A fine
8lb fish caught on (27/07/10) by Mr C. Stewart on a Black and
Claret Emerger.
Mr
Henderson with a 13lb rainbow, caught on a bloodworm, at the
dam.
The first double of 2010
13lb 4ozs
see the report for 7th March
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Gordon Reekie shows off a fine Brown!
Michael Benigno and Ian McNicol
Ian Remler nets a fish
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FISHING GUIDE
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Car parking is on the right just after
you pass the Fishery office. The areas
marked in red show some of the favourite spots for bank
anglers, although you can find fish all round the
reservoir. The boats are moored in the bay in
front of the office and can fish anywhere inside the
white poles located at both ends of the reservoir.
Tactics:
- Early Year - Lures such as
Dancers, Cats Whiskers, Damsels, Blood worms, Okay
Dokay..
- Spring - Buzzers, Cormorants,
Hares Ear, Diawl Bach
- Summer - Dries, Buzzers, Nymphs,
- Autumn - Lures & Buzzers
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FISHING REPORTS -
Also check out our tweets on twitter for up to date
information. .....
Fishing Weather Forecast
On the windy days
the fish tend to go deeper and intermediate or
midge tip lines produce the best results with
lures or nymphs. On the better days the
fish move up into the top few feet of water and
floating lines with dries or small nymphs do
well. The boat anglers tend to do better
than the bank anglers when the fish are on dries
with plenty of action in the middle of the
reservoir.
The weather forecast for the next week appears
to be more settled with temperatures about 19
and light winds from the west.
CDC emergers and
F-flies have been bringing the fish up to the
surface over the weekend. Hooking and
landing the fish continues to be a challenge and
a keeping a steady eye on the fly is required.
Others have had success with lures and cats
whiskers, yellow dancers and hot head damsels
have all featured in the returns.
The wind has made fishing challenging for the
banks fishers and makes casting from the Dam
difficult. We've now got a more extensive
range of flies for sale!
The conditions on
Saturday were ideal for dry flies with a light
easterly wind and overcast sky. I tried
the bank first at the Dam end and had 2 fish
within 30 minutes on a size 14 sugar cube fly
and a Daddy. It wasn't always easy
to hook the fish but the dry flies got plenty of
attention. Others managed to get
fish on lures and nymphs - Black and yellow
lures worked well along with snatchers or Diawl
Bachs. I tried a boat in the
afternoon and had a good session from the Dam to
the Cabin - The fish were very active and any
Sedge imitation attracted attention. Small
CDC F-Flies also worked well. - these are
available from the Cabin.
Fishing on Saturday
was more challenging than the last dew weeks
with a strong westerly wind mixed in with some
bright sunshine. The most successful
tactic was lures on floating or intermediate
lines. Bank anglers who were willing to
cast into the strong wind managed to tempt trout
off the dam wall with yellow dancers, cats
whiskers or hot head damsels. Some of the
boats did better than others but most managed to
tempt some fish - Orange blobs brought success
to a number of the Bank of Scotland club who
managed to catch their limit.
Snatchers and dries were less productive than
previous weeks but still managed to tempt the
occasional fish. The conditions on Sunday
were terrible with winds gusting to 60 miles per
hour at times but the outlook for the next week
is mixed with some good spells and rain.
Tactics will change from day to day so speak to
Alec at the fishery for the latest advice.
Weather wise and
fishing - Saturday turned out to be a better day
than Sunday. Most people on Saturday
caught their bag limits on a variety of tactics
and the fishing was good all over the reservoir.
Floating lines or slow intermediates were all
that was required and fish took everything from
dries through to lures. Sunday started off with
a colder wind and this seemed to move the fish
down, consequently they were much more difficult
to tempt. The weather for this week should
see the fish returning to the top few feet of
water - Snatchers and nymphs have been doing
particularly well in these conditions. A
good selection of flies is available for sale in
the cabin......
