Fishing Report Week Ending 14 June 2015

Buzzers are on, the sedges are on. With the right conditions, it is a fly fishers dream at the moment with top of the water sport. The warmer weather has made the loch visually pleasing, as trout can be seen cruising about taking the naturals of and in the waters surface. With the naturals being trapped longer in the surface film during the warm weather and no wind. It makes for easy picking for the trout, as the food stays much longer before it flies away. We should all be out know enjoying the pure pleasure of Dry fly fishing. It can be frustrating, but there surely is no better prize in fly fishing than watching a trout roll over your dry, then that pause that seems like a life time, Then it all goes tight, your in. Anyway I move on. The loch fished well this week with good catches going to k. Hardie 7 on c/r buzzers and cdc, A. Ballantyne 5 for 14.7lb and 3 c/r on yellow owl cdc, A. McCann 6 on yellow owl, J. Cairns 5 on c/r on buzzers, SPRA west 35 for 90.14lb and 2 c/r, Heriot A.C. 4 for 10.4lb and 18 c/r, S. Sneddon 4 on c/r on cdc dries, J. Swan 4 for 10.7lb on a dancer, J. Middleton 3 for 7.9lb on diawl bach. From the dam all the way along the heather banks to the school is holding a lot of fish at the moment and floating line with black buzzers or dries like sedges or yellow owl is working great. If the weather stays the same it should not change much, but that may be a lot to ask for this summer. Evening sessions finish at 11.00pm now. Contact Alex on 07527 254811 for bookings or daily fishing information..

Fishing Report Week Ending 7 June 2015

We are now going to get some settled weather at last. The strong winds of last week are thankfully gone for now. With the warmer weather the fish are now taking a small green midge steadily of the top of the water. No splashy rises, just a gentle head and tail scooping them up. The buzzers are on also, with the fish feeding well this week on them. Up to now with the bizarre weather, it was hard to say what was catching, as the weather kept changing the feeding habits and where the fish were, from one day to the next. Last week it was a lures and wets that did well, but patterns that imitate the natural food source should start to out fish them. The two reedy bays and the heather hills were the best spots with a intermediate line working well. But that should change to a floating line for this week. Anglers that did well, I. Carr 3 for 7.14lb and 2 c/r, G. Learmouth 3 for 8.13 on a fab and 2 c/r, Rab Thomson 3 for 8.5lb and 8 c/r, John Marshall 2 for 7.10lb and 3 c/r, J. O'Hara 3 for 8lb with a lovely brown of 3lb, K.Hardie 6 on c/r on cdc and buzzers, W. McCann and J. Cairns 6 on buzzers, K. Wood 5 for 12.7lb on cormorants and 4 c/r, R. Hunter 5 for9.6lb on cormorants, R. Hunter 5 for 12.14lb, Fire Service 7/13 20 fish for 48.9lb and 12c/r, Ronnie Glass 5 for 14.2lb on cormorants, J. Dryden 5 for 15lb, D. Halliday 5 for 13lb. Evening sessions are now on till 10.45pm.

Fishing Report Week Ending 31 May 2015

As I write this on Monday, the first of June. The wind is blowing wheely bins down the street, it is cold and raining, and the wife has put the central heating on. It is the official start to summer today, and it is like a bad day in March. Where has the good weather gone. Look how far behind the crops are in the farmers fields. Anyway it is the fishing I should be talking about. On the days that anglers were out, the Loch fished well. The dam area all along the heather banks was holding a lot of fish and the two reedy bays fished well also. Lines and flies varied so much this week. That is was anything from a ghost tip to a Di-3. Hot head damsels and cats whiskers, Aly McCoist and buzzers all caught fish. Don't look at your last years diary if you have one to see what was catching at this time last year. Go back to March and it might be the same. Clubs and individuals that did well this week, Carluke Angling club 38 for 102lb, D. Payton 3 for 8.15 on buzzers, C. Kilgour 4 for 11.5lb on fabs, J. O,Hara 3 on crunchers for 9lb and 3 c/r, M. Ritchie 4 on hares lug on c/r, M. Bruce 3 on buzzer on c/r, West Lothian Fly Dressers 18 for 45.8lb. Evening sessions finish at 10.30 now.

