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Issued by Jim Boyd on behalf of the following fisheries on Monday, 18April 2011

The following reports are for the week ending Sunday, 17 April, 2011.

BUTTERSTONE (Dunkeld). NO REPORT THIS WEEK

2. FRANDY (Gleneagles) On the3 individual front Alastair MacMillan from Comrie kept 6 fish weighing 17lb 4oz, Bill Mitchell & Frank Marshall (Auchterarder) 8 for 22lb, Drew Carrie & Tom Gordon (Paisley) 10 for 26lb, Dave Gonsales (Auchtermuchty) 3 for 8lb and released a further 5 and Jim Sheehan & Peter Tong (Bridge of Allan) had 6 fish weighing 19lb. Colin Wiseman from (Dollar) kept 3 fish weighing 8lb 4oz, Gerry Grattan (Kincardine) 2 for 8lb 4oz, John & Craig Hamilton (Wishaw) 8 for 25lb, John McCormack (Sauchie) 5 for 15lb 8oz, Alan Drummond (Lochgelly) 5 for 16lb 8oz and Andrew Mackie (Kennoway) kept 5 fish weighing 13lb 8oz.

The angling clubs were out in force with Falkirk F/C keeping 28 fish weighing 84lb 12oz heaviest 5lb 10oz, Bothwell & Blantyre A/C 79 for 220lb, Tillicoultry A/C 39 for 108lb, Priory F/C 23 for 58lb and Kinross Ex-Servicemen’s’ A/C kept  20 fish weighing 49lb 12oz.

All areas of the loch are presently fishing well and the top taking lures include the Fritz Damsel, Cormorant and the Yellow Dancer.

 3. FORBES OF KINGENNIE (Broughty Ferry) The fishing last week at Kingennie has been on great form. This warmer weather is making all the difference with the buzzer fishing is really starting to come into its own on all the ponds. The water clarity in all the ponds is very good witch is really helping the fishing. The osprey is continuing to come regularly putting on a great display for those lucky enough to see it diving to take a fish.

The Boathouse Pool continues to fish really well, the water is absolutely gin clear which is making spotting fish very easy. They are coming out to a number of flies including the Hot Head Damsel, Cat’s Whisker and the Orange Fritz. Small Olive Buzzers and Diawl Bachs have also taken plenty of fish. The average size is still around the 5lb mark witch are proving to be very popular for there fighting abilities.

The Burnside Pool continues to be popular with the anglers, with most rods getting there limit. There have also been some big numbers of fish caught and released, with bags of 15-20 fish caught in four hours. The top method by far has been buzzers in various colours and sizes. There have also been a quite a lot of blues coming out recently which have proved very popular

The Bankside Pool has also continued to fish well to buzzers of various sizes and colours but size 12 olive and brown seem to be the most successful. There are still plenty fish getting caught on the lures with the White Polar Bear and the Black & Green Fritz taking good numbers of fish. The dry fly has taken a few fish when the conditions suit with small shuttlecocks being the favoured pattern

The Woodside Pool continues to produce lots of fish with most anglers managing to get there fish. The best method has been the worm under the bubble float or the spinner but most methods are getting amongst the fish.