Upper Makerstoun
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David Platt
FBR Seed
Rose Lane
Kelso
Scottish Borders
TD5 7AP
Telephone: 01573 224381
Mobile: 07729510869
Email: David.Platt@fbrseed.com
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Makerstoun is a four rod beat divided into Upper (2 rods) and Lower (2 rods).
Both beats enjoy the exclusivity of double bank fishing with an excellent selection of water to suit most conditions.
Upper Makerstoun has a newly built fishing hut with kitchen, toilet facilities and mains electricity.
Access to the pools is mainly on foot, but it is also possible to drive to some of the pools.
beat facts
Three quarter of a mile of double bank salmon and sea trout fishing 8 named pools. 3 Tweed style boats and well appointed fishing hut.
Spring: one Ghillie shared with Lower Beat.
Autumn: one Ghillie shared with Lower Beat.
Maximum 2 rods.
5 year average 57 salmon & 7 sea trout.
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recent catches
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| SALMON | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| SEA TROUT | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
archived catch statistics
Salmon |
Febr | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Salmon | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 48 |
| 2019 Salmon | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 60 |
| 2020 Salmon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 81 |
| 2021 Salmon | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 55 |
| 2022 Salmon | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| AVG Salmon | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 57 |
Sea Trout |
Febr | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Sea Trout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 Sea Trout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2020 Sea Trout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 Sea Trout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 Sea Trout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AVG Sea Trout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
season to date
Salmon |
Febr | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Salmon | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
Sea Trout |
Febr | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Sea Trout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
fish catches
Taken from information gathered within the last 7 days by our automated SMS & telephone systems.
- Salmon & Grilse 2
This information is updated every day.
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