Fishing Reports

Still Cool... ..Up and down the rivers last week, we should be in shirt sleves at this time of year? I feel that the slow pace of the fishing has been partly due to several factors, one is very...

Sunshine …ruled the roost last week so did low water; this does not make for very good fishing conditions although it does though make it lovely to be outside by the river. The fishing week was cut...

The Days The days are getting a lot longer with shorter hours of darkness. You can look at this time of year as one angler put it to me as "changeover”. The spring run is coming to an end, so not...

A Little Quiet Things are a little quiet on the rivers just now as far as fishing goes, however those on the river say there are plenty of fish about.  One event that did slow and stop fishing all...

Spring Days are still cold with a persistent easterly wind, with some days from the north thrown in just for good measure. Not as many springers caught last week as the previous one, although the...

  A Bright Week It was a bright week for most of the time last week, the sun always seems a lot brighter at this time year, maybe it's that we have not seen it for so long. Both rivers started...

  A Mixed Week it was, with the water up then down and Thursday a total wash out espeically below the Luther which was running a thick chocolate colour. I suspect this is due to all the sowing...

A pattern Seems to be emerging a good week followed by a slow one, it does tie in with warmer weather then cooler? who knows. The fact is that springers are in both the North and South Esk as...

 Spring I feel has finally arrived when the Primrose's appear on the river banks, on a damp wet day they can make a welcome sight to the otherwise still fairly dull brown landscape. I could waffle...

 The water Was up and down like a yo yo, with big tides rain, throw in an equinox for good measure and all this made fishing last week a little tricky to say the least. A few fish were caught, but...

 Springers Are starting to show up a little more now, with the rise in water it has spured the fish on. It was great to hear that two beats on the North Esk, Gallery and Canterland got of the mark...

 North Wind Was still with us last week, this made for some very cold and tricky fishing even so anglers still ventured forth to the rivers. Both rivers were almost down to summer levels with  water...

 A Tough Week Last week on the rivers with the levels sitting at about 3-4 inches, so no tails of monster salmon and epic battles this week I am afraid. There were alot of anglers out trying their...

Fisherman Love A good story especially about the one that got away or casting to the same spot and catching three springers on the trot, more on that later. Last week the rivers were low, not...

2023 Season is finally upon us and it feels like a long wait as the Esks are one of the last to open. It only seems like yesterday that 2022 season finished, alot has happened to the rivers between...

2022 The season  had a soggy start with the both the North and South Esk almost unfishable on the first day, unsurprisingly nothing was caught. Once the catches commenced Canterland pipped...

The Last Week Both rivers were up and down at the begining of the week, settling down toward the end and a perfect day on the last day which was the Monday, which I have inclued in this report. The...

Water plus Unseasonabley warm weather was making  fishing alittle more tricky last week. With high water on Monday after the weekend and finally dropping the Tuesday or Wednesday depending on where...

Red Was the colour of the week last, both with fly choice and in the eyes of the big boys snapping away at anything that came their way. One big grumpy fella looking after his patch in the Brigdes...

The Rivers Have been quiet again twith a lift in the middle of the week, South Esk coming up to just over 2ft and the North Esk 1ft6" this no doubt would have moved fish on up the river and over the...

Pretty Much the same as last week but with the added bonus of a lift in water of just over a foot for both the North and South Esk. The fish are pushing fairly hard thoughout both systems now and...

Not as busy As last week as the water levels where dropping back down again, still there are some good fish are being caught. The sea trout are still being caught in relatively good numbers for the...

 A Settled week Last on both the Esks, the South did start the week with 1ft 6" on the gauge at Gella Bridge which would have helped those fishing the upper river. Cortachy had three salmon that day...

 The Best Week so far this season with a total number of fish caught at 87 across both rivers that have been reported. I am sure that number will  be higher if you take into account the private and...

 A Tough Week last week with no rise in the river and the weather a little stagnat and still. Do not get me wrong there was some beauitful but the time for lovely weather is up, there is a big...

