5 Policies 5 Sheepfold / Upper Beat
This cache is found adjacent to the fenced sheepfold beside the River Nith. Close by near the river are two fishing huts for the Drumlanrig Upper Beat.
Drumlanrig Upper Beat
Location
Middle Nith at Drumlanrig Estate, Thornhill
Summary
Maximum rods: Between 1st December to 31st December and 5th January to 31st March there will be maximum 6 rods, at all other times maximum will be 4 rods
Number of pools: 7
The Drumlanrig Castle Fishings is within the Queensberry Estate (one of the Buccleuch Estates) in the grounds of Drumlanrig Castle near Thornhill, Dumfries & Galloway. The private beats of the Drumlanrig Castle Fishings offer approximately 7 miles of exclusive Sea Trout and Salmon fishing across four defined beats (Lower, Middle, Upper and Nith Linns). The river broadens from a rocky gorge into a mainly gravelled riverbed with suitable pools and reaches offering good accessible fishing for both Salmon and Sea Trout. The four beats vary in length but are balanced for quality. There are 29 named pools across the four beats.
The Upper Beat offers a flatter gravel bed with more open bankings and not quite as deep as the other beats making wading easier. It runs from Dovecote Knowe Pool to just above Drumlanrig Bridge at Bell Pool where it conjoins with the more gorge-like terrain of the Nith Linns. Several of the pools are very deep (Bridge Pool can reach a depth of 15 feet and Mermaids Pool 8 feet). Again thigh waders should be more than suitable except at the back end of the season after considerable rain. Likewise, double-handed rods are useful when the river is high. Vehicular access is possible although this can be difficult when the ground is soft underfoot. However, the fishing hut is fairly close to the Estate road at Bught's Pool
Cache placed with permission from the Queensbury Estate