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  • Some more water would be nice
    Conditions Fish Caught in the Past Week Fish Caught this Season so far
    River Height:
    Water Temp:
    Wind:
    5"
    60f
    Moderate Westerly
    Salmon:
    Grilse:
    Sea Trout:
    1
    7
    Salmon:
    Grilse:
    Sea Trout:
    45
    29
    29

    Comments

    This past week was pretty good for conditions with the water height on Monday sitting at 11" and slowly dropping as the week went on and the water temperature in the 56/57f area then climbing to the low 60s Fahrenheit with more humid/hot weather at the end of the week. Catches for the week were 1 Salmon and 7 grilse including a couple of licers and the others all reasonably fresh plus we had a few more lost up and down the beat. Noteable catches were Kevin Taylor (Cairnton proprietor) landing a fresh 4lb grilse in Rockhead and having a hold of another couple and Liam Roberts landing 2 fresh grilse and connecting with a few more for his first visit to Cairnton. Flies that were doing the trick were Cascades, Flamethrowers and Crathies. 

    Weather for the week ahead looks to be mixed with rain at the start of the week with more showery and brighter days plus more heavier rain towards Thursday.  Winds from a westerly direction then more northerly as the week goes on.

    Cheers Brian

    Some more water would be nice
  • The catches don't tell the full story
    Conditions Fish Caught in the Past Week Fish Caught this Season so far
    River Height:
    Water Temp:
    Wind:
    1' 2"
    58f
    Moderate Westerly
    Salmon:
    Grilse:
    Sea Trout:
    1
    8
    3
    Salmon:
    Grilse:
    Sea Trout:
    44
    22
    29

    Comments

    This past week was a great week for fishing with fish landed and plenty more lost but that is sometimes the case with grilse and summer fish, it can be frustrating but keeps you on your toes. We ended the week with a reasonable 1 salmon, 8 grilse and 3 sea trout between the two banks, with everyone in the Jacobs party landing fish on the Middle Blackhall bank plus the Cairnton rods had their fair share of fish but the honours of the week have to go to Lena Sperring who has landed plenty fish in Norway and after a few visits to Cairnton managed her 1st Scottish salmon which was a lovely 4lb liced grilse from the Grey Mare & on a fly of her choice ( A lady meikleour).

    The week ahead looks to be mostly dry with some rain here and there with heavier rain appearing on Friday. Wind swinging about from a westerly to northerly direction and from the south aswell over the week.

    We have some availability this coming week so please check our website for the latest rod availability and then contact Sarah directly to book. 

    www.cairnton.co.uk 

    sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk

    Cheers Brian

    The catches don't tell the full story
  • Unlucky a few more weren't landed
    Conditions Fish Caught in the Past Week Fish Caught this Season so far
    River Height:
    Water Temp:
    Wind:
    4"
    60f
    Northerly
    Salmon:
    Grilse:
    Sea Trout:
    2
    2
    2
    Salmon:
    Grilse:
    Sea Trout:
    43
    14
    26

    Comments

    Last week the fishing conditions were fairly good with the water height sitting at 4" on Monday and us gaining an inch or two of water and it dropping off again as the week went on. Water temperatures were between 56 to 61 Fahrenheit. Overhead was mixed with overcast and sunny spells and some rain showers.  Catches for the week were Eddie Beck managing his first ever salmon, an 8lber from the Cottage and abley netted by his friend James Madden who was on hand. James Madden landing two grilse of 4 and 5lb. Michael Richardson with a lovely fresh fish of 6lb from Rock Head. We also had other chances but as usual grilse on briefly before dropping off. Successful flies were Executioners and Stoat Tails

    The week ahead looks fairly mixed again with some persistent rain on Monday and a mix the rest of the week with an odd shower, cloudy and brighter spells. The wind will be changing quite a bit with a westerly to start then swinging to the North then East as the week goes on.

    we have some availability over the next few weeks so please check our website for full availability listing and the. Contact Sarah directly to book. 