The fishing over
the weekend was good - The wind on Saturday
resulted in the Dam being the best spot and
anglers had good results with lures, nymphs and
dries. More fish were rising when the wind
dropped slightly and CDC emergers or black foam
beatles were able to tempt the trout.
Emergers and nymphs (snatchers, diawl bachs,
bibios) proved to be the most successful tactic
on Sunday - this should continue if the weather
proves consistent.
Snatchers on sink
tip, floating or intermediate lines (depending
on weather) seem to be the best tactic. I
visited on Saturday and opted for a floating
line with a gold snatcher on the dropper and
diawl bach on the point. This produced 3
fish in about 6 casts at the far corner of the
dam all on the gold snatcher. Others
managed to tempt fish with buzzers and lures but
things proved to be more challenging after the
hectic start. I managed 6 fish in total -
the others falling to a hot head damsel, kate
mclaren and white cat. Fish were rising
regularly in all areas but matching the hatch
can be a challenge. The worst pot holes on
the road are now filled and the drive up to the
fishery is much easier..........
Saturday was
frustrating with fish rising everywhere but
anglers struggled to match the hatch. The
best tactic was casting into a group of rising
trout with a cast of snatchers. The top
boat had over 30 fish using this tactic and most
anglers managed to catch their limits.
The Dam end was more productive for bank anglers
and the fish were tempted by lures and small
nymphs. Sunday brought heavy rain which
caught most anglers by surprise but the fish
were still in a cooperative mood and easy to
catch. Repair work has started on the road up to
the fishery but anglers are still advised to
take it slowly to avoid damaging their cars.
The bright sun on
Saturday made fishing difficult throughout the
day. Lures delivered results for
some anglers on intermediate lines - Green was
mentioned a number of times. Fishing
was much improved on the Sunday with fish taking
a selection of buzzers, nymphs and dries.
Free casting instruction this Thursday from
10.00-14.00 - come along and sharpen up your
technique.
The warm weather
has certainly brought the trout to the surface
and anglers are having great sort with dries and
muddlers. Weather forecast remains good for the
weekend.
We've also heard the Water Board intends to do
some repair work on the road and we're
trying to ensure they do this right up to the
fishery this time. There appears to be
some dispute about who's actually responsible
for the stretch of road from Glencourse to the
house at the top of the Glen! We'll keep
you updated but in the mean time please drive
very slowly up to the fishery and this should
not cause any harm to your car.
The wind on
Saturday resulted in lures being the most
productive and again - most angler caught their
limits. Many of the boats reported 15 +
fish but the wind made casting more difficult
for the bank anglers. Intermediate, sink
tip and floating lines were most successful and
the fish remained in the top 6 feet of water.
Hopefully the weather will settle down over the
next week ....
The 3 clubs this
Saturday - Cleland, Rolls Royce & Monkton -
caught a total of 158 fish weighing 390lbs.
The unseasonably cold wind restricted the top of
the water tactics but anglers caught fish with
lures, buzzers and nymphs. The shallow end
fished well in the morning and most anglers had
caught their limits with lures in the first
hour. The dam area also fished well first
thing. The fish were more interested
in buzzers and nymphs as the day progressed -
red and black buzzers produced results and the
fish were active in the top 8 feet of water.
Quite a few large fish were stocked on Friday
and only one of these was caught and
successfully returned on Saturday - Hopefully
these fish should start to feature more
regularly in the catch reports over the next few
weeks....
The fishing is
excellent with the majority of anglers catching
their limits - Carluke angling club had 73 fish
on Saturday for 161lbs. The
reservoir is fishing well in all areas and fish
have been caught using a variety of tactics -
lures, nymphs and buzzers all producing results
- The colder temperature has made it more
challenging to find fish on the dries but
hopefully things will warm up again over the
next few days.
Settled weather
conditions have brought the fish to the surface
in search of food and a few anglers managed
their first fish of the season on dries.
