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Well July didn't finish the way I thought it might have considering we had the first lift in water for what seemed like a very long time with Monday's height at 9ins and looking good but we blanked. Tuesday it was 11ins and again we blanked. Wednesday it was 1ft 1ins but by 11am it had risen to 2ft 4ins and was fairly dirty so that was our July pretty much done. August started off with 10ins on Cairnton gauge and running a bit peaty but I was more than happy with four being landed, all on Flamethrower type pattern's. One of 10lb from Upper Ferroch. 7lb licer from Grey Mare. 4.5lb grilse in Cottage and a 4lb grilse in Rockheads. Friday the river was 2ft 7ins and a 7lb fish was landed in Sandy Bay & another lost after 15 mins both on a Flamethrower. Saturday the height was 1ft 3ins & a 4lb grilse was landed in Invercannie on a Sunray. Today we are sitting on 8ins and still a bit peaty, so as long as we don't lose the height too much I'm sure we'll get one or two.

Cheers Brian

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The lovely summer weather continues so it was going to be another hard week on Cairnton with the level going down to -5ins on our gauge on Monday and with the high water temperature's again the early morning & evening's should have been the best chance but again it was mid morning's that a couple of fish had been hooked & lost after a short time. We did get a very small lift in the water after a few heavy thundery shower's on Tuesday night but it did little to liven up anything that might have been lying about. As I'm writing this weeks report it has been fairly steady rain since early morning & the river has risen 5ins since last night so I'm quite optimistic for the coming week & July might finish ok.
Cheers Brian

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Well so much for the cooler weather! Maybe by a degree or two but not enough to give us a chance of a fish through the day with daytime temperature's a cosy 25/26c and again no sign of any cloud or rain so realistically late evenings and very early mornings were the only chance which our fishing party did persevere at with light tackle and a quiet approach however only one fish was connected with the whole week on Tuesday morning in Upper Ferroch which unfortunately got round a stone and broke the leader and that was it for the week. Until the weather breaks its going to be hard work but it is interesting seeing the pools and riverbed when its as low and clear as this. Picture below of a stone in the Cottage with the date 1955 on it with a mark chiselled out slightly below it, at the moment we're about 3ins from that mark. Other picture below is looking down the Spout. Hope to have some fish to report next week
Cheers Brian

1. 1955 Marked Stone, Cottage

2. The Spout

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Well this past week could hardly be classed as ideal fishing condition's with the level dropping roughly an inch every second day so by Saturday it was -1 inch on Cairnton gauge, so that combined with the rising river temperature and cloudless skys the late evening's and very early morning's should have fished best. However the fish that were landed and another couple lost were mid to late morning with Upper Ferroch producing a 12lb fish on Tuesday. Wednesday a 7lb fish from Grey Mare and 5lb grilse from Invercannie. Saturday a 4lb grilse from Upper Ferroch. Flies that did the trick were Stoat Tails on 12's and 14's. The forecast for the coming week is still dry but a bit cooler so that should help a bit.
Cheers Brian

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The week was looking quite good with the height sitting at 7in and the water temp at 56f but this would rise as the week went on with the bright sunshine most days, however it was Tuesday before we connected with one 7lb licer from Grey Mare and another 7lb licer from Upper Salt Vats, both were on a size 12 Williegunn. Wednesday an 8lb fish was landed in Upper Ferroch and another lost and again on a Williegunn. Thursday a Sea Trout of 2lb was landed in Grey Mare and that was us for the week. The soaring temperatures every day didn't help our cause even for the evening and early morning fisher with the water temp by Saturday reaching 62f. The coming week is for high pressure so after the rods get their bearings on Monday I'd say early mornings and evenings being the best chance.
Cheers Brian

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Well, we got the rise I was hoping for with the rain last Sunday so the river was 4ft 6in on Monday morning and not looking too good but we did get a fish of 7lb from Grey Mare and a 2lb sea trout from Middle Ferroch so it was a good start. Tuesday we blanked. Wednesday we got a 7lb fish from Grey mare & a nice 3lb sea trout from Rock Heads for Lee Craig - Ghillie on Carham,Tweed. (pictured below) Thursday we got three fish, the biggest being 14lb for Islamouth Ghillie Glenn Kedward from the Rock Heads. (pictured below) Glenn also got a 12lb licer from Invercannie, both on a size 10 cascade. Also our first grilse at 3lb was landed in Glisters & a sea trout from Upper Ferroch. On Friday we landed a nice 7lb fish in Upper Ferroch & that was it for the week.

Cheers Brian.

1. Glenn Kedward, 14lb Sea Licer, Rock Heads

2. Lee Craig, 3lb Sea Trout, Rock Heads

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The very warm air temperatures during the day and bright sunshine did not help our cause but we did manage a 6lb fish from Grey Mare on Monday morning which is always a good way to start a week. A 2lb sea trout was landed in Glisters on Thursday and a 7lb fish was landed in Glisters on Friday (pictured below) aswell as a 2lb sea trout from Upper Ferroch. One or two fish were lost during the day aswell as in the evening if you could put up with the midgies. The forecast is for some heavy rain today so hopefully we get a rise for this coming week.
Cheers Brian.

1. Mark Purvis, 7lb Salmon, Glisters