Upper Mertoun
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Mertoun Estate Farms Ltd
Estate Office
St. Boswells
TD6 0EA
Telephone: 01835 823236
Email: estateoffice@mertoun.com
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Mertoun Upper Beat is situated approximately 1 mile from St. Boswells on the B6404 to Kelso in the beautiful Scottish Borders.
Fishing is available for let for three rods on a weekly basis, but during some periods lets maybe available for three days, prices are from £150 plus VAT per day.
Access can be made by car direct to the beat.
A Ghillie is provided from February to April and September to November. Self catering accommodation is available.
The beat has six pools which offer excellent fishing from both banks.
There are three boats positioned on the 1 mile stretch of the beat available from February to April and September to November. Prices range from £50 to £425 per rod/day + VAT
beat facts
6 named pools with fishing from both banks on a 1 mile stretch.
A Ghillie is provided from February to April and September to November
Three boats are available
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| SALMON | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| SEA TROUT | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
archived catch statistics
Salmon |
Febr | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Salmon | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 87 |
| 2022 Salmon | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 41 |
| 2023 Salmon | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 74 |
| 2024 Salmon | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 36 | 24 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 144 |
| 2025 Salmon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 62 |
| AVG Salmon | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 82 |
Sea Trout |
Febr | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Sea Trout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 2022 Sea Trout | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| 2023 Sea Trout | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 |
| 2024 Sea Trout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| 2025 Sea Trout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| AVG Sea Trout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 29 |
season to date
Salmon |
Febr | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Salmon | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
Sea Trout |
Febr | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sea Trout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
fish catches
Taken from information gathered within the last 7 days by our automated SMS & telephone systems.
- Salmon & Grilse 3
- Sea Trout 3
This information is updated every day.