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Another hard week with continuing low water and unusually hot days which wasn't helping our cause and although we had the rise from the previous weekend giving us a bit of water at the start of the week it unfortunately didn't really do much to switch the fish on and there were a few fish in all the pools. A couple of days of solid rain and a good flood or some colder night temperatures would help. Although the week did prove pretty difficult with conditions the rods did not let that faze them and fished it hard with a couple of fish being lost. Chris Johnston saved the week with a coloured grilse of about 4lb from the Lower Ferroch on a small Monkey fly on Saturday.

This coming week looks fairly dry and settled with a chance of a bit of rain midweek from the west.

Sarah is now preparing the diary for 2022 and offers will be sent out shortly. If you usually fish with us and know you need alternative dates please let Sarah know as soon as possible. Also if you haven't fished with us before or have only had the odd day here or there but are interested in fishing Cairnton or Middle Blackhall please email Sarah with your requests as soon as possible. sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk

Cheers Brian

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The past week was really dour, the fish showed very little interest in anything we threw at them but this was probably more to do with the low water than anything else as there were a few fish in all the pools which had obviously seen it all before. We had some very hot days that didn't help but most of the mornings were ok for a few hours. The water temperatures were between 56f and 60f throughout the week. We had one 5lb coloured grilse in Glister on Monday on a Sunray and another couple were lost on Wednesday. Friday night and into Saturday a fair bit of rain had fallen so Saturdays river looked quite coloured and rose slowly throughout the day, peaking at 11 inches with us by the end of play so hopefully that helps us for the start of next week. The forecast is to be mainly dry with cloud and sunny spells and some rain on Wednesday.

We have very little availability on Cairnton between now and the end of the season however we do have a few more dates available on Middle Blackhall. Email Sarah with your booking requests and she will be able to advise on what she can offer you. Also 2022 season is going to be upon us sooner that you think so please also email Sarah with your requests if you are new to the beat or are considering a different time of year if you have been with us before. sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk

Cheers Brian

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Quite a difficult week with low water and the fish being very dour. On some days the weather was very hot with a bright blue sky but I think we did reasonably well considering with 5 fish and 1 sea trout landed.  Andy Ashcroft had a grilse of 3.5lb from Floating Bank on Monday on a Cascade followed by a 3lb grilse in the Grey Mare on Thursday on a Sunray. Alan Catney had a 2.5lb sea trout from the Spout the same day in blazing sunshine and it was looking like that was the way the week would end up however Brandon Bryant had a brace of 8lb a piece late on Saturday afternoon, one from the Upper Ferroch and the other in the Spout, both were on a deeply fished on Red Francis. There was also a 15lber landed later on, again on a Red Francis in Potters.

This coming week looks as though there's a light band of rain coming from the west tonight then fairly dry for a few days until Thursday when there is the potential of some rain in the latter stages of the week.

Anyone wishing to book their last days of fishing for the 2021 season should get in contact with Sarah as soon as possible. sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk. A few rods available on Cairnton at £91.20 per day inc vat and a few more dates to offer on Middle Blackhall at £68.40 per day inc vat. All availability listed on our website www.cairnton.co.uk.  Also enquiries for 2022 are already starting to come in so if you are new to the beat and are thinking of fishing with us next season please get in contact with Sarah as soon as possible so that she can try and accommodate you.

Cheers Brian

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It was a promising looking week ahead last Monday with good water heights between 1' 7" down to 6" by Saturday, not bad water temperatures, between 56f to 59f, a bit bright on occasions but not too bad and there were a few fish about but they were not very keen. The first 4 days of the week were very quiet for us on the catches front with not even a half hearted offer although we were seeing fish showing in all the pools. It was Friday before anything was landed with Steve Kettlewells' party accounting for 4 grilse in the morning, 2 were on small conehead Red Francis patterns and the other 2 were on a size 12 Cascade and size 12 Ghillie fly. On Saturday Andy Ashcroft landed an 8lber on a Red Francis in Cairnton pool on Middle Blackhall, so at least the week finished up not too badly.

The coming week looks to be a bit cooler with winds coming from a Northerly direction and cloudy with sunny spells.

We have a couple of rods available on Cairnton on a number of days through September and also some rods on Middle Blackhall. You can check all our availability on our website and then get in contact with Sarah to book.

www.cairnton.co.uk/fishing-availability.php

sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk

Cheers Brian

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Conditions over the past week couldn't have been much better for the beat with water heights starting off at 1' 4" on Monday and gradually dropping away as the week went on and after a few inches rise on Friday night it was back up to 1' 3" on Saturday with most days being cloudy apart from a couple of brighter afternoons. Paul Mason landed the largest at 8lb and was quite fresh from Floating Bank on an Aurora Cascade, the other 4 were Grilse between 3.5 to 4lb and a few others lost throughout the week. A few more coloured fish were appearing as the days went on with only the odd fresher fish being seen.

Another two anglers who fished this week were Benny Johansson and his friend Anders from Sweden who have been our first over seas fishermen for quite some time and after plenty of paperwork and covid testing it was good to see them back again. They had a great week on Deeside on various beats and managed to catch a couple of fish.

This coming week looks to be fairly dry and settled with high pressure dominating. We have had another rise of just over a foot so it should give us good fishing for most of the week.

With only 8 weeks of the season left, now would be a great time to get your last days fishing booked in. Check the rod availability on our website and then get in touch with Sarah and she will be able to sort everything out for you. sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk  www.cairnton.co.uk

Cheers Brian

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Another good week for us with 5 Salmon and 10 Grilse landed with fairly equal sport coming from both banks and a few liced ones among them also. The first half of the week was more productive with 11 being landed and quite a lot being seen. Ross MacDonald got the week going on Monday with a fresh 6lb er from the Long pool on a Brown Pig and followed that up with a fresh 4lb Grilse from the Malt Steep on a Monkey.  John Webb had the largest from the Middle Blackhall side at 13lb from Invercannie on a Cascade tube and Ron Henderson had the largest from the Cairnton bank, also 13lb, from the Colonel on an Under Ghillie tube. Conditions changed a bit mid week with a rise of just over a foot by Wednesday night into Thursday morning and although the pools were in good fettle we only managed 4 for the last half of the week and only the very odd fish being seen. Cascades, Ally's and Park Shrimp patterns on tubes and doubles accounted for the rest of the fish.

This coming week is looking to be much cooler with winds coming from the North West and maybe the odd shower but plenty of cloud.

We have a few rods available across both banks over the next few weeks so please get booked in as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Email Sarah with your fishing requests and she will do her best to accommodate you. sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk

Cheers Brian

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A very mixed week with the start being quite hard going and just two landed from the Spout on Tuesday at 10lb and 4lb on a Ghillie fly size 14. Although there were fish about and conditions were fairly good we couldn't manage to land anything further until Friday when Susie Hill landed her very first fish in the Grey Mare and was a lovely liced 5lb er on a size 12 Cascade and not to be outdone her husband David also landed a liced 5lb er in the Salt Vats again on a size 12 Cascade. Heavy rain on Friday gave us a good rise in levels and by Saturday it was 3' 8" on the Cairnton gauge and carrying a bit of peat stain but dropping steadily. We finished the week on a good note with 5 being landed on Saturday and the largest at 14lb from the Malt Steep on the Middle Blackhall side. Small Cascade tubes and Orange Pot Bellied Pigs did the trick with a couple being liced and the other 3 being very fresh.

This coming week is looking quite promising with the height at 2' 5" at the moment and light to heavy rain forecast most days up to Thursday with Friday and Saturday looking to be the driest of the week.

Cheers Brian