First fish of 2015

Fen Howieson opened the Cardrona account today with a fantastic sea trout, conservatively estimated at 13lbs based on a measured length of 34". The fish was taken on a size 6 Silver Doctor from the Castlehaugh Cheek. Unfortunately we do not have any pictures of the fish.

Just when we were expecting the season to close on a quiet front, one of the co-owners landed this 18lb fish and lost another similar size silver fish on one of our best holding pools. Experience and resilience count when it comes to the end of the Tweed season.

MMcL

Take care - spawning fish

Anglers are asked to take particular care when wading in this last week of the season. Redds are being cut, and fish are now spawning in the gravels. Please avoid wading in the tails of pools where fish are observed spawning, and avoid fishing in areas where fish are cutting redds and spawning. Sensitive areas include the tail of the Rumbler above the island, tail of Dirtpot and tail of Nutwood and Lower Nutwood.

Update - November 12th and 13th 2014

Iain Bain the most experienced owner at Cardrona was down for a cast Wednesday and Thursday, with an 8lb salmon returned to the Nutwood Pool on Wednesday and and a 9lb salmon (see image below) returned to The Rumbler on Thursday, a reasonably fresh fish. Mr Sutherland also had a seatrout around 3lb from the Nutwood Pool on Thursday.

Experienced rods are "picking away" but as yet we have not experienced prolific runs of fresh fish coming through the system, despite recurring high water conditions over the past two weeks.

A couple of recent images ;

9lb Salmon, Rumbler

Seatrout, in motion, Nutwood Pool

MMcL

Mid-week report 24th October

The Grandison party were on Cardrona on Friday and saw a few silver fish which was encouraging. Several very large fish also seen throughout the beat.

J Grandison and A Robertson at Castlehaugh Pool

Thinly dressed silver stoat variant

Slightly coloured 9lb salmon

Safely returned by Alan Ramsay

Mid-week report to 23 October

The river has fined down after last weekend's rain. The height today (23 Oct) was 1'4", good height, but we do not want it to drop much lower than that. Steven Dora had a 5lb salmon from the Rumbler on Monday, and on Wednesday Jim Docherty had a nice 5lb sea trout from The Nutwood and Iain Bain had a 5lb salmon from the Rumbler.

5lb sea trout

 

Sean McGarry had a good day today, taking 2 salmon from the Lower Nutwood (best 14lb) and a 3lb sea trout from the Castlehaugh Cheek. Sean also connected with a few other fish.

14lb salmon

Week beginning 13 October

Low water (7") persisted for the week, although there were fish in all the pools.

6 fish reported for the week, with Mr Hartle taking 2 fish - 14 & 15lbs - from the Castlehaugh Cheek and Nutwood respectively. Messrs Galka and Mankowski had 3 fish between them, largest 11bs and taken from the Castlehaugh Cheek and the Rumbler. The remaining fish was taken by one of the co-owners. The last day of the week was marred by another flood rendering the river mostly unfishable on Saturday.

This coming week, the 20 October, is looking very promising, with a falling water which is likely to hold a good level for the week and bring in (hopefully) lots of new fish.