Union canal closure breach at muiravonside. Cut to carry traffic from the north sea to the clyde the forth and clyde canal has not been used since the 50s some sections having been filled in completely.
Species include roach bream rudd gudgeon carp and particularly tench.
Forth and clyde canal pike. Discover the forth clyde canal by rod line. Fishing the forth and clyde canal. The forth and clyde canal is a canal opened in 1790 crossing central scotland.
Only fish from the towpath side of the canal. Recent severe weather has caused a significant breach on the union canal 500m east of the a801 between polmont and muiravonside. Union canal closure breach at muiravonside.
It is a coarse fishery particularly popular with anglers from north west england who find it within reasonable reach in these motorway days not least because it also offers somewhere to fish during the coarse fish close season south of the border. 2 rods max or 3 for pike fishing. Pike are present on most sections of the waterways.
The current scottish carp record of 34lb 12oz was captured on the forth clyde canal in may 2010. Perch pike trout and eels are also present. 2 rods max or 3 for pike fishing.
This allowed navigation from edinburgh on the east coast to the port of glasgow on the west coast. Remember that all fish caught must be returned alive. The canal is 35 miles long and it runs from the river carron at grangemouth to the river clyde at bowling and had an important basin at port dundas in glasgow.
Stay at least 25 metres from any lock or swing bridge. Forth and clyde offer some canal fishing. Stay at least 25 metres from any lock or swing bridge.
Our teams have stopped the flow of water however the union canal remains closed to through traffic as a result. It provided a route for the seagoing vessels of the day between the firth of forth and the firth of clyde at the narrowest part of the scottish lowlands. Head along the forth and clyde or union canal for some canal fishing.
Only fish from the towpath side of the canal. Perch pike trout and eels are also present. Species include roach bream rudd gudgeon carp and particularly tench.
Roach and perch are the most common species throughout the canal and can easily be caught using maggots pinkies worms or bread as hookbait.
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