Lures, nymphs, buzzers and dries all produced
good results for bank and boat anglers.
The fish can be found all round the reservoir
and floating lines were most productive.
Anglers fishing the bung had good results at the
Dam with orange and black holographic buzzers
about six feet under an indicator. Yellow
Dancers, Hot Head Damsels were the most popular
lures and red holographic diawl bachs and
crunchers were the most productive nymphs.
Small sugar cube dries brought the fish to the
surface when conditions were right.
The fishing has
been consistently good over the last week with
many anglers catching their limits and some
reporting double figure returns. The
fish seem well dispersed over the reservoir and
black and green or black lures on intermediate
lines have worked well + buzzers in black and
red stripes on floating lines. Quite
a few 6lb+ fish have been reported by catch and
release anglers. Favourite areas -
in front of the fishery office and both ends.
Hope to see more activity on top of the water in
the next week or so....
Spring at last -
Bright sunshine and light winds all weekend.
The fishing on Thursday and Friday had been
exceptional with most anglers catching their
limits and some recording 20+ fish.
Saturday was more difficult and the fish were
harder to tempt - Yellow lures, buzzers and
orange blobs all featured in the catch reports.
Buzzers suspended about 4 feet under an
indicator and drifted on the light breeze seemed
to work consistently at the shallow end.
DI3 or intermediate lines worked better for the
bank anglers. Two tiger trout were caught
this weekend and one doubler + a couple of 6lb+
fish also featured. The overwintered fish
are now starting to become more active and
searching for food........ Thanks to Jimmy Dunn
for supplying the scenic photograph of Loganlea.
Just when everyone
thought winter had ended - Heavy snow arrived on
Tuesday and the fishery had to be closed until
Friday because the road was blocked with the
heavy snow. This had started to clear by
Saturday and the snow began to melt rapidly -
This meant that a great deal of icy water was
flowing through the reservoir which made fishing
challenging. Some anglers on Saturday did
well and bagged up whilst others didn't touch
fish. The hottest area was in front of the
cabin and the shallow end next to the road -
Buzzers, lures and small vivas all featured in
thae catch report. Darren Watters from
Gilmerton Miners Fly Fishing Club had a 6lb
13ozs rainbow. Hopefully spring will
arrive next week.
The weather has
remained windy all week and has made things
difficult for boat anglers. Bank anglers
have done well and the fish are now well
distributed over the reservoir. A fresh
stocking went in this Friday with quite a few
large fish and they seem to have motivated some
of the overwintered fish to move around and
become active. Hot spots were in front of
the cabin and both ends - Lures and buzzers
producing results on floating and intermediate
lines. Some anglers on Saturday managed
20+ fish, whilst others struggled - Being in the
right spot was important. Ask Alec for
advice when visiting because the hot spots do
vary from day to day.
The ice has
completely cleared after the warm weather last
weekend and the fishing has improved
considerably. Last weekend the bank
anglers had good bags with intermediate lines
and small lures or bloodworms. Most of the
fish are congregated at the shallow end and are
easy to tempt - The boats had mixed results with
some blanking and one boat catching 28 fish!
The fishing over the rest of the week has stayed
consistently good with most anglers catching
their limit and going onto double figures on
catch and release. Small lures in black
and green, bloodworms and okay dokay buzzers all
featured in the catch reports.
We've also featured
in the Trout Fisherman magazine this month -
They visited last July (see the report in the
listing below) and had a great time fishing with
Ian McNicoll (Mick) and Colin Broadhead (Nobby)
- They've given away lots of good tips for
improving your catch rate.
Free casting
lessons are now scheduled so book yourself a
place to improve your technique and catch rate.