Fishing Report Week Ending 24 May 2015

We will start with the weather again. The rain has stopped but the wind just keeps on blowing. One regular O.A.P. angler John O'Hara was top man this week with his usual 3 fish caught for 9.6lb on his 3 fish limit and then went on to c/r another 18 on a hot head damsel. He certainly had a red letter day. The weather is so unpredictable that it is hard to give exact hot spots that are consistent at the moment. The dam and school bay and the heather banks had the best bags but with different flies and at different depths. Lures worked on Di-3 lines some days, then the floating line and dries worked the next. The sedges have started to appear, but not the inch in size ones yet, but it wont be long. That is a great time for the whole of the high bank area as it comes alive when the sedges are on, and it holds the fish for that reason. Black and green is still a good colour at the moment. Either on lures or buzzers. Lots of fish in the 4lb mark being caught at the moment, with a few anglers hooking, seeing, and playing, but not landing big fish. The fish grow quickly and put on muscle quickly in the water and wont give up their life easily. Other anglers that done well this week, J. Sneddon 3 for 8.11lb and 2 c/r, McGilvray 5 and 1 c/r on buzzer, booby and diawl bach, Lochinch angling club 16 for 49.12lb and 13 c/r, McDonald 3 for 9lb and 1 c/r, regulars W. McCann and J. Cairns had 5 and 1, Rab Thomson had 14 on c/r on an evening session, Penicuik angling club 22 for 65.10lb and 2 c/r, Grizzlecats 18 for 51.2lb and 15 c/r, St. Peters 27 for 78lb, Bothwell and Blantyre angling club 25 for 69lb. Lets hope for some proper summer weather and great evening rises. The type we long to fish in. Evening sessions finish at 22.00 this week, but will finish at 22.30 from next week. going on till 23.00 as it gets lighter for longer. We will be doing an all nighter this year, possibly two. Keep checking the web for details as we have not finalised the date yet. Alex is back after his wife's accident and looking forward to see you all again. Give him a phone on 07527 254811 or pop up and see him and go fishing.

Fishery Report Week Ending 17 May 2015

The weather is certainly a hot topic of conversation at the moment. Summer has vanished, it has got cold, wet and windy. What happened to the good weather we got during the Easter school break. The changeable weather means the fishing tactics change almost every day. There is no consistency in the way the trout are feeding at the moment and at what depth they are at. The water is still cold and it is the middle of May. Where did the summer go. The buzzers are on, then the buzzers are off, and lures are working. What do you try. But then again that is fishing in Scotland, and that is why we are good at it. We can adapt our styles, as long as our waterproofs hold out.

The two reedy bays, high bank and school bay fished well, with the middle of the water not been fished much because of the bad weather. It was mixed flies from buzzers to lures, with the black and green combination doing the most damage. Anglers and clubs that did well were, Stuart Sneddon 6 on buzzers, Townhill club 34 for78lb, Rainbow A.C. 17 for 48lb, ABC & D 24 for 63.11lb. Lets hope for some settled weather so we can all get out and enjoy the fishing, not just survive it. As the evenings stretch out a bit, the evening finishing time is 9.45pm now and that gets later by about 15 minutes every week. We will keep you posted, or you can phone 07527 254811 for up to date information.

*** CATCH UPDATE from Wellington A.C:

Wellington A.C- 38 fish for 91lbs (if my counting is correct). Best boat:Stuart strachan-5 fish for 12lb 9oz( 4 released) Brian strachan -5 fish for 12lbs 5oz( 4 released).

Fishery Report Week Ending 10 May 2015

It was a great weeks fishing with one angler Jim Donnelly catching 17 on c/r on buzzers and diawl bachs. The fish are on the buzzer at the moment with black and green doing the business. The loch fished well all week, then on Sunday the wind picked up and changed conditions again. The loch fished well all over, but the dam area became the hot spot. The fish are still only three to five feet down during the day and are starting on the dries during the evening sessions. Evening times finish at 9.15 but that will get later every week. anglers who done well this week, David Grierson 5 on a blob on c/r, Ian Carr 5 for 13lb, Ian Paul 6 on damsels, J. Walker 8 on buzzers, M. Ward 6 on various, Bank of Scotland East 41 fish for 106lb, IBM 41 fish for 100lb, Falkirk Municipal 9 for 25lb, Pentland Civil service 26 for 62lb, Peter Thomson 7 on wingless wickhams, S. Hamilton 5 for 13.5ln and 2 c/r, Falkirk F.C. 23 for 57lb, C and S Sneddon 15 on c/r on black and green hotheads

Fishery Report Week Ending 3 May 2015

Another good weeks fishing at the Loch. Even the cold weather could not stop some great catches this week. The hot spot was right along the high bank, tight to the Lilly's. Casting a very slow sinking line with a black and green lure was working great over there. School bay was also holding a lot of fish and lures seemed to be the preferred method there also. The Paisley Patterns had a good day with 6 rods and 42 fish. Robert Lamb with the best catch of 13. Cowdenbeath angling club had 18, Bonnybridge 26, David Wilson and David Frater had a good day with 7 each on c/r on blobs, Ally McCoist and hairs ear, A. Mc Gregor had 5 for 12.13 and went on to c/r another 3. The evening seasons have started and Rab Thomson had the best evening bag with 13 on c/r on a orange fab.