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After last Sunday's flood things weren't looking too great to be honest on Monday as the height of the river was sitting at over 6' on the Cairnton gauge and although the rods fished hard in all the quiet pockets and saw fish they had to settle for a blank. On Tuesday the water height was looking better and we had a coloured Grilse of 5lb on a Willie Gunn Snaelda. Wednesday the conditions were looking really good with the odd fish showing here and there but we drew a blank. On Thursday again it was looking promising with lovely conditions with a few fish showing and it was down to Jeff Hatton to save the day after many visits to Cairnton, Jeff landed a coloured cock grilse in the Malt Steep on an Ally's shrimp. Friday was a better day with two being landed by Colin Craik, with his biggest being 16lb from the Upper Ferroch on a JJ. Friday also produced a 3lb Sea Trout. Saturday was quite a difficult day with north winds and the odd shower floating about but we did manage a coloured cock Grilse late on, on a Sunray.

Just a few days left of the 2020 season so we will wait to see what the final tally will be by the end of Thursday.

Cheers Brian

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This past week started off at minus 3" on the Cairnton  gauge and our expectations were fairly high from the end of the previous weeks catches, however the fish were a bit dour with one on Tuesday at 9lb for John Thornley on an Usk Grub and a couple on Wednesday which was fairly wet and gave us a few feet of a rise which we were wanting but Thursday was surprisingly quiet with one fish of 8lb in the Middle Ferroch for Gary Lloyd on a Willie Gunn. Friday saw a lovely water height with a few fish showing here and there but we couldn't get an offer, then Saturday we had a couple of older grilse which were caught in far from ideal conditions as it was hosing down all day and this was going to give us another good lift today in the shape of an extra unneeded 9ft of water, so no more needed between now and the end of season.

The week ahead is looking fairly unsettled and cooler but if levels continue dropping the way they are at the moment we should still get one or two this week.

If you would still like to get out while you can before the season closes we have some availability. Please check the website for the latest and contact Sarah to book. www.cairnton.co.uk/fishing-availability.

Cheers Brian

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Last week was a better week for us with 9 Salmon and 3 Grilse being landed with the latter end of the week being the better. Water Temperatures cooled as the week went on which certainly got the fish switched on. The biggest landed was by Brandon Bryant in Glisters on a Ghillie fly and was 15lb. The usual patterns of fly were doing the trick, Cascade's, Pot Bellied Pigs and big Francis flies. 

Again for the coming week we could do with some rain to keep the pools at a reasonable fishing height which is on the forecast for the first half of the week plus it will feel more like Autumn with some frost forecast also.

A few rods left over the last couple of weeks of the season so please get in touch with Sarah to book after looking at our availability on our website. www.cairnton.co.uk/fishing-availability

Cheers Brian

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This past week was fairly hard going for us with the over head late summer sunshine, warm air temperature and the water temperature still sitting at 50f and above but apart from all that we still managed to land 4 Grilse, all about the 4lb mark and a coloured fish of 7lb. The usual small Cascades and Ally's Shrimps did the trick on full floaters and with tips. There are a fair number of fish lying in most of the pools but the same as the last few week, they are not very keen and we are needing a drastic change in conditions, a good flood or a few nights of frost to get them stirred up.

The forecast is for cooler air temperatures coming in from mid week and some rain later in the week.

We have very little rod availability on Cairnton over the last few weeks of the 2020 season but we have a number of rods each week available on Middle Blackhall. Middle Blackhall really has performed well this season and should not be underestimated. Rods for Middle Blackhall are £66 per rod per day in vat so why not give it a try.

View availability and how to book on our website www.cairnton.co.uk/fishing-availability

Cheers Brian

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We picked away at them last week with 3 Salmon, 6 Grilse and one Sea Trout landed. The highlight of the week was a 21lb cock fish for Dee regular Andy Ashcroft from the Upper Ferroch on a Sunray shadow. The rest of the fish landed were on a variety of flies between large Snaeldas of various colours, down to size 14 Stoat Tails with most fish being coloured but still the odd freshish looking one showing here and there but they weren't very keen with the current river conditions being on the low side and the water temperature in the low to mid 50s,f. 

There is a small rise of a few inches coming through today that might freshen things up a little bit for the coming week.

We have rods available this coming week so please check our availability page for details.

www.cairnton.co.uk/fishing-availability

Cheers Brian

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Flies that were doing the trick for us this week were Sunrays, Ian Bain specials and Stoat tails.

There is a bit of rain in the forecast for late Monday into Tuesday and a bit on Friday so we will see if this changes the mood of the fish.

We have some rods available on both banks throughout this coming week. Please look at the availability page on our website for details.

Cheers Brian

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Last week was much better for us from mid week onwards following another good rise and a drop in water temperatures which produced 6 Salmon, 5 Grilse and 1 Sea trout.

The start of the week looked fairly promising with good enough conditions and a fish or two about and I was surprised we blanked on Monday and Tuesday apart from a 2lb Sea Trout on the latter but that was going to change on Wednesday with heavy rain the previous day. The river was up about 3 1/2ft and the water temperature was down to 48f and we landed 3 fish, with the largest being 10lb by Mark Crampton Smith in the Middle Ferroch. Thursday was a very good day also with 4 landed and the largest being 11lb by Alec Pettigrew in the Malt Steep. Thursday was also a very good day for Edmund Mackay the great great grandson of AHE Wood who was fishing in the Lower Ferroch and landed a very fresh Grilse of 5lb on a Willie Gunn. Friday we had two Grilse and Saturday also produced two Grilse. 

This coming week looks to be dry at the start of the week with daytime temperatures dropping then rain on Wednesday which should keep the levels topped up a bit.

We have rods available on Middle Blackhall tomorrow and Tuesday and 2 rods available on Cairnton on Saturday. please check the availability page on our website for further details.

Cheers Brian