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This past week saw Deeside enjoying some of the nicest weather of the year with temperatures during the day reaching 26c with a few frosts as daylight came in, which was forecast. Due to this we saw the river height drop away as the week went on and made the fishing a bit harder as the pools lost a bit of draw, so with conditions very much against us I was happy we managed to land three for the week. Regular John Webb managed to land a 15lb cock fish in the Spout on an Ally's on Monday and on Thursday Bill Grant landed his first ever on his 28th Birthday in Cairnton on a size 13 Silver Stoat which was about 5lb, then on Friday it was Bill's father's turn when he landed a fish of about 8lb in the Grey Mare again on a size 13 Stoat. The coming week won't be easy as the river remains low but the forecast is for some rain moving up from the south on Monday evening so hopefully we get a rise to keep us going.

With only 10 fishing days of the season left you may be tempted to pick up your rod for one last time. Check Fish Dee for our last availability of the 2015 season for Cairnton & Middle Blackhall and contact Sarah to book. sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk.

Cheers Brian

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This past week we had the return of John Marshall and party who have been fishing Cairnton and the Dee for a good number of years so no lack of experience but on the fishing front things were very quiet, although we saw plenty of fish on Monday which were mostly coloured but after a good rise in water height that night into Tuesday morning I thought things would have improved a bit but what was lying in the pools disappeared and for the rest of the week we were only seeing a few here and there however John's party were happy to land three fish for the week with John landing the biggest at 11lb on Saturday morning from the Grey Mare on a size 13 Silver Stoat. This coming week looks fairly settled with high pressure dominating but as long as we get some cloud cover we should pick away so it will be back to full floaters and small flies.

Check Fish Dee for availability for Cairnton & Middle Blackhall over the next few weeks and contact Sarah to book. sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk.

Cheers Brian

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This past week got off to a great start for us with Faye Buchan's party landing 3 fish in the first two days. Faye landed a lovely fresh fish on Monday of about 6lb in the Grey Mare on a Cascade and George West landed a nice fish of about 11lb again in the Grey Mare on a fly that I haven't seen before but designed by George and he has called it the Green Flee. Tuesday Faye got our biggest of the week landing a Fish of about 13lb in the Upper Salt Vats on a Cascade and that was it for our week albeit their were fish showing in all the pools but not very keen. There is rain forecast coming in tonight so hopefully that will change things for this coming week.

Cheers Brian

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This past week got off to a good start with Ian Scott's party landing two on Monday. Ian landed a fresh Grilse of about 4.5lb in the Cottage and Bill Davidson landed a fresh fish of about 6lb in the same pool, both were on small Flamethrower's. Tuesday the bright conditions did not help but Bill Davidson had 9 Fish come to a Sunray in the Cottage but none of them stayed on. Wednesday visiting German angler Reinhold Poschen landed a Grilse in the Grey Mare and lost another on a Flamethrower. The rest of the week was fairly quiet although we were seeing a few coloured fish and the very odd clean one in the pool's but they weren't very keen. Yesterday the rain kicked off about midday and was fairly steady well into last night resulting in a good rise this morning to 3ft on Cairnton gauge. The change in water height should keep us picking away this week.

We still have a few opportunities over the last few weeks of the season for you to have a cast. Check on Fish Dee for availability for Cairnton & Middle Blackhall and email Sarah to book. sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk.

Cheers Brian

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This past week we welcomed back Bjarne Sondergaard's party from Denmark and it did not take long for Bjarne to get on the scoresheet with him landing a fairly fresh 16lb fish on Monday in Middle Ferroch's on a Red Francis. Regular Cairnton & Middle Blackhall rod Allan Gowers landed a coloured cock fish of about 12lb in Cairnton on the Blackhall side on an Ally's shrimp. The next few day's were quite unsettled with the water height up and down and the clarity very peaty which didn't help but Allan Gowers saved the day on Thursday landing a fish of about 6lb in Rock Heads again on an Ally's. On Friday Bjarne landed two Grilse in the Lower Ferroch again on a Red Francis and on Saturday Dan Sloth was rewarded for his weeks effort landing a 5lb Grilse in the Grey Mare on a Francis and Richard Esp landed a 5lb Grilse in Rock Heads on an Ally's Shrimp.

The coming week looks a lot more settled weather wise so we should get a fish or two.

If you fancy a cast over the next few weeks check availability for Cairnton & Middle Blackhall on FishDee and contact Sarah to book. sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk.

Cheers Brian

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This past week turned out to be our joint best of the season so far with 15 Salmon to 16lb and Grilse landed plus 3 Sea trout to 4lb. The return of Kim Michelsen's party (The Blue Charms) from Denmark saw them land 11 for the week from the Cairnton bank with Kim landing the largest at 16lb from the Grey Mare on nothing other than a Blue Charm size 12. Other noteable catches were Jorn Rasmussen landing a very fresh 7lber on a size 14 low water single Blue Charm in the Cottage and Mike Nicholson landing an 8lb fish in the Malt Steep and a 4lb Grilse in Rock Heads on a size 9 Brown Pig.

The weather looks to be pretty settled over the coming week with just a little bit of rain due on Tuesday which should help keep the water fresh.

We have some availability over the last few weeks of the season so please check FishDee for available rods on either bank or contact Sarah at sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk.

Cheers Brian

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This past week was pretty good with 2 Salmon and 3 Grilse landed and a few lost here and there. The largest fish of the week was a 12lber in Kelpie for Matthew Hind on a size 9 Flamethrower and netted by Matthew's 10 year old son Sam. A great memory for both of them. Other catches were John Webb landing a 10lb fish in the Cottage on a size 10 Ally's Shrimp. Howard Walton landing a Grilse of 5lb in the Longpool and a Grilse of 3.5lb in the Cottage both on a Cascade variant. Jim Cowper landed a Grilse of 4lb in the Upper Ferroch on a small Dee Sheep. The river today is sitting at a good height but has still a lot of peat stain but I am confident of a fish or two this coming week with the return of Kim Michelson's party whom I have nicknamed the Blue Charms as they fish with nothing else when returning to Cairnton each year.

As always check Fish Dee for the latest availability and contact my wife Sarah to book or to enquire. sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk.

Cheers Brian

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