Cabin Pool
Probably about the best high water pool of them all! Concentrate on the bottom half of the pool (right down to its end), with the higher the water the better (so long as the colour is not ‘milky coffee’).
Murphy’s Pool
A beautiful little pool, with all the right attributes. All it needs is a few fish around, and it will produce!
Scoot Hole
Taylor’s
A natural pause point for hard travelling grilse – you should not walk past without a cast, but you need to keep out of sight (kneeling helps!)
Rock Pool
Salmon Lies Pool
Along with the Lang Pool, this pool is the pick of the Bottom Beat. It is worth fishing at all heights, and if you are a confident wader, it is definitely worth getting into the water at the neck (with a wading stick!) and then angling back to the bank a few metres below. In high water, give it a go from the left-hand bank!
There is a very productive lie right at the tail on the left hand side. Fish right into that corner.
Ailsa Craig
Flood induced movements have affected this pool, whereby the current races through more than it used to, but it remains a great pool. In a high water, the final 10 metres may reward you!
Irises
“Small but perfectly formed” describes Irises! If there’s a fish there, it is likely to be a ‘taker’, but whatever, do not pass without a cast!
Roe Deer
This pool deserves to be fished! It may not produce many fish, but it is a beautiful spot. Keep your concentration going right to the final outflow into the rough water below – fish love that sort of spot!
Landslide
Willows
This ‘poolette’ can be changed by movements of trees and soil off the adjacent landslide, but that apart, it does contain a deepish hole in which a fish may lie....
Lang Pool
The archetypal salmon pool – provided the water is not too high (around 1’ 6” is great height). The run-in at the top is a bit bumpy, but the meat and the tail of the pool can be red-hot.
Hut Pool
Not the pool it once was, but even if it’s mainly for the pleasure of walking through the most beautiful woods to reach it, this pool should not be overlooked! The combination of an attractive tail and travelling fish ought to be close to a guarantee, especially in higher water!
Kiln Pool
The last pool before the beat finishes, and the river descends into the fearsome Boreland Glen. It rarely produces a fish, but then again, not many people fish it, so if you like a challenge.............
Our Northern Boundary