    Cheers Brian

    Unlucky a few more weren't landed
  • A really good week
    Conditions Fish Caught in the Past Week Fish Caught this Season so far
    River Height:
    Water Temp:
    Wind:
    6"
    57f
    Moderate North easterly
    Salmon:
    Grilse:
    Sea Trout:
    6
    9
    5
    Salmon:
    Grilse:
    Sea Trout:
    42
    11
    24

    Comments

    A really good week for us with 6 Salmon, 9 Grilse and 5 Sea Trout. Notable catches were Stuart Yeats landing 5 up to 12lb for his 3 days with 4 of them coming on Wednesday. Greg Stokes had a good week with 7 up to 10lb. Stephen Paterson had a couple for his few days and all anglers had offers here and there with some lost on top of that.  Flies doing the trick were Cascades, Flamethrowers and Shitey Whitey's. Conditions were really good with the height at 1' 11" on Monday and slowly falling as the week went on & water temperature at 55/57 Fahrenheit. 

    The week ahead looks to be a bit cooler for the first half then warming slightly with rain Wednesday/Thursday. 

    If you would like to book fishing please check our website for availability and then contact Sarah directly to book. 

    sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk

    Cheers Bruan

    A really good week
  • Plenty Water
    Conditions Fish Caught in the Past Week Fish Caught this Season so far
    River Height:
    Water Temp:
    Wind:
    3' 2"
    58f
    Moderate Westerly
    Salmon:
    Grilse:
    Sea Trout:
    6
    1
    3
    Salmon:
    Grilse:
    Sea Trout:
    36
    2
    19

    Comments

    A lovely week for fishing and nice to see water in the river again with the height at 3" on Monday and rising to just over 1ft by Wednesday. Thursday/Friday it was steady at 11" but with overnight rain on Friday, Saturday was a bit of a wash out as the height was just over 3ft by end of play. Water temperatures ran fairly steady all week around 58/60 Fahrenheit. We ended up with 6 Salmon, 1 Grilse and 3 Sea trout. A good class of summer fish with 3 of them in the teens of pounds with the largest for Robert Bramman from Kelpie pool and was 15lb and surprisingly only the one grilse landed. Flies that were working were Sunrays, Willie Gunn’s and Cascades.  The week ahead looks to be a mixture of dry and wet at times with rain coming from a westerly direction. 

    Cheers Brian

    Plenty Water
  • Water at last
    Conditions Fish Caught in the Past Week Fish Caught this Season so far
    River Height:
    Water Temp:
    Wind:
    5"
    58f
    Light Westerly
    Salmon:
    Grilse:
    Sea Trout:


    Salmon:
    Grilse:
    Sea Trout:
    30
    1
    15

    Comments

    Conditions this past week got better as the days went on. The water was minus a couple of inches on Monday and Tuesday but by Wednesday we were up 5 inches and by Saturday it was a lovely 10 inches on the gauge. Water temperatures were pretty steady 57/58Fahrenheit. We amazingly drew a blank for the week, after having such a dry spell for so long then getting a freshen up would normally bode very well but that's fishing.  The drone pictures i have been posting recently give a great look at all the pools different character and the lies etc.

    Next week looks to be quite mixed with some thunder and lighting forecast the first few days then drying up a bit for later in the week . 

    Cheers Brian

    Water at last
  • Another warm week
    Conditions Fish Caught in the Past Week Fish Caught this Season so far
    River Height:
    Water Temp:
    Wind:
    - 4"
    60f
    South Westerly
    Salmon:
    Grilse:
    Sea Trout:

    1
    2
    Salmon:
    Grilse:
    Sea Trout:
    30
    1
    15

    Comments

    Another warm week for us on Deeside but we did enjoy some sport with two sea trout and our first Grilse landed by Nigel Olsson in the Grey Mare on Tuesday, a nice chunky 3lb er on an Irish Shrimp pattern. The week ahead looks like some unsettled days with rain and temperatures dropping a bit.

    Cheers Brian

    Another warm week
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