I have just realised that the river earn is on my door step as i rent a cottage of the dupplin estate just north of the estate office on the glasgow rd. So i am going to try and get a permit tomorrow for the season.Do they do discount for estate residents I was looking for some genral advise< hotspots? bank or waders? 8ft 5# rod or 10ft 7# rod?which flies or lures? i like ace spade and cat whiskers would they work?Any advise or tips for this river would be much appriecated cheers bobby

My brother-in-law used to live on the Dupplin Estate - they didn't do a discount but I think the trout ticket was only £30 for the season. You might get the odd fish on your lures but I'd reckon you'd be better off going with the wee rod and a few dries and emergers at this time of the year.

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Hi Bobz, just started out on this beat myself, it has been great fun so far. My advice would be deffo waders (you are only allowed waist waders on a trout permit). I use a 10' #7 some times and a 9' 6' #6 at others.
Peter ross, teal blue and mallard, stoats tail and small dries all seem to do the trick the fish dont seem that fussy. There are good runs all the way down the dupplin beat. Its £30 for a permit from the estate office

Hi Bobz, got your message tried to reply but cant either your inbox is full or your profile is set not to receive. Have a look and I'll get in touch
Cheers,
Scott.

Bobz,

You may find this of interest.

http://www.riverearn.org.uk/river_beats.htm

hi scott ive not got a clue on how to work the pm. so what spots have you got lol? i was fishing the rapids at the bridge across the way and letting it drift into the calmer pools at the bottom of the rapids. Any other suggestions on tactics cheers bobby

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But anyway, I too think the bridge is a pretty good spot and I have seen some big fish moving there I just havent been able to catch any! the state of the tide makes a huge difference to this pool. Basically I have worked my way back upstream from there and caught fish all the way up for about half mile, just little ones but its great fun in the runs between the weeds.
Parking at the top car park as marked on map and working your way down the run from the burn mouth is also productive.
TBH I have caught something everywhere I have tried.
Please bear in mind I am a total beginner to river fishing and this beat so I am basically just trying everywhere and when I say caught something I mean little uns, but so much fun.
Middle parking spot is excellent working downstream from the car park. But watch out as if you have a low slung car you'll bottom it on the way out the gate which is a pain. The wife has a mondeo and it doesnt bottom out I got a BMW and it does.
Gonna head down there tonight for a few hours so if you fancy meeting up sort out your PM status or drop me an e-mail and I'll send you my contact details am happy to pass on the scant knowledge I have gained over the past 3 weeks.
Scott.

cool scott. yesteday was my first day. i couldnt figure out the map on the back of the permit. not sure if i,ll manage this evening. might try and escape the wife this afternoon tho, when you say we uns what size we talking? 1lb ish?

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You live in hope of a 1lber! Up to 0.5lb if I'm lucky but they have been getting bigger the more I learn about where to look for them, in between the weeds and under trees / overhangs etc.

hi scot been fishing most of the weekend and caught 8 broonies none bigger than my index finger tho. but there are biggies there they were jumpping clean out the water and sounded like some1 had throwen in a boulder when they landed.What are you using to catch the bigger fish .would just like to catch something you can get a bit of a fight from

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