Tay down to 3′ 3″ and clear. Overcast for the morning but then bright sun all afternoon. Cecil D hooked a running fish in the tail of the Summerhouse Pool this morning but it ran upstream and then fell off. Runners can be very frustrating like that. We also learned this morning that one of […]
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Dalmarnock, Tay 7th April 2026
River down to 3′ 1″ on the Caputh gauge over night, then rose a little during the day as the sun melted snow off the hills, but it remained gin clear and as I have said many times, bright sun and clear water at whatever level does not help. So, despite lots of good effort […]
Dalmarnock, Tay 6th April 2026
In this week last year the river was 8″ on the Caputh gauge and we basked in blazing sunshine all week. Today the was Tay down to 3’9″ from 5’6″ yesterday after storm Dave swept though, but running clear. The weather was mild and the wind was cold, but not too severe. The contrast for […]
Tay before we go…
As I write before we head north, the Tay is running at 2ft 11ins and clear, though the arrival of storm Dave over the weekend could change things somewhat – A band of heavy rain and snow is forecast to sweep through on Saturday night. That said, Dalmarnock can fish well in high water and […]
2026 Dalmarnock Courses
Good morning, Just to let you know I am still trying to finalise my courses for next spring with the hotel and Estate but the dates should be the same week as this year, which on the 2026 calendar will be Mon – Wed 6th – 8th April. The cost will be a small increase […]
Traquair Tweed, 1st November 2025
River was coloured and full of leaves first thing and rose to 2′ 4″ during the morning. I left after lunch for the long drive home having not seen anything at all on the top beat. I had hoped to find a few running up the edges in the thinner water. A good tactic if […]
Traquair, Tweed. 31st October 2025
Cold, wet and fishless. River rose gradually all day to 1’4″ on the Peebles gauge and coloured up with lots of leaves. More heavy rain after lunch added to the fun making me wet on the outside to add to both boots full on the inside. My overnight gluing clearly failed to seal the leaks. […]
Traquair, Tweed 30th October 2025
River now 7″ on Peebles gauge. A bitter cold north east wind blowing upstream and making casting hard work. I saw several fish move in the Mound first thing, but they would look at nothing. I had a half-hearted tug in the meetings whilst chatting to Rufus, but it didn’t stick. Then fished the entire […]
Fairnilee, Tweed 29th October 2025
The luck of the Irish! Water holding at 9″ on the Peebles gauge. A better day with less wind. Overnight a run of fish came into the Rae Wheel and below. The two Irish lads had 5 salmon and two sea trout from there and Black Strand below. Well done to them. Eric L then […]
Fairnilee, Tweed 28th October 2025
Water 10″ on Peebles gauge a rise of 4″ during the day. Very blustery wind and squally showers bringing lots of leaves! But the rise of water did move a few fish which was helpful. They were still few and far between but the Irish lads had 3 on and lost before they got one […]
