First internet connection since Tuesday… Water 1ft 3in on the gauge and crystal clear. A perfect height for the river. Yesterday we enjoyed sun, cloud, strong cold downstream winds, hail and snow. Certainly tested my team but they covered the water well on their third day of the course, but sadly without reward. The beats […]
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Tay 29th March 2022 We’re back!
What a great feeling to be back on the Tay for my spring courses after two years of Covid famine! Glorious weather greeted us on the journey up and on the river yesterday with the water at a nice height. This week on Dalmarnock and yesterday the first day of the first of my three […]
Trout season open at the farm
The trout season got well underway at the farm this last week with glorious weather and near perfect conditions. Opening day for the syndicate was held with the traditional lunch after a Covid gap of two years. Chris J caught our first fish of the season, but everyone enjoyed success including Nick J taking a […]
2022 Season looks good to go!
By Michael Evans on February 3, 2022 in Facebook, International Rivers, Latest News, Little Saxbys Farm, River Tay
After one of the mildest (so far) winters on record and the lifting of most Covid restrictions, 2022 is shaping up to be, thankfully, something more normal. TROUT LAKES: Here at the farm, the mild winter has given me the chance to build a new teaching platform, do a full winter weed cut and clear […]
Traquair, Tweed 3rd November 2021
Water was down to 2ft 6ins, just coming back to a better height… just as my week finishes. Another sea trout to at least give a tug but no fish for me. One small grilse was caught by one of the other rods but that was it for our three days on Traquair. BTW, for […]
Traquair, Tweed 2nd November 2021
Water 3ft 6in down to 2ft 9ins today… frustratingly still not a good height. But at least at this height you stand a chance if a head of fish comes through. Sadly they did not. I only saw two fish all day and had a single pull from one of the old residents. That was […]
Traquair, Tweed 1st November 2021
River dropped a couple of foot or so over Sunday to 3ft 7ins and still fairly coloured but fishable. Not a good height as new fish tend to run straight through and the residents are hard to get down to. But I was lucky enough to get three sea-trout one of about 3 to 4lbs […]
Fairnilee, Tweed 30th October 2021
Still no let up from the relentless rain until about 2pm today. River still just under the 6ft mark having been up to 7ft in the night and still very dirty. Gave it a try though, fishing the slower and thinner bits of water, but neither saw nor touched anything. Probably a case (which I […]
Fairnilee Tweed 29th October 2021
Oh dear…. Water rose to 9ft yesterday with widespread flooding along the valley. Down to just under 6ft on the gauge by lunchtime today but more heavy rain had the river rising yet again and still very coloured. A pleasant aside though was to visit the falls on the Leithen and watch the salmon and […]
Tweed 28th October 2021
Arrived last evening crossing an already flooded Teviot and Ettrick to find Upper Tweed still clear – just! Overnight heavy rain and the river 7ft this morning rising to 9ft by lunchtime. The main excitement of the day was watching a picnic table come past, thankfully without the picnickers!