First the good news
we've managed to get all the boats in and the
ice has cleared up until the last 200yards at
the shallow end. The bad news is that the
fish seem to be lying under the ice near the
burn mouth. The few fish caught on
Saturday were caught in the few yards of clear
area at the burn mouth. Mr McIndoe had 2
fish for 16lb 2 ozs - the heaviest at 13lbs 4ozs
was our first doubler of the year, caught on a
small black lure on an intermediate line.
The ice is forecast
to clear over the next few days and we hope to
see fishing improve.
The road up to
the dam has been damaged even more by the cold
weather and visitors should drive slowly through
the pot holes to avoid damaging cars. If
you drive slowly it's quite safe and
straightforward - even for cars with low profile
tyres.
The weather remains
uncertain and the Reservoir has some ice cover -
We hope to take a stocking of fish this weekend
and be open for business on 1st March.
Give us a call before visiting to make sure
conditions are OK
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2010 Archive
The fishing on
Saturday was particularly difficult with only a
few anglers managing to connect with fish.
Black lures on intermediate lines worked for
some anglers but the fish seemed less than
interested in buzzers, nymphs and dries.
The weather forecast for the next few days
predicts more rain and wind. The fishery
is open until the end of the month so fingers
crossed that the weather settles and sport
improves.
Anglers have been
having more luck with lures and intermediate
lines at the burn end. Although, Alec
managed to catch 3 fish on buzzers (including a
Tiger Trout) on Saturday morning in about 45
minutes. I'd tried various tactics during
the same period - other anglers had success with
black and green dancers, yellow dancers and cats
whiskers. Finding consistency is
difficult with the wide variation in weather
conditions - On Saturday the wind changed from
West to East and back again about 3 times!
Fishing continues
to be quite mixed with some good and bad spells
- A drop in temperature and bright conditions
meant that Saturday was difficult with a number
of anglers blanking and one or two having
success with small grey dry flies, small diawl
bachs or hares ear's. Lures were less
successful, despite lots of anglers trying a
range of patterns on floating , sinking and
intermediate lines.
The first couple of
hours on Saturday brought a light wind and good
conditions which brought lots of fish to the
surface. However, the winds picked up over
the day and the temperature fell, forcing the
fish down. Most anglers found success on
lures - Yellow Dancers on intermediate lines
produced consistent results for a number of
anglers. Others reported good results at the
burn end with Diawl Bachs and one or two anglers
took fish on Cormorants. The wind on
Sunday was much stronger and most anglers found
it more difficult to get fish interested.
Lures were again the most successful tactic but
some anglers managed fish on Diawl Bachs and
size 12 olive buzzers.
The pictures on the
right show some of the fish recently caught by
Alan Gray - 3 fish for 9lb 12ozs including a
fine tiger trout. The fishing has varied
again along with the weather but most anglers
have managed to find fish with dries, nymphs or
lures depending on conditions. Best option
is to check with Alec what's working best on a
specific day. Most of the fish have been
caught in the upper layers on floating lines.
The fishing this
weekend was challenging with the bright
conditions and a fall in water temperatures
combining to make the fish less than willing.
The Loanhead Miners club visited for their last
outing of the season and only managed 10 fish
from 9 anglers. I McNicoll Snr and Junior
had success with a white egg about 14ft under a
bung fished between the cabin and dam.
Others had some success with Daddies fished on
the far bank. Otherwise lures seemed to
produce the best results for a variety of
anglers. Fishing from the dam was
difficult in the strong winds but fish seem to
be favouring the deeper water.
The weekend anglers
had success with lures on floating lines - coral
dancers, yellow dancers, cats whiskers and hot
head damsels all featured in the catch reports.
Anglers fishing nymphs and buzzers had less
success but still managed to catch some fish.
The strong winds and rain continued over the
weekend and the weather forecast for the next
week looks better.
