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Another Opening Day but unlike the last two years we blanked but it was good to get started again and hopefully the season's better than last. Those that have been to Cairnton before will see a change in the landscape down at the bottom hut. This was caused by the gales in early December. (picture below)

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The last Monday of the season started off with fairly steady rain and that continued the whole day, the height was at 4ins so it was looking quite good but it was a slow start, however it was down to local tackle dealer David Craik to get us going with an 8lb fish from Glisters on a large Red Francis. Invercannie produced an 8lb fish again on a Francis variant and the Cottage produced a 12lb fish on an Ally's Shrimp. Today, the last day, also was looking good but the river had risen through the night with all of yesterday's rain and although we fished it hard we hardly saw a thing but it was a lovely day to end the season.

Let's hope next season is a little kinder to all our Cairnton rods. I wish you a good winter and look forward to seeing you again next year.

Cheers Brian.

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The last full week of the season turned out to be our best with 9 salmon & 2 grilse being landed . Monday a 14lb fish from Grey Mare & an 8lb fish from Rock Heads. Tuesday an 8lb fish from the Spout, a 4lb grilse from Invercannie & a 3lb grilse from Cottage. Wednesday we blanked. Thursday Richard Harris landed our biggest of the season a 20lb cock fish from Upper Ferroch in the same spot Richard hooked our biggest last season also, it weighed 22lb. Friday we blanked but Saturday we landed a 20lb & a 14lb er in Upper Ferroch. Grey Mare accounted for a 16lb and a first ever fish of 8lb for Swiss Angler Daniel Strabinger, picture below and a 7lb fish from the Cottage. Flies that did the job were Ally Shrimp & Red Francis. Two fishing day's to go and what ever happens it has been a very hard season but it would be nice to get the 100.

Cheers Brian

1. Daniel Strabinger, 8lb from Grey Mare

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The week started off with the height on Cairnton gauge at -3ins so it was going to be hard going but on Monday, a member of the Mattius Helde party from Sweden had four good offer's in Garden Run only for them to be short lived and another member of the same party to hook fish in Upper Ferroch and Grey Mare only for them to drop off after a short time so very unlucky not to land something and that was it until Thursday when a sea trout was landed in Invercannie in heavy rain which did bring a rise of just over a foot on Friday when another sea trout was landed in Grey Mare but the river didn't rise enough for it to make enough of a difference but the forecast is for some heavy rain this coming Wednesday so we might get a good couple of days yet

Cheers Brian

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After another slight rise last Sunday I thought Monday would have been better but we only managed a 4lb Grlise from Upper Salt Vat and that's all that we landed for the week and a few more were lost but nothing that was fresh. Again as I've mentioned in previous weeks that if we don't get the water we'll only pick up one or two old fish but maybe more if we get some frosts. The weather this last week has been exceptional and going into October it looks to be much of the same.

Cheers Brian

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The past week started off with the height at minus 1 on Cairnton gauge so the weather warnings for rain and gales last Sunday didn't materialise but we are getting used to the prolonged low water now. Monday we got off to quite a good start with a 3.5lb grilse from the Spout on a small Red Francis and a 2lb sea trout from Upper Ferroch on the same pattern, then it was quiet for the rest of the week until Saturday when a good fish was lost in Potters but it was encouraging to get a 4inch rise on Thursday and it seemed to waken things up elsewhere but unfortunately not for us but the height at the moment on Cairnton gauge is 6ins so maybe tomorrow.

Cheers Brian

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Another difficult week with the river dropping back to 0ins on Cairnton gauge on Monday after the slight rise last Sunday and I thought it might have wakened up the odd resident that's lying about but again the good weather continues and that's what is against us but Sam Langhead did manage to land a 9lb fish in Upper Ferroch on Tuesday on a small Red Francis and another four lost, that was it for the week. We have weather warnings for most of the country today but at the moment its lovely so maybe it'll come in later.

Cheers Brian