Fishing Report Winter 2015-2016

Well a lot has happened during the winter. All the boats have been worked on and painted. The building has had a fresh lick of paint and we have added a big map of the water with depth guides. A new notice board with all the up to date information is also on the wall beside the map. Best drifts and flies each week will be kept up to date. The jetty is still to get more pole supports fitted to help get in and out the boats. A few new style anchors and lots of little things to help improve your fishing experience. A bigger selection of flies, and now nylon and fly lines can be bought at the loch as well as fly tying material. The cabinets are going up as you read this. Progress is coming on with the boat league and the Black Loch Biobío's for the kids, and should be finalised within the next two weeks. The main reason for posting this is just to show what can be caught during the winter. Scott Weir was fishing at the loch in December and caught this stunning brown trout on a small black damsel size 12 on a fast glass line with a fast sinking poly leader on 4lb nylon. The trout weighed 7.7lb. It was weighed in the net then the weight of the net taken off to give us an exact weight. The fish was safely returned to fight another day. Scott was drifting and was virtually back at the jetty by the time he netted the fish. Allowing George to get on the jetty and weigh the fish with him. That fish was the biggest and best brown seen so far at the loch. The picture is pixelated and does not do the fish justice. Well done Mr. Weir, and sorry for not posting this sooner.