The fishing on
Saturday proved difficult with high winds
keeping the boats off the water. George
Dale and his friend managed 1 fish at the burn
end before trying the Dam end at the mercy of
the wind. Mick Mulgrew and myself went one
worse with no fish for 3 hours of effort at the
burn end and after an early lunch we tried the
Dam end and managed to locate fish on the
opposite bank. I managed 3 fish
on an orange lure, a yellow okay dokay then a
black lure. Mick Mulgrew hooked up with a
rainbow and then a Brown on a bibio and Neil
Barret who had spent the morning at the bay
opposite the cabin had 7 fish on a hot head
Damsel. Earlier in the week the fishing
had been better and Gordon Reekie from
Cowdenbeath (pictured left) managed to
hook the fine wild brown just outside
the cabin. Ian Remler and Michael Benigno
from the United States visited on Tuesday
afternoon and were both delighted at managing a
fish each after some coaching from Ian McNicol.
Heather flies and Daddies promise some good
sport if the weather improves.
The fishing
continues to be exceptional with many anglers
catching 10 or more trout per visit. Mick
Mulgrew had great success last Thursday evening
on the Dam with Black CDC emergers with a red
butt (these can be bought in the Fishery Cabin).
Fish were taking confidently on just about every
cast and Mick safely caught and returned one of
the rare Tiger Trout. The weather
continues to change from one day to the next
which makes it difficult to predict which
tactics will work on a particular visit.
Dries have brought consistently good results -
with Daddies and Hoppers standing out in the
catch reports. Floating lines and nymphs
or lures have also produced good results on
particular days. The fish seem to be
well distributed across the reservoir with
no particular area standing out. As always
it's best to ask Alec for an up to date report
when you visit.
The weather this
weekend has brought strong winds and plenty of
rain which made fishing difficult. Lures
tended to be the most successful tactics in the
adverse conditions with fish falling to hot head
damsels, yellow dancers and gold head daddies.
Earlier in the week the dry fly fishing had been
exceptional with shipmans buzzers proving to be
irresistible. Some fish have started
fry bashing at both corners of the dam and
reports and one very large fish has been noted
by a number of anglers. The weather for
the next week should see the winds dropping and
the rain easing after wednesday.
The warmer weather
has brought some good evening rises and anglers
have been getting good results on dries - size
16 cdc emergers have been very successful.
The fish are well dispersed across all areas and
bank and boat anglers have had no difficulty
finding fish. Floating lines are all
that's required because the fish are in the top
few feet of water - Lures, nymphs and snatchers
have also produced results with diawl bachs
(size12) working particularly well on a slow
retrieve. Lures need to be pulled faster
with some anglers resorting to a rolly polly
retrieve to get the fish chasing.
The Fishery was
quiet on Saturday as no clubs were visiting and
anglers in the boats did very well, fishing cats
whiskers on floating or intermediate lines.
Fishing from the bank was better at the burn end
and two anglers had an excellent day's sport,
caching 18 fish each on an olive woolly bugger
and hot head damsel on a midge tip line. Mick Mulgrew managed 4 fish on snatchers on his
Cortland Blue line and I had some limited
success with a Kate McLaren. Another
doubler fish was caught, photographed and safely
returned by a catch and release angler on Friday
+ several other have reported their lines
snapped after hooking into good fish. The
right weather conditions brings good surface
action with Daddy Long Legs and CDC emergers.
Bloodworms and red
lures have been noted consistently in the catch
returns this weekend. Small nymphs and
dries have also been noted with most anglers
using floating lines with a slow figure of 8
retrieve. One catch and release angler was
lucky enough to hook and land one of the 17lb
fish that was introduced a couple of weeks ago.
The fish was returned safely after removing 4
flies from its mouth - so it looks as if a
number of other anglers have made contact
briefly before being broken.
The fishing has
been consistently good despite the changeable
weather. Floating lines have been
most popular with a mix of dries, nymphs and
lures all having periods of success.
The heavy rain at the weekend stirred up the
burn end and bloodworms worked well in addition
to nymphs. The majority of anglers managed
to catch their limit - However, one or two
visitors were washed out by some of the heavy
showers at the weekend and finished early.
