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Another good week for us considering the difficult conditions with 2 Salmon and 8 Grilse landed. The water temperatures varied between 62f to 66f with the river falling away each day. We had uncomfortably hot days but there were no complaints with the results. Brad Collis and party fished the first 3 days landing 2 Salmon and 3 Grilse then Steve Kettlewell and party on the second half of the week landed 5 Grilse with pretty much everything on Silver Stoats and Crathies size 14. Notable catches were by the familiar face of 14 year old Lewis Blair doing it again with a lovely 5lb Grilse, Michael Johnson landed his first at Cairnton and Roman Buczynsky also landed his first on Cairnton to finish the week off.

This coming week looks to be extremely hot the first couple of days but there will be a significant change to some cooler temperatures from Wednesday onwards with the prospect of some rain from the weekend. 

All rod availability for the season is listed on our website which can be booked directly with Sarah. 

www.cairnton.co.uk.    sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk

Cheers Brian 

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Nice to see a few fish about this past week but it's never as easy as it reads. We had 3 salmon, 10 grilse and 1 sea trout landed and all fish being in really good condition. Some of the rods were luckier than others but all rods connected with one or two fish with some landed and some lost. Noteable catches were David Rybak landing 4 with the biggest being a 10lb licer from Rockhead. John Hickman landing his 1st Cairnton fish after a few visits, a 5lb liced grilse. Bob Seeber landed a couple of grilse and Peter Solomon also landed a couple of grilse. Favourite flies this week were small Cascades and Silver Stoats. 

Conditions this week started off nicely at 11" and gradually fell away over the week to 3" on Saturday. Monday to Wednesday was mostly overcast with some sunny spells but the last three days were very hot and sunny. Water temperatures were between 58f to 62f.

This coming week looks to start off warm and dry with an occasional shower from midweek but the temperatures cooling down slightly as the week goes on.

We have availability on Middle Blackhall this coming week and rods across both banks the following week so please check our website for full details and get in contact with Sarah to book. 

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Cheers Brian

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Quite a changeable week with regards the weather and water compared to the previous few weeks. We had the rain returning at long last which has given us a much needed change in conditions with the river height on Monday at minus 1inch with a few reasonable rises as the week went on and finished at 2ft on Saturday evening. On Middle Blackhall, Martin Thompsons party had a fish of 10lb from Cairnton pool and a 4lb grilse from the same pool, both on Cascades, plus a few others were lost throughout the week. Over on the Cairnton bank it was a similar story for Tim Lawsons party with a fair few lost but Tim did manage a lovely 12lber and a liced 4lb grilse from the Middle Ferroch on his favourite fly, a Conon Cat, tied by his friend Derek Mair. 

The coming week should see good fishing with the freshen up of the river along with a bit of a mixture of cloud and sunny spells most days and a few scattered showers.

We are fully booked again this coming week but the following week we have some rods available on Middle Blackhall. You can check all availability for the rest of the season on our website and then book direct with Sarah. 

www.cairnton.co.uk
sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk

Cheers Brian

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Conditions weren't the greatest this past week from a fishing point of view with a lot of bright sunshine, a very low and dropping river and water temperatures between the high 50's.f to high 60's.f however we did land some grilse and sea trout and the usual losing a few also.  Bob Kenyon got off to a good start on Monday morning with a couple of 3.5lb grilse, one from the Spout and the other from Invercannie both on a small Cascade. Also a 2.5lb sea trout late on Monday evening for Paul West. The following four days were hard going with the weather against us so early mornings and late evenings were more comfortable but we couldn't land the ones that were hooked, then on Friday/Saturday saw the return of fish24 on the Dee with Middle Blackhall being added to the annual event. Matthew Will had a grilse of between 4 to 5lb from Invercannie and a sea trout from Rock Head, both on sunrays. Later in the the afternoon Robson Green had a grilse of between 3 to 4lb in Sandy Bay on a small blue Cascade.  

This coming week looks to be a bit mixed with some light rain here and there most days and some bright sunny spells plus strong South westerly's.

All rod availability can be viewed on our website and then booked through Sarah.

www.cairnton.co.uk/fishing-availability.php
sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk

Cheers Brian

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Last week the conditions were pretty difficult, the river was dropping away and we had some very warm bright days but water temperatures weren't too bad really, ranging from mid 5Of to 60f and there were a few fish about. This week saw the return of Iain Wilson's party whom all have been fishing for many years and adapt very well to the conditions that face them. Early mornings and evenings being the better and Iain did land 5 fish for his week, however the biggest being 15lb was caught in bright sunshine on Tuesday afternoon.  Will Meen had a chunky 3lb grilse on Thursday and Mark McGillivray had 3 sea trout to 3lb for his visit and between the party they had a hold of quite a few also. The successful fly seemed to be the the black and yellow Gledswood on small sizes.

This coming week looks pretty dry with the chance of an odd light shower, some cloud and some warm sunshine.

We have some availability coming up over the next few weeks so please check our website for full details and get in contact with Sarah to book. 

Cheers Brian

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It was a good start to our week on Monday morning with a lovely fish caught of 8lb for Jason Scott in the Spout on a small Cascade followed by Andy Ashcroft landing a nice 4lb grilse in Rock Head on a Sunray. On Tuesday a 3lb sea trout for Alan Carney from Glister. Wednesday, John Wallace had a 3lb sea trout in Salt Vat. Thursday was a bit better with Jonathan Lane landing a cracking fresh 12lber in Invercannie and Douglas Campbell landing a liced 8lber in Cairnton, both fish were on a small Ghillie fly. On Friday a 3lb sea trout was landed in Canary for Jonathan Lane. Over the week we did have a hold of a few others. The conditions for the week weren't the easiest with water levels at 5" on Monday and by end of play on Saturday it was at 2", so a good bit of rain now would be handy. The water temperatures were mid to high 50f. We did have some dull spells but it was mainly very warm and bright with a difficult strong westerly towards the end of the week. 

This coming week looks to be dry and bright with an odd shower on Monday. Tuesday onwards looks dry and bright with some rain in the west and westerly winds.

Cheers Brian

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Our best week of the season so far with 6 salmon, 1 grilse and 1 sea trout landed. The water heights varied between 9" to just over 1' and water temperatures were from 51f to 56f. On Monday, Charlie Perry got his week and ours off to a great start with a 12lb fish and a 3lb grilse from Upper Ferroch. Andy Ashcroft also had a 6lb fish in Rock Head.  On Tuesday morning Charlie did it a again this time in Rock Head with a 12lb and 6lber and his fishing friend Ben Stanton landed a very chunky 3lb sea trout in Invercannie. On Wednesday it was Charlies son Ben's turn and he managed his very first salmon from the Upper Ferroch, a lovely liced 8lber. The next two days were a bit quiet but on Saturday, Ian Anderson finished the week off in great style with a 6lber from the Grey Mare. Successful flies this week were small Cascades and Sunrays.

This coming week looks to be warm and bright with the chance of some rain on Thursday and Friday.

As always all availability can be viewed on our website and then contact Sarah to book. 

Cheers Brian