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All of the heavy rain has sent the fish deeper and successful anglers have used fast intermediate or sinking lines and lures to find the fish.   The forecast for the coming week looks better and should see the fish return to nymphs and dries.

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This weeks fishing has been very good - particularly for dry flies - Anglers had good results with Daddies and sedges.  Others reported great success with Invictas on floating lines pulled fast across the top of the water.  Neil Barrett had 3 fish within 45 minutes on Saturday afternoon using these tactics. The Rolls Royce club visited on Saturday and took fish on various tactics ranging from gold head lures through to nymphs and dries.   I took five fish - My first on a red diawl bach on floating line followed by four on foam daddies size 12.

The fishing has been very variable over the last week with periods of good spells and periods where the fish were very elusive.  Dry's have been very productive during these better spells but the fish can switch off and anglers have had to try various approaches to get results.  I visited on Saturday and eventually got results with a small green and black lure on an intermediate line near the mouth of the burn.  Another fish fell to a kate mcclaren on the top dropper and two others were picked up at the Dam end with size 12 bibios.  Boat anglers had greatest success with lures - Yellow Dancers were reported to be productive.  A fresh stocking yesterday should hopefully liven things up.

The holiday spell has been quite quiet but visitors have had some great days out as the quality of the fishing has been consistently good.  The fish move up and down in the water as the weather conditions change and floating, slow intermediate and fast intermediate lines have all brought success on different days.  Generally a breeze and sunny conditions will send the fish down in the water but on occasions a dry fly has still tempted fish.  The most successful flies have been small nymphs with bibios, kate mclarens and diawl bachs all producing results.  Anglers have also reported success with lures such as black dancers and hot head damsels.  The oxygen content in the water is extremely high due to the reservoir being refilled last year followed by many heavy periods of rain over the year and the fish are in the very best of condition.  Some anglers have reported 3lb fish fighting furiously and taking 10 minutes +  to land.

Word must be starting to spread about the quality of the fishing as we've had a steady stream of visitors over the last week in-spite of the terrible weather at the weekend.   One visitor reporting in excess of 20 fish at the Dam end - most taken on a floating line with small Bibios and Kate McLarens.  Both ends have been fishing well depending on the wind direction and Dry flies have done very well - especially when the wind is light.  Small CDCs and black spiders have worked well when conditions allow.  The Boat anglers have had the greatest success round the edges with few fish taken in the deepest areas.

The weather was windy with brief spells of sunshine for most of the weekend.  This made the fishing more difficult than usual with most of the boat anglers struggling in the wind.  The bank anglers had better luck although the wind direction made casting from the dam end difficult.  The most successful flies were small bibios or snatchers but some anglers reported success with hot head damsels or green and black lures.

The weather yesterday was mixed and alternated between sunshine, cloud and showers.  I arrived about 10.00am and tackled up with a floating line and 2 red holographic diawl bachs.  I had my first take about 11am from the far bank at the burn end but lost the fish.  I walked up the far side to the small bay marked as Flesh Cleugh on the map and had my first two fish after changing to a size 12 bibio.   I then had a take about 15 minutes later which stripped all of the line from my reel and kept going until my leader unfortunately snapped.  After retying my leader and moving up to the Dam end I caught and released six fish in quick succession - All taken on a floating line with a 12 foot leader and a single bibio. I caught another 2 fish between the dam and the office to take the total to 9 fish and rounded off a great day.  Other anglers had good results with dry flies - Black hoppers and spiders did well when the conditions were good.    The average weight of fish is just over 3lbs and all fish are in great condition.

The fishing has been exceptional - in spite of the very bright weather on Saturday.  The Loanhead Miners Angling Club had a great day out on Saturday with all of the members catching their 4 fish limit.  Graham Gillhooley had the best bag with 4 fish for 11pounds 6 ounces ( fish over 3 pounds counting as 3 pounds!).  Hot head damsels , bibios and diawl bachs on floating lines all produced good results.  The fishery is very well stocked and fish can be found just about any place - The dam and far bank proving most popular.

The stocking policy was changed to weekly this week and stocking will take place usually on a Thursday.  The weather was mixed over the weekend but most anglers had reasonable returns in spite of the strong easterly wind. Top flies were hot head damsels and diawl bachs (red holo).

The fishing has been excellent in spite of the mixed weather.  dries, lures, buzzers and nymphs have all produced results and the fish are now more evenly distributed over the reservoir.  The hot head damsel is still the top killing fly - fished on a floating line with a 14ft leader.  Some anglers had excellent results with orange blobs and black buzzers have also been successful.  The top bag this week was 3 fish for 18.5lbs.

The fishery was stocked this Monday and all visitors have caught their limit very quickly - Put some buzzers on -  cast and hold on seems to be the ingredients for success.  The bigger fish always get caught first so get some action whilst the going is good. Pay us a visit and join in the fun

Still colder than expected for this time of year but the warmer spells bring fish to the surface in search of food.! -   The fishing remains excellent with the fish chasing food and just a about every visitor is catching their limit.  Hot head Damsels are still doing well with buzzers also producing excellent results during the right weather conditions.  I visited yesterday and had 7 fish on a variety of flies - all on a floating line - 3 on hot head buzzers, 2 on cormorants and 2 on small damsel lures.  The fish are starting to disperse over the reservoir and the boats yesterday found fish at both ends - Most of the bank anglers preferring the burn end.

We still await the weather deciding it's Spring! - The forecast promises better weather next weekend so fingers crossed.  The fishing is good however and just a about every visitor is catching their limit with many anglers reaching 10+ on catch and release.  The favourite fly is a hot head damsel on a floating or intermediate line fished very slowly.  Some anglers are having success with buzzers when the wind is less strong and small nymphs such as diawl bachs or crunchers.   The fish are holding closer to the shallower waters but this may change if the weather warms so ask Alex where the best spots to fish are.  Steve Culbert hosted his casting clinic on Saturday morning and I'd recommend that anyone who wants to sharpen their technique thinks about getting along to the next session on Sunday 6th April from 9am - 1pm - A session with Steve quickly identifies and rectifies bad habits!