Fishing Report Week Ending 11 June 2017

Even with all the rain the Loch is fishing great. The water is gin clear and the fish are on the naturals. This is the time of the year when fly fishers put on the floating line and really enjoy fishing. There is nothing more enjoyable than casting a dry fly in front of a feeding trout, then watch it take your dry and you are in. Then let battle commence. Sedges are on the water in numbers. They are about a inch long and the trout can be seen mopping them up. Also the adult damsels are hatching now. They are beautiful and plentiful to the trout. They can be seen hatching around the edges from the weed beds. A stealthy approach in the boat works best in the summer, and please keep seated. Anglers standing and moving about in boats may put of the educated trout in that fishing area. So it was a tale of two opposites last week. Yellow owl dries or sedges on a floating line, or a slow sinking line with a inch long damsel. Both caught as many fish as the other. Black hoppers are starting to take good numbers of fish now. Pulled slowly on a midge tip line. Hot spot at the moment is all the way along the high bank.

This Saturday is our through the night session. We forgot that the International football was on. So we understand that there might be some hangovers and not many fishing. We shall find out. Please phone up the Loch and get booked in.

Only three weeks to go for the Sierra pairs competition at the loch. Please fill in the form on the web site for the Sierra pairs and get the Black Loch date filled in.

Anglers that did well, Paisley Patterns 30 for 64lb and 3 c/r, J. Ferrier 5 for 10.14lb, G. McGinley 6 on c/r, D. Bowie 10 on c/r, A. Veith 5 for 10.2lb and 2 on c/r.

Fishing Report Week Ending 4 June 2017

Top rod this week was Jim McBride with 22 on dries on c/r closely followed by D. Tyrie with 17 on c/r on dries. Heriots had a good evening with 2 for 9.8lb and 44 on c/r, TRC had 25 for 86.7lb and 22 on c/r, Chris Stoneley had 3 for 7.3lb and 10 on c/r on dries, Gary McInley and G. Pelini had 14 on c/r on dries, G. Bruce and A. MacRitchie 6 on c/r on dries, Pencaitland 40 for 85.6lb. David Fraiter had a good 3 fish permit with a stunning 6lb fin perfect torpedo of a rainbow on his day at the water. The picture will be on the web site soon. Even with all the rain the Loch is gin clear and fishing great. As you will notice from the returns, the big numbers are coming to the dries. Orange blobs had a good week also on a slow sinking line. The Loch is fishing well at the moment. The hot spots are all over. Boats on the drift, are doing bigger numbers than boats at anchor. Last week rod average was 4.1 and average weight was 2.2lb. We are looking forward to the Sierra pairs competition in a few weeks and also the float tube evening. Get the tubes dusted down and have a great evening on the Loch with other tubes! Remember to phone up and get booked in. 07527 254811. Boats are available for this weekend, so phone up and get booked in.

Fishing Report Week Ending 28 May 2017

The weather was hot and so was the fishing. Top of the water sport is fantastic at the moment. Anglers on a floating line with traditional flies, caught far more trout than anglers on any sinking line and lures. Nature has provided an abundant food source for the trout in the water. So in the summer when the trout are switched on to the natural food larder, we need to imitate that. Lures will catch fish, but at the moment you will be out fished by your partner in the boat on traditionals. We stock weekly and the fish are in great condition. This week we have a lot of fish in the 4lb to 6lb range coming. The big brown trout was hooked twice last week. We reckon it is about 12 to 14lb in size. it is swimming about with what looks like a yellow damsel in its mouth. Two separate anglers hooked it and played it and seen it, but could not bring it finally to the net. Both got snapped and they seen the fly in its mouth. Now it has more in it, till they fall out. This will be the fish of a lifetime for one lucky angler. Evening sessions finish at 10.30pm for the moment and are well worth a try, as the trout love to feed in the grey dark. Anglers and clubs that did well this week, Dunfermline Railway 30 for 62.10lb and 17 c/r, Falkirk Fly dressers 16 for 35.8lb, Penicuik A.C. 33 for 64.6lb and 20 on c/r, Keir Hardie 5 on buzzers, R. Thomson 5 for 10.7lb and 5 on c/r on buzzers, S. Thomson 5 and 5 on c/r, s. Mclean 10+ on c/r on dries, c. Stephens 10+ on dries on c/r, John Milne 11 on c/r on fabs, Western A.c. 6 for 13.4lb and 65 on c/r.

Sierra pairs competition is just five weeks away. Please fill in the entry form on the web site and get yourself in the mix for the chance of winning some of the best prizes in trout fishing.

Fishing Report Week Ending 21 May 2017

The big Sedge is here. They have arrived in big numbers again this year and with the hot weather they are big already. They are about an inch long and the normal molted brown colour. The evening sessions are having great sport on the dry. With the hot weather during the day. The water erupts in the evening with trout all over the Loch feeding. You feel like you could walk across the water on the back of them. There is that many feeding on the surface. Evening sessions finish at 10.30pm for now. That will get later as the nights get longer.

Remember your sun cream and water. You can get cooked in a boat without knowing it, until you come in off the boats with the panda eyes. Look after yourself with plenty of fluids, and sun cream.

Alan Martin caught some stunning fish this week, and the bibios for the kids had a good evening on Tuesday with two brown trout caught. One about six pound and one about eight pound. All safely returned. The pictures will be on the web soon. Well done to the youngsters.

