The Kelvin’s total length is 34 kilometres from its source at Wyndford to its confluence with the Clyde at Partick. The river offers a remarkable variety of fishing opportunities due to its length and nature - starting as a meandering stream crossing flood plains and ending as a dramatic river that runs through a wooded gorge through one of the UK’s largest and most industrialised cities.
On its banks the river has witnessed the rise and fall of many industries: bleaching, dyeing, flour milling amongst others as well as being the sewer in Victorian times.
For a century its weirs and dams impeded the spawning salmon and the waste from industry killed all invertebrates and trout.
However, the river now teems with life - the Salmon are returning and good trout can be caught along its whole lengh.
This site is the official site for the River Kelvin Angling Association - a permit is required to fish the river and further information can be found by exploring the Assocation website.
Why you need to fish here
The Kelvin’s total length is 34 kilometres from its source at Wyndford to its confluence with the Clyde at Partick. The river offers a remarkable variety of fishing opportunities due to its length and nature - starting as a meandering stream crossing flood plains and ending as a dramatic river that runs through a wooded gorge through one of the UK’s largest and most industrialised cities.
