Five year average: [63] salmon/grilse
and {7} sea trout
2 miles right bank, 6 pools, ghillie & hut
6 rods (+1 occasional house rod)
Price range: £40 - £90 +vat per rod/day
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Ashiestiel was once the home of Sir Walter Scott before he moved to nearby Abbotsford, and it is said that he would never have left
if he had been able to buy the property. Many of his famous novels were written there, including The Ley of the Last Minstrel and
Marmion. Indeed JMW Turner, a great friend of Scott, painted Ashiestiel House as the frontispiece for Marmion.
This is a popular beat amongst Upper Tweed fishers, who return year after year. It is located opposite Nest and just above Peel, in
spectacular countryside with a diverse range of wildlife. The beat consists of two miles of the right bank and there are six named
pools.
It is fished by six rods, fishing three sub-beats in pairs, rotating at the middle and end of each day. A full time gillie is
employed during the autumn.
The large riverside hut is located in the middle of the beat, which you can get your car to. Although extensive work has been
carried out to the river banks and access roads over the past couple of years, access to some of the remainder of the beat requires
some walking.
Sea trout appear here in early summer, enjoying the shady valley. The owners are keen to encourage fishing for these, at a nominal
charge, so please telephone for details.
The owner's family reserve the right to fish a seventh rod but only when conditions are favourable.
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