Even during the day with the hot weather the Loch has fished great, with good numbers being caught. Both reedy bays and the heather hills were the hot spots. Floating line and dry. Yellow owl and sedge being the best.

Good returns this week, Edinburgh Walton 26 for 56.11lb and 15 c/r, M. McNaughton 12 on c/r on dries, T. McMillan 11 on c/r, D. Wales 13 on snails and nymphs, D. Cooper 7 on c/r, Mark Laird 8 on c/r on yellow owl, Rainbow A.C. 22 for 48lb and 18 c/r, St. Peters 33 for 71lb and 15 c/r on cdc, Steven Burke 9 on c/r on fab and black cruncher, S. Robertson 16 on cdc and buzzer.

The trout are not fully switched on to the sedge yet. When they do it will make top of the water sport even better. 

That is the anglers dream.

Fishing Report Week Ending 14 May 2017

Red and green diawl bach, and damsel nymphs did well this week. The wind was blowing from the East, so it made things a lot cooler on the surface. A midge tip line was the most consistent this week as the cold wind put off big hatches on the surface. The weather is to get warmer this week and to settle down towards the weekend. The warmer weather should bring back on the buzzer hatches again. The heather hills and the high bank were the hot spots last week. The water clarity is great on the Loch and the massive shoals of fry seen swimming about the jetty is great. Some big trout are on the fry already. We are eagerly awaiting the big sedges that will be coming soon. The trout love them and know they are a good meal not to be missed. Anglers that did well last week, Luggiebank 30 for 62lb and 9 c/r, Gartmore 34 for 71.4lb and 31 c/r, Falkirk Municipal 32 for 68.5lb and 16 c/r, Craig Gibbons 5, D. Forsyth 3 for 9.8lb and 5 c/r, F. Kerr 3 for 9.6lb and 4 c/r, 1314 A.C. 26 for 68lb. Evening sessions finish at 22.00pm for now, but will soon get later by about 15 minutes a week.

Remember and get your name down for the float tube evening and the all nighter. They should be great. Also support the local Strathcarron Hospice fund raiser at the Loch run by David Symon and his family. Phone the lodge for more information.

Last thing, The sierra pairs are holding a heat at the Loch. Not to be missed. You know the drill. Get your name down and book a boat. Tight lines.

** Note from web designer - I am on holiday until May 31st so there will be no report published on website or blog next week.  Will catch up on them when I'm back home.**

Fishing Report Week Ending 7 May 2017

The Loch is fishing great. The catch return numbers are impressive. The average weight is 2.5lb and the rod average is 4. We should really stop there, as that is a good report. 

Anglers that did well this week, D.E.A.F. club 15 for 30.10lb and 31 c/r, Bonnybridge 33 for 73.9lb and 6 c/r, IBM 50 for 107.14lb and 8 c/r, St. Mungos 12 for 24lb and 5 c/r, Aberdour A.C. 44 for 92lb and 5 c/r, Scotland Youth Team 69 on c/r, David Fraiter 3 for 6.12lb and 6 c/r. The best method was ghost tip line and best flies were black hopper, yellow owls and diawl bachs on a size 14. This week the wind is to be all over the place from East to West , to North East and every other direction. That will certainly change the hot spots. The fish that were spooned were full of olive buzzers and a small black ant about a size 14. One trout had about 20 of the ants in its stomach as well as cased caddis. We had two anglers from Oban that came to the Loch on Saturday and had a great day. They enjoyed it so much that they are making the long trip again and coming back on Wednesday this week. We really appreciate all the anglers that come to the Loch and we will always try to make it a good day out for the angler. But they have to catch there own trout. The bibios for the kids had 13 on Tuesday evening. Evening sessions finish at 10.00pm for now. But will get later as the nights draw out. We are getting excited about the sierra pairs competition at the Loch this year. Places are filling up. Please phone the lodge and get your name down for the competition. It has great prizes. This year we have the float tube evening, the all nighter and the yearly Strathcarron fundraiser run by Davy Symon. Again please phone the lodge and get a place booked for some, or all the upcoming events.

Fishing Report Week Ending 30 April 2017

The Loch fished very well last week. The numbers are impressive. Keatings 5 for 10.10lb and 10 c/r, S. Robertson 8 on c/r on buzzer, Bothwell and Blantyre 63 for 135.9lb and 21 c/r, Paisley Patterns 25 for 53.2lb and 7 c/r, Robbie Sutherland 12 on c/r on fabs and diawl bach, Billy and Marco 26 on c/r on drys and wets. The weather was steady last week, and that makes good fishing conditions. On Sunday the wind picked up and changed to the East making things harder for the anglers. Warmer weather is predicted for this week, but still a East wind. Lures will always pick up some fish, but again this week anglers on the more natural flies did better. Using a lure on the point, like a fab or booby is great at getting the trouts curiosity. Then droppers with the naturals on do well to catch the educated trout. This week again a yellow buzzer is on. Anglers that spooned the fish say they were full of yellow buzzers. Some were falling out the mouths of trout when they were being dispatched, they were that full. School bay and the high banks were the hot spots, and ghost tip line was the best.

The bibios for the kids start this Tuesday. Phone the Lodge and get your kid fishing in a great environment, with tuition to help them start fly fishing or improve there current skill level. The bibios are on a Tuesday night and finish at dusk. Ask David at the lodge for more information.

Remember there will soon be a float tube evening, and the first night session on the Loch. Phone the lodge and get booked in.

Well done to David Ezzi and Alan Martin for qualifying through to the second round of the nationals.