Fishing Report Week Ending 3 April 2016

March was the best ever. Not one angler blanked, and the rod average was amazing. Lets hope for the same in April. Diawl bach's, the Welsh little devils, are definitely the hot favorite at the moment. This fly has been consistent from the start of the season. The Loch is fishing great at the moment. Every place seems to be a hot spot. Floating lines to intermediate lines are working best and have a better catch rate than full sinking lines. The Loch is gin clear, so the fish will see and come up for your fly if it is presented well. We are just about finished planting over 1400 trees around the Loch and are looking forward to see how they come on. 

Next month the boat league and the Black Loch Bibios start. If you are interested phone Alex on 07527 254811 and put your name down. This a great way to meet other anglers and make friends. 

Catch and release is more popular now than it ever was, and the 2 fish ticket for our oap's is a great hit with them. anglers and clubs that did well are, Ray Wilkinson 7 c/r on a candy booby, Robbie Sutherland 18 c/r on a candy blob, D. Tams 4 c/r on lures, S. Walker 7 c/r on diawl bach, G. Pelini 9 c/r on diawl bach,G. McGinlay 14 c/r on diawl bach and cruncher, S. Moody 7 c/r on lures, J. Kerr 2 for 6.3lb and 7 c/r, D. Halcrow 9 c/r on super Ally, Ian Dobbie c/r 14 on diawl bach, D. Patterson 6 c/r on diawl bach, G. MacInley 16 c/r an diawl bach, Grangemouth A.C. 35 for 78.10lb and 33 returned, P. Monaghan 10 c/r on damsels, St Mungos 20 for 41lb and 16 c/r, R. Bryce 5 for 11.7lb and 8 c/r. This is only some of the great catch rates last week. You dont want to miss this when a Loch is fishing so well. Book a boat and go fishing. You will be glad you did.

Fishing Report Week Ending 27 March 2016

The catch rate so far is amazing. No angler has blanked. The average rod last week was 8 fish. The amount of fish being caught is outstanding. The fresh water shrimp are on the go just now and the trout are gorging on them. Forest bend and the high hills are the hot spots with a midge tip line and diawl bach. A hot head damsel and cats whiskers are also fishing well. Anglers that did well, C. Gibbons 15 on c/r, G. Leishman 14 on c/r, G. Learmonth 8 on c/r, I. Dobbie 16 on c/r, A. Richmond 7 on c/r, B. Forsyth 5 for 13.7lb, F. Kerr 5 for 11.7lb, A. Mitchell 2 for 6lb and 3 c/r, K. Hardie 2 for 5.13lb and 5 c/r, J. Kerr 2 for 5lb and 4 c/r, J. O Hara 2 for 4lb and 7 c/r, J. Sneddon 2 for 4.14lb and 3 c/r. Names are still being taken for the boat league starting in May this year. Phone up and put your name down if you are interested. As April starts lets hope for more outstanding fishing.

Fishing Report Week Ending 20 March 2016

This season has started with some outstanding catches and to date not one angler has blanked. The weather has been great for March and fish are rising and can be seen feeding all over the Loch. Gary McInlay from the Luggiebank club had 24 on a c/r ticket, Ian Dobbie had 7 on c/r and C. Smith had a cracking over wintered bar of silver rainbow of 5.10lb. The loch is fishing out its skin at the moment. Lets hope for more of this settled weather so the fishing continues to be as good. Garry caught all his 24 on lures but diawl bachs were the fly of choice for most and the most consistent. Forrest bend to school bay is full of fish, right up to the heather hills are all fishing well. Slow sinking lines are the best at the moment. We are still taking names for the boat league and the Black Loch Bibios for the kids. If you are interested phone Alex on 07527 254811 and put your name on the list. The two fish limit for the O.A.P. during the week seems popular and at only £17.00 and a day in a great boat, it is a win win for our oldies. Boats are available for the weekend so call Alex and get one booked. Anglers that did well, J. Shearer 2 for 5.12lb and 2 c/r, F. Gillespie 3 on c/r, S. Hardie 5 on c/r, S. McDonald 4 on c/r, B. Hardie 5 for 11.4lb, D. Patterson 3 on c/r, D. Avery 3 for 6.4lb, J. Middleton 3 on c/r.

We know seem to have two resident swans on the Loch.

Fishing Report Season Start : 19 March 2016

The Loch is stacked full of fish and the anglers are loving it. Every angler so far has caught there fish and had a great day. The weather has been kind so far for March and fish are feeding on the surface. Diawl bachs are the fly of choice at the moment on a intermediate line fished slowly. South reedy bay and school bay are fishing well. But the whole Loch is alive with fish at the moment. Lets hope for more good weather for this to continue.

Names are still being taken for the boat league this year. So if you want to try the boat league and fish with different anglers and pick there brains this is a great opportunity. Boats are still available for the weekend, so phone Alex on 07527 254811 to book a boat.

http://www.blacklochfishery.co.uk/boat-league.html

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.

Fishing Report Week Ending 1 November 2015

WE ARE OPEN ALL YEAR. So with the kind November weather some anglers had great sport at the Loch. Lures was the order of the day with Damsels, white zonkers, booby and cats working well. J. Watt caught on damsel, G. Price on booby, A. Adams 3 on candy booby, L. Taylor 4 on the cat, S. Cochrane 6 on a white zonker. Again some stunning fish are showing with many anglers hooking but not landing the fish. The word from anglers this week was, " the trout in this loch are on steroids, you just cant get them in. The tails are like shovels." We are delighted that the anglers get a great fight from the trout. Some anglers found pods of fish, and had many double hook ups, only to loose them, or get snapped. But came in, as happy as Larry! with no fish to show for there hard work, but had a great day fishing, hooking but loosing at the net or before. 

We are starting" The Black Loch Bibios" next season from May. It will be one evening every week. This is for kids between the age of 8 to 16. The kids will be in a boat with another kid and a disclosure approved adult. The kids will learn to cast, make up leaders, work an outboard, how to behave in, and handle boats, and what we all want, go fishing. It will be totally catch and release. We have not set a night yet or a price. But At the moment it could be a Monday night and cost approximately £8.00 a night. Not bad for fishing, boats and outboards and instruction. Davy Symon and David Ezzie will be heading this. Please let us know if you would like your son or daughter or grandchild, niece etc. to take up this offer to learn them to fly fish. Fly fishing is becoming an old persons sport. Let us all encourage kids to love the sport as much as we do.

Fishing Report Week Ending 25 October 2015

It gets a lot quieter with anglers now. Some put away there gear till the middle of March. Some stop fishing and start tying to fill the boxes for next year. Some look for good days in the weather and still keep fishing. At this time of year, the margins fish well, with the resident fish coming in close to the reed beds to pick up fry. You may not get huge numbers in the winter but you may get the fish of a lifetime. The average fish size caught last week was a very healthy 3.5lb. All stunning fish. We are open all year. So put your jumper on and keep fishing. Again can I ask anglers that would like to take part in the boat league next year to contact us and pass on your name. Some of the boats are out the water now for the yearly maintenance and paint. Alex is busy getting them ready. Even if you don't want to fish. Pop up and see him, get and coffee, and talk about tactics for next time.