Water height down a few ins on yesterday at 2ft 9ins and clear, overcast for the morning and then serious rain and wind this afternoon. I think we may be flooded tomorrow. 6 fish for the day from the beat, Black strand doing its stuff – a great pool as it ever was. And then […]
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Tweed 2020 26th October
Back on Tweed for my first cast/last chance for a salmon this year! Came back to Fairnilee which I haven’t fished since 1992. The beat is in the excellent hands of the new (to me) ghillie Mark Hislop and my goodness has he done good works. A magnificent new rod room in the old sawmill […]
David Monk checks out…
I am very sad to have to report that David Monk finally passed away yesterday (19th June) at the age of 94. David will be well known to many of my fishing friends and pupils as he was a regular at Upper Caberston and my Murthly Castle Scottish salmon courses and came on many of my overseas trips. […]

