Five year average: [121] salmon/grilse
and {13} sea trout
3.5 miles left bank, 20 pools
5-9 rods, 1 ghillie, boat, 2 huts & wc
Price range: £45 - £175 +vat per rod/day
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This beat is in a most attractive setting (hence the name Fairnilee) where the river forms the boundary between the policies of
three beautiful estates. It is the best beat on the Upper Tweed and the only one to use a boat, although it is only required in very
high water.
The beat's fishing offers a great variety of river, from the fast water of the Gullet to the calmer waters of the Yair Boat Pool.
There are three-and-a-half miles of single bank fishing and around 20 named pools - nobody can quite agree as to the exact number!
Being above the junction with the Ettrick water, the beat is only at its best in October and November, although fish are caught by
skilled enthusiasts during the earlier months.
An extensive rod room and meeting place has been provided by converting an old mill adjacent to the river. It has a small kitchen
attached, with a heater, kettle, small cooker and deep freeze, as well as modern washing facilities. In addition, there is a nice
riverside fishing hut further down the river, which also has good access for cars.
On the Fairnilee stretch, the maximum number of rods is five until the end of September, with nine rods thereafter when higher water
gives more fishing room. There is a part time gillie provided.
This beat is only let on a weekly or daily basis from 17th September, but before then for £100+vat you can fish on the same day each
week for the whole period from 1st February to 15th September. Please telephone the office for details.
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