The Eden of Fife is another of those small, limestone-influenced East-of-Scotland rivers that rewards the angler who looks beyond the famous names. It rises in the Ochil foothills, meanders east across the Howe of Fife, and reaches the sea at Guardbridge north of St Andrews. The lower river is tidal and brackish, the middle river through Cupar and Kemback is the best fly water, and the upper river is intimate burn fishing. The wild brown trout fishing is genuinely good — fish to a pound and a half on a stream that most visiting anglers have never heard of. Fly hatches are better than the peat-stained rivers to the west thanks to the alkaline influence. Sea trout enter the lower reaches from July. Fishing is largely controlled by the Cupar and Howe of Fife angling clubs with day tickets available. An undeclared little gem within striking distance of St Andrews, which means it also fits neatly into a golfing holiday for the angler with a hidden motive.
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