I visited yesterday and the weather provided
strong winds and periods of bright weather which
presented challenging conditions. I managed to
catch a fish on my second cast in front of the
cabin and had some success at the burn end with
gold diawl bachs size 12 & 14 on very slow
retrieves and managed to also tempt some fish
with a red holo cruncher pattern. I'd
suggest visitors ask Alec what's working best on
any particular day. A number of 15lb +
fish have been introduced over the last few
weeks and are yet to figure on catch reports
although some double figure trout have been
reported by catch and release anglers.
Trout Fisherman
magazine visited on Wednesday afternoon and Alec
tells me they enjoyed a good afternoon and
evening fishing with some of the regulars' - Ian
McNicoll, Tom Gray & Colin Broadhead spent time
with them on the dam and everyone managed to get
into fish on dries - Small Shipman's buzzers
tied by Ian were popular with the fish but a
selection of nymphs were also successful.
Tom Gray is the designer behind the famous
yellow dancer and he provided a range of flies
to keep things active - The full range of Tom's
flies are available in the cabin.
This Saturday brought a light easterly wind and
bright sunshine which sent the fish deeper than
usual. The burn end fished better in
the morning with anglers catching fish on small
goldhead yellow dancers. After trying the burn
end with dries, nymphs and buzzers without
success .- I decided to try the dam end and
managed to land one rainbow and a brown trout on
a cormorant before taking a break for lunch.
After lunch I persevered with dry flies for a
while but couldn't seem to match whatever the
fish were taking so changed tactics to an 18
foot leader with a hot head damsel and
immediately had success on a very slow retrieve.
Two fish later and the next fish then managed to
escape with my full cast of 7lb fluorocarbon
attached.
The warm weather
made fishing a pleasant experience but anglers
had to work a little harder during hot spells in
order to find the fish. There were still plenty
of excellent trout being landed by those who
chose the correct tactics. The fish seem
to favour the dam end during the hot spells but
have been caught all over the reservoir.
Sometimes lures on intermediate lines are
successful but small nymphs and dry flies are
bringing the greatest success - Speak to Alec to
find out what's working best when you visit.
Most of the
activity has now returned to the surface with
dry flies and muddlers doing well for visitors.
This weekend some of the regulars caught 20+
fish and most visitors caught their bag limits.
Some anglers also did well with small nymphs -
bibios and diawl bachs size 14 on floating
lines. Buzzers also produced results but
these were limited to short time frames when the
fish were less interested in the dry flies.
The forecast for this week is warmer weather so
this should see the surface action continue...
The fishing has
continued to be good despite the variations in
temperature. The colder weather last
weekend turned the fish off dry flies and lures
were most successful. One boat angler
caught 30+ fish on a large gold head damsel and
most anglers caught their limit. The
differing weather through the week saw the fish
more focussed on dries and small nymphs.
Small sedges and sugar cube flies worked well
but sometimes needed a bit of movement to catch
the attention of the fish. The
weekly stocking over the last few weeks has
included some monster trout that were too big to
go down the pipe.
The weather this
weekend was glorious with blue skies and
unbroken sunshine. Fishing the previous
week had been very good with most anglers
catching their limit on dries. Small
sedges, Klink hammers,sugar cubes were all
popular until Friday evening when fish were
rising everywhere but anglers all struggled to
match what the fish were after. I visited
on Saturday and started off on small dries and
despite the number of fish rising in the sunny
weather, had only 1 fish in front of the cabin
on a size 14 black kinkhammer. I then
moved up to the Dam and caught 3 fish after
changing to a sedge. Regular - Ian
McNicoll was also catching fish on a size 14
sugar cube. I then changed to a small
white cats whisker and caught 5 fish in quick
succession on a floating line with a slow figure
of eight retrieve. The fishing on
Saturday evening was reported to be excellent -
Tom Grey and Alec catching almost a fish a cast
from the Dam wall on dry flies.
