These bulletin blogs represent news about Finavon and the South Esk, and my views as a riparian owner. They are not the views of any other organisation, nor are they designed to promote the interests of any individual or organisation other than Finavon Castle Water and factors affecting the fishery. Tony Andrews
Yesterday evening (23 April) was cold and felt rather ‘unfishy’. But John Wood, the factor from Glamis, fished the two upper beats, from the A90 all the way down to the Aqueduct. Nothing much doing in the Milton Beat pools, but he lost a fish of about 12lbs in Kirkinn (which is really the tail of the Red Brae) and then caught a pristine 13lbs salmon off the bushes just above the Aqueduct at the tail of the Beeches Pool. John said it was a cracking fish in tip-top condition, which of course he carefully returned alive to continue its upstream journey to its predestined, genetically programmed spawning burn, probably way up the Glen. So that is nine spring salmon so far. Just above average and still another week to go before the end of April.
Beeches Pool from the Aqueduct - Milton Beat