith.co.uk/
for availability and prices use this Link |
Rules
Copies of the rules are issued with the tickets.
Important rules to note are :- |
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Fishing
stops on the upper Cairn on 31st October |
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Daily catches
are limited to 2 Salmon and 2 Sea Trout. Sea trout over 3lb must be returned. Anglers may"catch
and release" but must leave the river after having
caught and killed the catch limits. |
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The
catch limit at the Cluden Rocks is 2 Salmon, Grilse
or Sea Trout in any day. |
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Brown
Trout Fishing
The Cairn is
a lovely river for those who like 'wild' brown trout fishing.
It has a lot of well-shaded wooded stretches to challenge
the angler who likes to hunt out the fish. Brownies of 3lb-plus
are not uncommon.
We
stock the Cairn annually with locally-reared Brown Trout.
We stocked 2000 into the Cairn and 500 into the Nith (around the 11"-13" size) for 2009.
For
more complete information on the River Cairn
CLICK
HERE |
A Salmon moving up river
| Cairn
Only ticket prices |
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£35
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August
to October (incl) |
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£20 |
February
to July (incl) |
Tickets
for Juniors under 16 years of age are approximately 50% of the
adult rates. |
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| Catch
Records
The
2008 catch figures for the DGAA water (Nith & Cairn
combined) was ...
311
Salmon
181 Grilse and
183 Sea Trout
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