Boats also reported good catches from all parts
of the reservoir.
Fishing has
continued to be excellent with most fish caught
in the top few feet of water.
Fish have been caught at both ends and the boats
are starting to match the bank anglers for bags.
It continues to be that no single tactic seems to be
bringing greater success - floating,
intermediate and even sinking lines have
been used by anglers with lures, nymphs and
buzzers all productive. CDC flies have
been very successful at the burn end during
better spells of weather and dries including
small Daddies, Alec's Big n Ugly, Sugar Cube
Shipmans and Klinkhammers have all worked well. Top flies -
Hot Head Damsel, Orange buzzer, Kate
McLaren, Diawl Bach (Red Holo).
The weather has
been dominated by fresh cold winds over the
last couple of weeks which has resulted in
the fishery being quiet through the weeks.
Most anglers have managed to catch their
full quota of fish despite the adverse
weather and bank anglers have generally
faired better than boat anglers.
The fish are now well dispersed across the
reservoir - both ends and the area in front
of the lodge have been fishing particularly
well. No single tactic seems to be
bringing greater success - floating,
intermediate and even sinking lines have
been used by anglers with lures, nymphs and
buzzers all productive. CDC flies have
been very successful at the burn end during
better spells of weather. Top flies -
Hot Head Damsel, Orange buzzer, Kate
McLaren, Diawl Bach (Red Holo).
Fishing has been
good and buzzers have produced good results
on most days. During the warmer spells
fish have been taken on dries - Alec's Big
and Ugly fly has done particularly well.
The fish are near the surface and floating
lines have been most successful.
Saturday proved
to be difficult for the boat anglers but
most of the bank anglers caught fish. The
most popular flies were nymphs or small
lures - Damsels, Dwial Bachs and black
and green lures all featured in the returns.
The weather was bright but still cold in the
sunshine which kept the fish near the bottom
and slow retrieves were the order of the
day.
The weather
continued to be unkind at the weekend and a
strong cold wind brought rain. Many of
the anglers who visited threw in the towel
at about 2pm but most had managed to get
some good sport throughout the morning.
The fish continue to take all sorts of flies
and the main criteria for success is
locating the fish - The area close to the
burn continues to be most productive and
Yellow Dancers through to small buzzers and
nymphs all featured in the returns.
Fingers crossed that the weather improves -
the long range forecast is for a lighter
wind on Saturday coming...
The reservoir
offered some shelter from the strong North
wind on Saturday which also brought low
temperatures. The forecast had
obviously kept most anglers away and the
small handful of customers who visited had
good sport. Unlike the previous Saturday
when fish had been very difficult to find -
Most anglers had good results on floating
lines with lures or nymphs. The area
in front of the lodge and the burn end were
most productive.
The weather on Saturday brought extremely
strong winds which stopped any boats going
out on the reservoir. A few hardy bank
anglers fished the burn end and were
rewarded with good bags of fish. As
with the opening weekend - lures,
bloodworms, bibio's all seemed to work and
the fish were tightly congregated at the
burn mouth.
The season kicked off on Saturday with a
handful of bank fishers and just one boat to
try their luck... Most of the fish
were congregated round the burn mouth and
the anglers that got there first had a
bumper time. The two anglers there first
ended up with more than 60 fish each before
moving off to allow others an opportunity to
access the prime spot. Mick
Mulgrew had 20+ fish to a variety of flies
ranging from lures to buzzers on a floating
and intermediate line. The fish seemed
happy to take any fly presented in the right
place at the right depth and fish were taken
all round the reservoir - A bumper day for
all that were lucky enough to visit.
All anglers commented on the quality and
fighting ability of the fish - A large stock
of overwintered fish have been freshened up
with a fresh stocking of A1 quality
rainbows , blues and tiger trout.
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