Five year average: 206 salmon/grilse

and 21 sea trout

1 mile river bank (2/3 double bank)

4-6 rods, 1 ghillie, 1 hut

Price range: £40 - £305 +vat per rod/day
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This beat combines excellent fishing with the most stunning location on the whole river. Here the river loops past the Eildon Hills in a beautiful wooded gorge giving fishers complete seclusion from the outside world. The stretch is one mile long, with two-thirds of it double bank fishing, and provides some most interesting quality fishing, with a pool or stream for every height of water.

There is an excellent hut in an idyllic situation on the middle beat for the use of all the rods, and there are four boats, two for fishing and two for ferrying from bank to bank. Access is by car down a private track to a small parking area about 100ft above the rod hut. From there the path is too steep for vehicles and you have to walk the remaining short distance.

Please note that because of the steep banks you should be a reasonable walker and wader to fish this beat.

Until 22nd September four rods are let, some by the day and others on a syndicate
basis (giving a regular one day each week). From 24th September, six rods are let on a weekly basis with two gillies provided. During this period, the beat is split into three, with rods fishing in pairs and rotating on an am/pm basis.

On days which have been reserved by the owner he will require the use of the boat for half a day on the occasions when he is able to fish. This is because of his inability to wade due to a disability. If there is a particular need for tenants to use the boat he will of course give way.
 
SALMON CATCHES

  Year '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 Average  
  February 0 0 4 8 3 3.0  
  March 7 6 8 6 7 6.8  
  April 0 9 27 11 3 10.0  
  May 19 13 22 12 23 17.8  
  June 15 8 12 5 13 10.6  
  July 4 8 3 1 20 7.2  
  August 6 30 21 4 27 17.6  
  September 3 49 19 40 57 33.6  
  October 49 50 36 62 22 43.8  
  November 51 89 96 45 50 66.2  
  Total 154 262 248 194 225 216.6  

SEA TROUT CATCHES

  Year '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 Average  
  February 0 0 0 0 0 0.0  
  March 0 0 0 0 0 0.0  
  April 0 0 0 0 0 0.0  
  May 0 0 0 0 0 0.0  
  June 1 1 1 0 2 1.0  
  July 3 3 5 1 14 5.2  
  August 1 14 1 8 2 5.2  
  September 1 5 3 4 1 2.8  
  October 3 1 8 5 1 3.6  
  November 7 2 7 5 0 4.2  
  Total 16 26 25 23 20 22.0  



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