Upper River Teign

The Upper Teign Fishing Association have the rights to about 12 miles of the Upper River Teign in the Dartmoor National Park including stretches in the National Trust's Castle Drogo estate and the Dunsford Nature Reserve. It can be fished by members or by visitors who purchase a permit. Throughout its length, the Teign is a salmon, trout and sea trout river and much of it is available to the visiting angler. The stream has two sources, which form the North and South Teign. The two branches of the river drop down from the moor to join near Chagford and the river soon plunges into the dramatic wooded gorge which starts beneath Castle Drogo and continues for about seven miles past Fingle Bridge and on to Clifford Bridge near Dunsford. From there it continues south to its estuary at Newton Abbot and on to the sea at Teignmouth.With its moorland origins, the Teign rises quickly after rain and falls equally quickly, so the salmon fishing is usually best for a relatively short period as the river drops after a flood. Sea trout fishing is best in late spring and throughout summer, with night-time fly fishing accounting for most of the fish. Fly fishing for wild brown trout can be enjoyed at any time in the season, with May and June usually offering the cream of the fishing.

Contact

Richard Penrose

Tel

01647 433559

Email

penroserichard@yahoo.co.uk

Fish

Salmon, wild brown trout, sea trout

Day tickets

Day and week permits from The Fingle Bridge Inn. Bowdens, The Square, Chagford. The Exeter Angling Center, Smythen Street, Exeter. Drewesteignton Post Office. Cheriton Bishop Post Office. Orvis, 18 Cathedral Yard, Exeter. CP Angling, 3 The Arcade, Okehamp