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River Eden: Ploughlands

Ploughlands gives you roughly two miles of River Eden, running from Musgrave Bridge to Warcop Old Bridge. It’s KSDAA water with a more lowland feel than the upper Eden, and the association describes it as cracking, productive fly water for wild brown trout and grayling.

Run by Kirkby Stephen and District Angling Association · checked 11 Oct 2026

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Great Musgrave Bridge gauge

Nearest EA gauge we've matched — it isn't on this stretch, so levels on your peg will differ.

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We don't publish an "ideal level" — nobody can promise one. Flood water is dangerous: if it's up and coloured, stay well back from the edge. Open River Ready

The lowdown

  • The stretch sits near Little Musgrave and Warcop, with the river flowing through a more open, lowland-style setting than the upper Eden sections.
  • Just below Musgrave Bridge there’s easily fished fly water. A handy bit of river if you fancy settling in and getting a few casts away without too much faff.
  • The middle section around Little Musgrave has open banks and several long, fairly deep runs. Proper fishy-looking water, especially when the river has a bit of colour.
  • The association calls it excellent, easily fished and productive fly water. The largest fish reported on recent catch returns have come from this stretch, which is a decent nudge in its favour.
  • This is fly-only water for day and weekly ticket holders. Spinning is not allowed, apart from for junior members, so bring the fly gear rather than planning a cheeky lure session.
  • You’re after wild brown trout and grayling here. KSDAA carries out no stocking on its waters, so it’s a natural Eden job rather than a put-and-take setup.
  • The trout season runs from 15 March to 30 September inclusive. Grayling can be fished under the KSDAA season from 16 June to 31 January.
  • All KSDAA waters are shut from 1 February to 14 March inclusive. Ploughlands can also face shooting-related closures between 30 September and 1 February, so check the association’s notices before heading off.
  • Catch and release and barbless hooks are strongly encouraged. Visitors may retain up to two trout and/or grayling a day, but fish under 12 inches from nose to fork of tail must go back.

Methods: Fly fishing is the main game, working the glides and longer runs with a dry fly, nymph or wet fly as conditions dictate. Junior members may spin, but spinning isn’t allowed for other anglers.

Access & tickets

Day ticket

KSDAA day ticket for trout and grayling, fly only. Valid KSDAA ticket and Environment Agency rod licence required.

£20 for 2026-27 (as listed 11 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Weekly ticket

KSDAA weekly ticket for trout and grayling, fly only. Valid KSDAA ticket and Environment Agency rod licence required.

£50 for 2026-27 (as listed 11 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Season membership

Resident season membership £75; non-resident season membership £100. Junior membership under 18 is free.

£75 resident / £100 non-resident for 2026-27; junior under 18 free (as listed 11 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Day and weekly permits are available online through Kirkby Stephen and District Angling Association. Membership is also available, including resident, non-resident and free under-18 membership options.

Fish the club names

trout, eel

Key rules

  • Day and weekly ticket holders may fish for trout and grayling with fly only.
  • Spinning is not allowed, except by junior members.
  • The trout season runs from 15 March to 30 September inclusive.
  • The KSDAA grayling season runs from 16 June to 31 January.
  • All KSDAA waters are closed from 1 February to 14 March inclusive.
  • Catch and release and barbless hooks are strongly encouraged.
  • Visitors may retain up to two trout and/or grayling per day.
  • Fish under 12 inches measured from nose to fork of tail must not be retained.
  • A valid KSDAA ticket and Environment Agency rod licence must be carried.
  • Ploughlands can be subject to shooting-related closures between 30 September and 1 February; check KSDAA notices.

Coarse fishing on English rivers is closed from 15 March to 15 June inclusive. That's the law for coarse fish on rivers — it's not a club rule, and game-fishing seasons work differently.

GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fish

Where it is

Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.

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