Conditions		Fish Caught in the Past Week		Fish Caught this Season so far
River Height: Water Temp: Wind:	1ft 42f light westerly	Salmon: Grilse: Sea Trout:	8 2 1	Salmon: Grilse: Sea Trout:	107 127 17

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During the final four days of the 2020 season we landed 8 Salmon, 2 Grilse and a Sea Trout and strangely enough all of these were down the bottom end of the beat bar one which was our best fish of the week at 16lb caught on a Sunray in the Middle Ferroch for Mark Blair. Mark also had another of 15lb in the Malt Steep. Marks son Lewis was on form again on his third trip to Cairnton and landed three fish to 14lb on a Black Francis. Steve Kettlewell also landed three, again to 15lb also on a Black Francis. Graham Reid had a fairly bright Grilse of 5lb on a Shitey Whitey and John Webb had a 7lb fish on a Gold bodied Willie Gunn.

We had quite an amazing season right from the start but we did have to contend with the 2 months Covid-19 lockdown from end of March until end of May which we really thought would put a dampener to the 2020 catch returns however once we got going again we really had good summer fishing with a great class of fish and grilse which was very encouraging and although August onwards was a bit slower we did pick away steadily to end up with the grand total of 234 Salmon and 17 Grilse which I was delighted with.

A big thankyou to all who fished here this year and for making it a memorable one.

Sarah is currently working on the 2021 diary and would like to invite anyone, new or old to Cairnton & Middle Blackhall, who would like to fish with us in 2021 to email as soon as possible with their requirements to ensure that she can fit you in. Please email Sarah at sarah@cairntonestate.co.uk as soon as possible.

We will keep you up to date with all the news and goings on throughout the off season on all of our social media platforms as there is going to be quite a lot going on including a £130,000+ upgrade to Glenbogle lodge which will be our sole self catering fishing lodge for 2021. The upgrade to the lodge will include a new roof, windows, carpets, furniture, showers etc and will be able to sleep up to 8 people (Covid-19 restrictions permitting). If you are interested in staying with us please email Sarah.

In the meantime, have a good winter and I hope to see you at some point in 2021.

Cheers Brian