by Ann-Marie MacMaster | Apr 7, 2026 | Fishing Reports
Four Seasons in One Hour Last week saw all weathers, often in quick succession – from the glorious warm, sunny day that was Tuesday, to the rain and wind that blew in and out repeatedly, eventually culminating in Storm Dave on Saturday night. Still, the clocks have...
by Ann-Marie MacMaster | Mar 31, 2026 | Fishing Reports
Fish of the Week! As forecast, it was an unsettled week weather-wise, with air temperatures that could have cut you in half and plenty of wind, particularly towards the end of the week. River levels were stable from the middle of the week onwards. The North Esk...
by Ann-Marie MacMaster | Mar 25, 2026 | Fishing Reports
A Sneak Preview of Better (Weather) Days to Come! Although river levels remained unsettled at the beginning of the week, the arrival of high pressure brought some welcome conditions for the second half of the week, with settled, dry and sunny weather, and the warmest...
by Ann-Marie MacMaster | Mar 17, 2026 | Fishing Reports
A Week of Unsettled Conditions Unsettled conditions prevailed throughout much of the week, with river levels failing to properly stabilise until later on. The first four fish of the week came on Monday, with three from Pert and one from Canterland. On Pert, G Wyllie...
by Ann-Marie MacMaster | Mar 10, 2026 | Fishing Reports
A Close Encounter, a Not-So-Naive Highlander and a Stracathro Surprise River levels were high at the beginning of the week but had largely settled by Tuesday evening, bringing decent fishing conditions across the Esk rivers. Edzell recorded its first two salmon of the...
by Ann-Marie MacMaster | Mar 4, 2026 | Fishing Reports
Low but Steady Catches for this week were low but steady on the River North Esk.River levels fluctuated throughout the week, leading to unsettled conditions; and water temperature remained low (less than 5°C/41F). The first two catches of the week came from Luther...
