The link in the banner above is an excellent Google Map created for members by former Secretary, David Farmer. This is your first port of call for where to fish, where to park, where the Association beats begin and end, what methods to use, and how to find the permit outlets.
As well as an overall map of all beats, 3 new beat maps have been created below for waters currently leased by the Association. All other water is considered to be private.
Please note that while our lease gives members fishing rights and most landowners are happy to adhere to the countryside access code, there are occasionally stretches of the bank where a landowner does not grant access e.g. if it is their back garden. Please be sensitive to this possibility while fishing and be polite! It will go a long way.
EAA Beats Overview Map August 2019. See the Maps below for details of leased and Private water.
All EAA fishing, shown on this map in red, is Crown Water. All other water, including Crawford Priory, is private or, in Cupar, Town Water.
This map shows EAA-leased Crown Water in red and the Balass beat in green. South bank between Newmill Weir and the Meetings and west bank of Ceres Burn from Sawmill Bridge to the Meetings is private.
The EAA leases cover all of this stretch from the meetings to Coble Shore except the north bank from Clayton Caravan Park down to the Estuary. See important notes below about the Estuary Local Nature Reserve.
The Area between the Pouch and the Estuary is designated as the Eden Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Protection Area, Special Area of Conservation and RAMSAR site. Take great care accessing the river in this area via the reed beds which are a haven for wild life. The EAA hold general consents which allow access and improvement on the river but any improvement work contemplated in this SSSI site must first be referred to the secretary.
New Water - Shiels, Reedieleys and Barroway
From Season 2023 EAA took on some extra stretches of known fish-holding water on our Crown Estates lease in the upper reaches of the river (maps below). We initially did not publicise this as these are sensitive spawning waters. Our aim was to be able to monitor the water for spawning salmon and sea trout rather than encourage fishing. At the 2023 AGM, members felt there would be more monitoring of the area if it had more anglers keeping an eye on it. If fishing in this area, please remember that these are sensitive spawning habitats and report any concerns. It is not intended to spend time making these areas more accessible than they are now. In each case, fishing is North Bank only.
North Bank fishing at Shiels is part of the EAA Crown Estates lease
North Bank fishing on EAA Crown Estates lease downstream from Strathmiglo
A small stretch of North Bank fishing in the Barroway Burn south of Auchtermuchty on the EAA Crown Estates lease