Fishing Report Week Ending 29 May 2016

The weather was good and the fishing was great last week. Floating line is all that you need at the moment. Buzzers, diawl bach's, and yellow owl dry's are all that is needed. The big sedge is about to appear and should be on the water this coming week, all going well with the weather. The fish love the big sedge, and don't want to miss out on a good healthy meal. So the rise to take them is sometimes explosive. Anglers did well on daddy's this week also, so the fish are switched on, looking for the natural terrestrials to be blown on to the water. The hot spot was right along the high bank. With the best bags coming from there. The boat league this week was won by Alan Martin with 7 fish. The evening finish time is now 10.15pm and will get later by approximately 15 minutes every week. The bibio's for the kids on a Tuesday night, will be treated to a professional casting instructor this week to help them with there casting. About ten young kids are coming now on a Tuesday night. If you have any kids fishing waterproofs, etc that you no longer need, or your kid has grown out of them. Please hand them in to the Loch. Some of the kids don't have any fishing back ground and no fishing gear at all. Well done to all the helpers on a Tuesday night who give up time, to help the next generation. A osprey was dining at the Loch this week, and is a great sight to see. We have a lot of barn owls at the Loch and a few birds of prey. But it is impressive to see a osprey dive, and then carry away its prize. Anglers that did well this week, Edinburgh walton 32 for 71.13lb and 19 c/r, I. Wheeler 14 on c/r on dries, R. Chapman 5 for 12.7lb on buzzers, R. Boag 7 on c/r on dries, Dixon 7 on c/r on fab's, L. Quinn 7 on c/r on snatcher, J. Irvine 5 for 11.5lb and 7 c/r on diawl bach's, J. O'Hara 2 for 4.12lb and 4 c/r on hot head damsel, Keatings 5 for 11.1lb and 5 c/r on bobs bits, Carluke Angling club 40 fish for 86.7lb, D. Forsyth 5 for 10lb and 4 c/r, M. Ezzi 16 on c/r on blobs, Penicuik AC 22 for 43.12lb and 6 c/r, wlfdac 42 for 92.1lb and 4 c/r, Falkirk Flr Dressers 38 for 77lb and 20c/r, Dunfermline railway club 20 for 39.12lb and 8 c/r, B.D.W AC 17 for 37.7lb. Alan Martin on the right is pictured receiving his prize for the boat league from Peter Thomson.