Falling water

It's been an up and down week - quite literally. Water level has been like the proverbial yo-yo, but there may be a glimmer of hope for rods fishing at the weekend on the upper river. One of the regular rods managed to winkle out a 3lb sea trout in a brief window of opportunity between spates earlier in the week. Now sitting at 3' 6" this Friday morning and falling, prospects could be good if we get no more wet stuff today. Upside is that most of the rain is in the east, what we do not need (well, at the moment) is rain sweeping in from the west which affects the western Tweed catchment.

Anyway, prospects could be good tomorrow, as the water up here falls in, fines down and clears very quickly.

Featured 'Pool of the week' is the Castlehaugh Cheek, Cardrona's uppermost pool and pictured here in early spring with about 1' 2" on the guage. If you are not a speycaster, watch the overhead wires on the back cast. The pool name is derived from Nether Horsburgh Castle, a 16th century tower house, the ruin of which sits on the haugh on the north bank. These tower houses are regular features in border country.