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It was a good start to the week with the river at a great height and a fish of 7lb from The Mill on a Junction Shrimp on Monday and surprisingly that was it for the week. Conditions remained pretty good for the rest of the week with the height and water temperature going up and down slightly but still good for Cairnton so maybe next week shall be better.

Cheers Brian

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The week started off with the river level at the lowest so far this season and looking good for a fish or two but it was Tuesday before an 8lb fish was landed in Sandy Bay on a Monkey. Wednesday a 7lb fish was landed in the Long Jetty and another of the same weight in the Old Garden both on a Monkey. Thursday a 7lb fish was landed in Malt Steep by Iain Wilson from the Borders Gun Room on a Posh Tosh. Friday, Iain did the same again, 7lb fish on a Posh Tosh in the Long Jetty (picture below) and again on Saturday a 7lb fish on a Posh Tosh this time in the Malt Steep. The forecast for the coming week looks not too bad so maybe we'll get one or two.

Cheers Brian

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The week started off a bit high for us at 5ft 7ins and running a bit coloured but by Tuesday it had dropped to 4ft 3ins and cleared resulting in a 7lb fish being landed in Lower Salt Vat on a Cascade tube. Wednesday turned out to be a fantastic day for Lee Craig, Ghillie on Carham on the Tweed. Lee landed 3 fish, a 9lb fish in the Colonel (pictured below), an 8lb fish in Sandy Bay and a 10lb fish in the Malt Steep all on a 5" long winged Posh Tosh and surprisingly with conditions improving each day that was it for our week but I am looking forward to next week as the river has dropped to 2ft 4ins today and with not a bad forecast for the first few days we should have good fishing.

Cheers Brian

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The week started off pretty good for us although the height was a little bit high at 3ft 11ins & the temperature at 39f but we managed a fish from Grey Mare at about 7.5lb on a 1" Cascade Copper Tube. Tuesday was a lovely spring fishing day but not an offer. Wednesday was another lovely fishing day with Mark Blair from Perthshire landing a nice 12lb fish from the Malt Steep. The next few days were very quiet for us due to the unsettled water and that was it for the week. I expect tomorrow to be quiet due to snow melt from the Glenshee chairlift area which I witnessed for myself this afternoon but maybe Tuesday we'll have a chance.

Cheers Brian

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Fishing conditions over this past week have been the best we have had so far this season with a dropping river, apart from Friday when it rose slightly but still remained crystal clear, however the party that we had fishing had to settle for a couple of half hearted offers for the week. The river has risen again today to 4ft 10ins but the forecast is for high pressure this week so I would hope for a dropping river and a reasonable chance of a fish or two.

Cheers Brian

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A very different February compared to the previous two seasons with high levels and warmer water temperatures this year however we did manage to land 5 for the month, slightly down on the 5yr average but it's early days. The first half of last week was pretty much a wash out for us but we did manage a fish of 8lb from the Malt Steep on Friday and with the height at 2ft 6ins today its looking better for the coming week. The forecast is for a bit colder and drier which should keep the river dropping and give us a better chance.

Cheers Brian

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Another week of reasonable fishing conditions but only one being landed for the week from the Malt Steep at 7lb on an Ice Maiden Snaelda. Maybe this coming week might turn out better after the river falls away after the big rise today. 9ft on Cairnton gauge.

Cheers Brian