Derwent Angling Association

By Ian Colborne 

 Last weekend I was all set to go boat fishing for wild trout with Alan at Catcleugh reservoir on the Scottish Borders, when he got one of those phone calls no one wants to hear.

I had put together my fishing gear the night before and checked it off my tick list. […]

Check out this excellent video by DAA member and former national rivers champ Jon Barnes.

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From spa towns to streamer fishing, wooden bridges and stray wolves, Ian Colborne concludes his fascinating story of the Derwent – Until the River Ceases to Flow – at www.derwentangling.co.uk/about/until-the-river-ceases-to-flow/until-the-river-ceases-to-flow-part-3/.

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Don’t miss the first instalment of club Membership Secretary Ian Colborne’s very personal history of the Derwent valley and how the river has always been at the very heart of everything. In this cracking good read, Ian also tells the story of the capture of the biggest ever trout from the Derwent, which tipped the […]

Whatever your feelings might be about the new fish pass at Derwenthaugh, it’s still fascinating to see it being built. The EA are keeping a photographic diary on Flickr which they’re updating as the the project progresses.

Head to www.flickr.com/photos/environment-agency/sets/72157629096894105 to see what’s going on.

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