Tollmuir Pool

Tollmuir is a lovely (if quite exposed) pool, which fishes better now than it has at any point in the last decade. The pool can be fished from both sides – in its entirety from the south bank by wading, or from about halfway down in high water from the north while staying on dry land.

The top of the pool is shallow, but there is a small scoop about 15 yards down, quite tight into the south bank which sea trout like to sit in if there is fresh water – remember that if you are fishing down the south bank! Where the drop off from the shallow run into the deeper water occurs, is about level with the concrete slab that sticks up from the south bank. This drop off is a useful lie in fresh water. As one continues down the pool, the deepest part is about level with the huge “Pulpit” boulder on the north bank, and from this point down is the best of the fishing in a good height of fresh water.

The tail fishes beautifully in the same conditions, with special mention going to the lie tight off of the edge of the south bank croy about 30 yards from the bottom of the pool. Below this croy, the tail glides over lots of big stones which offer lovely resting places for fish which have just come through the 300 yards of rough water immediately downstream.

Fished from the north bank, the wading down this pool is very comfortable, with care being taken when navigating the aforementioned croy at the bottom end.