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Well we finally got rid of the Easterly wind that has been plaguing us for the last few weeks and welcomed a more spring like feel, warmer air temperatures and a softer atmosphere which makes a huge difference to spring growth on the river banks and trees however it wasn't all sunshine as we experienced quite a lot of thundery downpours on Tuesday resulting in a very heavily coloured river on Wednesday making the fishing pretty difficult however before and after that we had reasonable conditions and Henry Craven Smith landed our first of the week on Monday, a lovely 8lb er in the Grey Mare on a Cascade. Henry followed this up on Tuesday with our first sea trout of the season from Grey Mare and was 3lb.  On Thursday, Andy Ashcroft had an 8lber in the Malt Steep on an Allys Shrimp and that was us for the week. 

The week ahead looks like rain for today (Sunday) then more showery for a few days with another band of rain moving over on Thursday and winds from a westerly direction.

As always you can check our availability on our own website and then book directly with Sarah. 

Cheers Brian

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Another week of very unseasonably cold weather for early May including a mix of drizzle, an odd brighter spell plus the cold easterly wind showing no let up of disappearing. On the odd occasion the temperature went up slightly and it did encourage a few dark olives to hatch and liven up some smolts. On the fishing front the fish were pretty dour although we did see some fish each day, some fresh and some that looked not quite so fresh. showing here and there. Catches for the week were two landed. Andy Ashcroft landing an 8lb er in the Malt Steep on Wednesday on a Gold Willie Gunn and David Mcleod landing his first of the season on the Kings coronation day, a lovely liced 7lb er on a Roncade in the Cottage pool. 

The week ahead looks to be marginally warmer than we have been having, the winds swinging about a bit, some days from the east and some from a westerly direction and some rain mid week.

Cheers Brian

To book fishing for this season please contact Sarah and she will endeavour to find you dates suitable for either bank.  sarah@cairntonestate.co.Uk

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Quite a quiet week for us but not through lack of effort or lack of fish as fish were being seen in most of the pools but that easterly wind certainly didn't do us any favours again. The height was pretty good all week for us with a small rise on Friday which did bring some fish through but apart from a few offers here and there we had to settle for a blank. This coming week looks dry for the first few days then some rain at the end of the week but still a bit of an easterly breeze present.

Cheers Brian

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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

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