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A mixture of sunshine and cloud this week with an odd drizzly shower but a definite feel of cooler mornings and evenings with wind direction mostly coming from a northerly direction this week and it did drop the water temperature from the mid 60s down to below 60 Fahrenheit by Saturday. Water heights were below zero on the gauge all week and there were fish in some of the pools. It appeared that the only thing that they were showing interest in were riffled hitch flies and although we had enough interest in them, only one stayed on for the photo with Lawrence Collinson being the lucky angler with a 5lb er in Glister.

Now coming into the last 7 1/2 weeks of fishing of 2025 on the beat would you believe it, so if you fancy a cast before the end of the Dee season get in contact with Sarah to book. sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk

Cheers Brian

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The first few days of the week saw another heatwave return with daytime temperatures in the high 70s with an uncomfortable humid feel which came to an end on Thursday with a lot of isolated thunder & lightning downpours and some localised flooding which led to a fairly coloured river on Friday for most of the day but clearing by late afternoon, then it was back to sunshine on Saturday.  Over the week we were lucky to land 2 salmon and 3 grilse with Mark Blair landing two around 9lb . Flies that were doing the trick were tiny crathies and small hitched tubes. Water heights were 1" to 3" and water temperatures were 59/65 Fahrenheit.

Cheers Brian

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This week the winds made the fishing that more challenging with very strong westerly's blowing each day, Monday afternoon being very difficult indeed however it didn't deter the fishers as there were quite a few fish showing.  We had a very welcome rise in levels by Tuesday which did liven some fish up with a grilse for Jeff Hatton from Rockhead and a grilse for Andy Ashcroft from Cairnton. Andy was on the scoresheet again on Thursday with another grilse from Cairnton and we also had a grilse on Friday with more fish seen this week than any other week in the season so far. Flies that did the trick were Cascades. Water temperatures were 63/57 Fahrenheit  and heights were from 0"/11".

We have rods available this week if you fancy a go. Contact Sarah directly to book  sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk

Cheers Brian

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A good start to the week with two landed on Monday for Sarah Tetley,  a 4lber in Potters and a 6lber in Rockhead, both on a fly she ties herself and calls it the Sarah Slayer (well named). We had quite a few offers up and down the beat on Monday so it was a positive start but unfortunately it got harder as the week went on with just an odd half hearted pull here and there and a 2lb sea trout for Rob Tetley on Friday then that was our lot. We did see an odd splash and were seeing fish lying in some of the pools but they were really switched off. Water heights were 4" on Monday and by Saturday 0". Water temperatures were 64/58 Fahrenheit. Again the forecast is for some wild weather approaching so hopefully there is some rain with it.

Cheers Brian

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A good week with some fish caught but to actually see water in the river again was a relief. After last weekends rain we began the week with the height at 1ft 9in and gradually dropping as the week went on, and water temperatures dropped a bit to 60/62 Fahrenheit.

On the fishing side of things we had the return of Mike Richardsons party for the week so expectations were high after the first decent rise in a while. Mike had a lovely fresh 6lb er in the Old Garden on Tuesday and a 2lb sea trout mid week. James Madden had his PB 16lber and a 4lb grilse in the Cottage on Friday and a couple of sea trout earlier in the week. Graeme Allen (Kinloch House) managed a lovely 4lb grilse from Grey Mare on Saturday.  Flies that worked were Executiono, Monkey's and Ghillie patterns.

Cheers Bruan

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It looks like we are finally getting a bit of water in the river today with everything in the system rising after very heavy overnight rain and carrying on into today. The week we just had was much of the same we have been experiencing with the mercury into the 70's, blue skies, humid and bone low water so not the best conditions however we did manage a few with Stuart Yeates (4lb grilse) in Potters, Mark Blair (7lb fish & 3lb grilse) Potters & Spout. Emilio Haralambos (3lb sea trout) with all fish on tiny black stoats. Although there wasn't a huge amount of activity throughout the week there was an odd fish or two lying in each of the pools with Saturday being slightly more lively and a few more about.

Cheers Brian

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The topic of conversation this week had mostly revolved around another heatwave we have experienced pretty much all over the country.  The east coast of Scotland has really missed out on the much needed rain so far this year but again we keep the fingers crossed that the weather will break, it will at some point and it did very briefly on Monday with thunder and lashing rain for half an hour. On the fishing side of things it was surprisingly productive given the conditions with Brad Collis's party all managing a grilse an piece and losing a couple.(Brad Collis, Alan Leigh and Andrew Croft) Davie Ryback also had a grilse and Richard Huthinson had one. They were all around the 4lb bracket and liced with the early mornings producing before the air and water temperatures crept up. Very small stoat tails & Crathie's did the trick. 

There is apparently some rain/change on the way Monday into Tuesday.

Cheers Brian