River Teign
Lower Teign Beat 1 (Sowton Weir to Bridford Bridge)
Lower Teign Beat 1 (Sowton Weir to Bridford Bridge) is a fishing beat on the River Teign.
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Fishing details
Lower Teign Beat 1 (Sowton Weir to Bridford Bridge) at a glance
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Beat 1 is the top visitor beat of the Lower Teign Fishing Association, running from Sowton Weir, the top of the association water, to the bottom of the first field below Bridford Bridge. It sits near Dunsford on the edge of Dartmoor National Park. The ticket allows fishing for salmon, sea trout and brown trout from sunrise on the day until sunrise the next morning, and visitors follow the association’s fishing rules. The association publishes a map of each visitor beat on its website.
Tickets for this beat are available throughout the fishing season, and no more than three are issued for it on any one day. To ask about a ticket, get in touch with the association through its website.
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Where Lower Teign Beat 1 (Sowton Weir to Bridford Bridge) is
Exact location is hidden at the owner's request. This beat is on the River Teign.
Approximate locationThe river
River
The River Teign rises on Dartmoor and is about 31 miles long. It has two sources: the North Teign, which rises at Teign Head, and the shorter South Teign, which passes through Fernworthy Forest. They join at Leigh Bridge near Chagford, and the river leaves the moor on its eastern side, running beneath Castle Drogo in…
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Lower Teign Beat 1 (Sowton Weir to Bridford Bridge) FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Lower Teign Beat 1 (Sowton Weir to Bridford Bridge), from tickets to tactics.
