The Burnmouth fishings extend for approximately 1/2 mile of double bank fishing with 9 named pools and are situated immediately below the Campsie Linn, the main temperature barrier of the river.
Spring and Autumn fishing is available in 2025 from 1 February to April 29th and July 28th to October 15th.
The beat is fished by four rods, using the boat in rotation during the day.
The named pools on Burnmouth from the upstream boundary down are:
Left bank – Gutter Mouth, Saugh Bush, Westy and Otterstone
Right bank – Minisiters, Sands, Burnmouth Shot, Henry’s Hole and Woodside
The pools above all fish at different heights as folllows:
Low water pools (below 3ft on the Ballathie guage)
Gutter Mouth, Ministers, Saugh Bush and Henry’s Hole
Medium water pools (between 3ft and 6ft on the Ballathie guage)
Sands, Burnmouth Shot, Westy, Otterstone and Woodside
High water pools (above 6ft on the Ballathie guage)
Sands, Burnmouth Shot, Westy, Henry’s Hole and Otterstone.
