Upper Mertoun

beat overview

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

archived catch statistics

Salmon	Febr	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Total
2018 Salmon	0	2	2	1	8	2	7	16	26	3	67
2019 Salmon	3	6	4	5	10	9	11	5	16	1	70
2020 Salmon	0	8	0	0	0	25	15	17	14	0	79
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
AVG Salmon	1	4	3	9	6	9	11	10	15	1	69

Sea Trout	Febr	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Total
2018 Sea Trout	0	2	0	0	8	0	1	1	5	1	18
2019 Sea Trout	0	4	0	1	4	13	7	4	2	1	36
2020 Sea Trout	0	1	0	0	3	24	12	1	1	0	42
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
AVG Sea Trout	0	2	0	1	3	9	5	2	3	1	26

season to date

Salmon	Febr	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Total
2023 Salmon	0	1	6	6	4	13	26	6	0	0	62

Sea Trout	Febr	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Total
2023 Sea Trout	0	1	0	2	1	18	17	0	0	0	39