The River Clyde is one of Scotland's most storied and diverse fishing rivers, flowing from its headwaters near Daer Reservoir through villages like Crawford and Abington before passing through the Clyde Valley and ultimately the Glasgow conurbation. Managed primarily by the United Clyde Angling Protection Association (UCAPA), the river offers an extraordinary 130 bank miles of fishing water, ranging from brisk, fast-moving upland streams and pocket water to serene pastoral glides and deep pools. The river is naturally divided into two distinct fishing environments by the impassable Falls of Clyde at New Lanark — the upper river, renowned for exceptional wild brown trout and grayling fishing, and the lower river, which has experienced a remarkable ecological recovery from centuries of industrial pollution and now supports a growing run of Atlantic salmon and sea trout. This renaissance makes the Clyde one of the great conservation success stories in British freshwater fishing, and the river continues to attract anglers from across Scotland and beyond.