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A nice height this past week and a few fish about but the easterly breeze that was with us did make the fishing that bit harder however we did have the return of Pontus Gunlycke and his fishing party from Sweden, fishing on Middle Blackhall bank and are all able anglers. There were fish hooked every day but only one close enough for a picture with Jacob Broberg landing a lovely 10lb er from the Malt Steep on a Dee Monkey on Wednesday. It was a similar story on the Cairnton side with fish lost and some offers with a liced 9lb er coming from Upper Ferroch on Friday on a Sunray.

This coming week looks like we are going to have a change in wind direction with it swinging into the north and with it comes a temperature drop but we are going to get a bit of rain with some wintery showers.

Please check the website for the latest rod availability. The contact details for Sarah are on the rod availability page. 

Cheers Brian

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A good start to last week with the river height at 1' 1" and a water temperature of 45f. It was also a good start for Andy Ashcroft with a 13lber from the Malt Steep on a Gold Willie Gunn. On Tuesday the river was up to 1' 10" and a few fish were seen but showing no interest. Wednesday the height was 2' 8" and rising with colour which didn't help much. Thursday we were on 3ft and looking promising with a fish or 2 showing and after 3 days fishing Paul Jones finally got a lovely liced fish of 6lb in the Malt Steep on a Posh Tosh tube and a good end to his trip. Friday/Saturday were lovely conditions with the river dropping slowly and we were still seeing a few going through but again showing no interest in what we were offering them. 

The week ahead looks to be quite settled with a mix of sunshine and cloud with daytime highs to 12 degrees c and winds from the South and swinging into the East then from the North as the week goes on.

Cheers Brian

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It was a good start to the week for us with two liced fish on Monday, one of 10lb for Andy Ashcroft & a 9lb er for John Webb, both of them coming from the Malt Steep and both on Gold bodied Willie Gunns. Wednesday was our next successful day with another two landed, one on a Cascade from the Malt Steep and the other from Garden Run on a Sunray, both about 8lb. We did see fish each day and had a hold of another couple but they weren't hanging around by the looks of things. We had some rain and drizzle but not enough to affect water levels by much which dropped a very little as the week went on. There have been some fairly good hatches of March Browns and Dark Olives each day wakening up the salmon parr and trout which is good to see.

The coming week looks fairly unsettled with rain this evening into tomorrow and Tuesday then turning more showery for the rest of the week with windy conditions the first half half then easing off from midweek on.

As always check our website for the latest availability and then get in contact with Sarah to book. sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk

Cheers Brian

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A lovely week for fishing with near perfect water conditions and a fish or two being seen most days but it was Friday before we had any success with Norwegian angler Chriss Beitveit who was part of Roald Meyer's fishing party that finally managed to land a lovely 7lb er in Sandy Bay. On Saturday, Chriss did it again with another 7lb er in the Malt Steep with both fish being caught on very flashy tube partners which he had found on the river bank at home and maintains he always has plenty of luck with flies he finds. A few other fish were also on and off for the party for their visit.

The coming week looks to be a bit mixed with some cloudy/brighter days and a chance of rain from Tuesday to Thursday and air temperature feeling slightly warmer.

We have some rods available over the month of April so please contact Sarah directly to book. 

Cheers Brian

sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk

www.cairnton.co.uk

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Quite unsettled weather and water this past week with a fair mix of heavy showers, some lovely days and some wind, especially on Wednesday which did add some problems. We also had a couple of rises in water on Wednesday and Friday which didn’t do any favours but we did manage 4 fish for the week which I was fairly happy with. Two from the Cairnton bank and two from Middle Blackhall bank with Monkeys and Willie Gunns doing the trick & all 7 to 9lb. Catch of the week goes to Norwegian visitor Shjalg Lund part of Knut Bjoernsen's fishing party who were all good anglers but Shjalg showed it’s never too late with a fish on his very last cast on Saturday evening in the Middle Ferroch. A great finish to the week.

The week ahead is looking to be slightly lower temperatures, mostly dry days with some showers about. The winds coming from a westerly direction, swinging into more southerly mid week and from the North towards the end of the week.

To book rods for this week or in the future please get in touch with Sarah. Availability listed on our website. www.cairnton.co.uk

Email: sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk

Cheers Brian

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After last weekend's milder spell, melting snow and rain mixed in, it wasn't a surprise for us to see the levels rising on Monday which was needed. It peaked at just under 5ft and was running pretty coloured by the afternoon.  By Tuesday morning the river was back down a couple of feet and was looking pretty good for a fish or two and although we did see an odd splash only kelts were landed. The following few days were looking really promising, even with another small rise in levels from Thursday into Friday and it was looking like a blank week was on the cards but on Saturday it was Mark Blair that saved the week with a lovely fresh fish of 14lb from the tail of kelpie on a cascade tube. It was good to see Mark getting one as it's normally his son Lewis that gets a fish. The week ahead looks cloudy with rain on and off the first few days with any winds coming from a south to South westerly direction .

Cheers Brian

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A really cold wintery week compared to what we have had this season so far with a mixture of snow and some lovely sunny days, below freezing air temperatures and water temperatures dropping down to 32 Fahrenheit to give us a the first grue of the year making fishing slightly problematic but not impossible.  Back to the fishing and although all the tickly bits were covered each day it was well known angler Ken Reid who saved our week and managed to get our first fish for March with a lovely 9lb er from the Malt Steep on Friday and was on a Black & yellow skullhead. 

Today was much milder with the snow getting a good shift so with any luck will give us a bit of extra water.  It is going to turn colder again from tonight onwards with some snow and northerly winds for the rest of the week.

Cheers Brian

All availability listed on our website and the booked direct with Sarah

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