 The Nights Are drawing in now fairly quickly with the sun dipping behind the hills at about 8.15pm, so with that the evenings  fishing for sea trout have all but finished. That being said there are...

 The Rise  in Water Came at long last, with the South Esk coming up about 2ft and the North Esk 1ft,  it most certainly woke the fish up alittle also helped by the drop in water temperature but as...

 Well last week Was a warm one to say the the least and as expected there was not alot of action on the rivers. As far as I know no fish where caught on the South Esk last week with a few beats not...

The Rain Did make an apprence at the being of the week adding 2 ft 6" to the South Esk and only a few inches to the North Esk. Sea trout seem to be the prominent fish being caught at the moment with...

A Little more Rain On Wednesday evening and Thursday morning gave both rivers a small top up, it was quite dirty but cleared up fairly quickly. It was just enough to get the fish to come in and I...

Not fishy weather At all last week with bright sunshine, very high tempertures and low water it was not surprising that very few people where out fishing with fish mostly caught in the middle of the...

Sea Trout Seem to be dominating the catches at the moment with only a handful of salmon/grilse coming to the fly, it might be that most of anglers are out in the evenings as the day time as we all...

At last We have had some rain, the South Esk had a lift up to 1ft 3" at Gella Bridge toward the begining of last week and a few top ups, not alot but it is some thing at least. The North Esk had a...

Fishing Is not easy at the moment, though those who put in the hours are getting into a few. Fish are showing on the rivers with a few large salmon making themselves known by jumping clear out of...

With Rain On the horizon, well some at least the rivers hopefully will get a top up and a clean out as well, this would be the most rain that we have since March. As I write the South Esk levels are...

Another Dry Week was had and with the cool wind just to keep the temperture down. With rain forecast to come from the west at the being of last week hopes of a break in low water where hopeful,...

Warm Weather Has been with us for a while now which is rare in Scotland and the wind when coming out of the east still has a bite to it. Fishing has been tough with only a few salmon caught, all on...

Still waiting For the heavens to open and gives us the much needed rain, though it has rained alas just enough to keep the grass growning.  Not as busy on the rivers last week, still the sea trout...

Long Evenings The sea trout are starting to show up a little bit more now with a few grilse showing up as well, the best fishing is just around the corner. Fishing late into the evening for sea...

It is Hard Work At the moment with a very small rise at the being of last week which did little to move fish apart from muck up the water. There are fish in both rivers with a few more coming off...

It is Still Tough Fishing on the Esks with no rain to speak of and not much for the coming weeks has been a very hard slog to say the least with nothing caught last week, there are fish in the river...

Hard Going With very little water on the horizon it was hard going on the Esks last week, temperatures still on the cool side and low water all added to make the fishing tricky. None the less a few...

Rain. A bit of rain is need this week to stir up the fish a little, also great to see that Kinnaird Upper on the South Esk had their first Sea Trout of the year and Inshewan on rhe South Esk had two...

Low water. “The past week the water has been sitting at 5-7 INS at Logie Mill and whilst that alone isnt too bad there has been a lack of fish running in any numbers. Some beats are still seeing...

Tougher fishing. “With the lower water levels this week in general things have been on the tough side fishing wise, saying that there are still fish running through in smaller numbers. The weather...

What a week! With both rivers looking in to be in perfect condition the week ahead look very promising. Gallery started the week of with a fantastic deep fish at 16lbs caught and retured by Mr Peter...

Great Water Conditions on Monday made it look promising for the coming week and indeed it did as Kinnaber started the week off with an 18lbs. Then wind picked up a bit and this always makes...

The Week Started By looking promising with great water levels and good weather, sadly the weather  turned and by Thursday and Friday  it was big high and coloured water. None the less the North Esk...

This Week  Is the week when at long last the weather began to settle down a litte and with higher presure the rivers at a lovely fishable hight the springers started to make them selves known.  ...

The Opening Day Found both the North and South Esk sadly with very coloured water but anglers still had a cast none the less, unsuprisingly nothing was caught. On Thursday Canterland caught the...