jb-b's brief notes about Seatrout

Some Sea Trout Statistics

These are quite out of date now but may be of historical interest.

Table of fish caught on the Buccleuch Estates Waters on the Border Esk, Scotland.
1981 - 1996

Month	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
May	33	8	10	2	16	12	32	1	-	-	1	9	15	3	-	-
June	185	178	145	54	234	70	238	141	90	67	103	125	139	109	202	234
July	388	379	131	89	382	240	342	745	141	126	207	390	267	225	219	276
Aug	269	213	171	78	137	234	102	104	132	79	76	168	159	103	38	48
Sept	44	23	40	48	18	60	48	26	23	6	15	57	41	13	19	1
Total:	919	801	497	271	787	616	762	1017	386	278	402	749	621	453	478	559

Statistics by courtesy of G. Graham and A.Findlay, Buccleuch Estates

Most fish are caught in the month of July.

Catches fluctuate in cycles...

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Seatrout introduction
Brief description and life cycle