Conditions		Fish Caught in the Past Week		Fish Caught this Season so far
River Height: Water Temp: Wind:	1’1	Salmon: Grilse: Sea Trout:	4 6	Salmon: Grilse: Sea Trout:	62 9 25

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This was a week with two halves. The first part of the week was productive with 4 salmon and 6 grilse.

The first part of the week  I had Eugene Burzle and his friend at Cairnton for 3 days. In the party was Ross macdonald and also Ian & Katrina Wood. The water was reading 0’3 inch on the cairnton gauge. 

It didn’t take Ross long before he was in the action with a grilse in Middle Ferroch with a size 13 wee brown pig, med fast tip/tapered leader. Following this with his second grilse in the Grey mare with size 11 Silver Shrimp int tip tapered leader. Sadly Eugene hooked a fish in the Rockheads but it snapped him. 

On Tuesday Ross started in the Grey Mare with a Silver Shrimp intermediate tip with a tapered leader where he was rewarded with his 3rd fish a 4lb sea liced grilse .  

Ian wood was in on the action with a cracking 8lb salmon from Glisters on a skated sunray. 

On Tuesday night the fishers weren’t fishing. I decided I would have a cast for an hour. I waited for the last light and it didn’t take me long before I was having a game of tug of war on a 9’6 rod. After about 5 minutes I beached a sea liced grilse in the cottage pool. Stripping a home made tungsten sunray shadow. After a few pictures the fish was on its way.  A few cast’s later I was into a salmon this time very fresh but no sea lice. 

On Wednesday Ross caught a fish in the Cottage Run with a 3” collie Dog with intermediate tip. 

A big well done To Ross Macdonald. 

Ian wood caught a cracking 12lb salmon in the Invercannie  on a size 11 Durris shrimp. 

On Thursday I met Paul West and his party at Cairnton hut, sadly no fish to report at lunch. After lunch paul’s brother in law Bob Kenyon caught a stunning 18 lb salmon in the Glister on a medium sink tip and a cascade. 

Paul West caught a 16 lb salmon  from the cottage pool later Saturday night.

Unfortunately the River  had risen from the rain up the valley so it put the fish off the take. 

Let’s hope the rise pulls fish in over the weekend 

Tight lines

Terry