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Issued by Jim Boyd on behalf of the following fisheries on Monday, 11 July 2011
The following reports are for the week ending Sunday, 10 July 2011.

1. BUTTERSTONE (Dunkeld) NO REPORT THIS WEEK

2. FRANDY (Gleneagles) Jim Keatons from Wishaw kept 5 fish weighing 13lb 8oz,

John Philliban (Stenhousemuir) 5 for 13lb 8oz, Derek Duncan (Edinburgh) 3 fish

weighing 7lb 8oz, Norrie Baird (Stirling) 2 for 6lb 8oz and George Keith (Dunfermline)

caught 3 fish weighing 11lb – heaviest 7lb. Kenny MacMillan from Perth took 3 fish

weighing 8lb, Hamish Higgins (Perth) 2 fish weighing 4lb and Robert Paterson (

Stirling) kept 2 fish weighing 5lb 12oz.

On the club front Edinburgh Walton A/C kept 16 fish weighing 42lb 3oz and released

15, Clackmannan A/C caught 20 fish weighing 50lb 15oz, Farmers & Association

A/C 10 for 28lb 4oz and the 1314 Bannockburn A/C kept 19 fish weighing 54lb –

heaviest 5lb 12oz. Stanley & District A/C kept 17 fish weighing 36lb 7oz and Kelty

Artisan took 2 fish for 6lb 8oz.

The top taking flies included the Hawthorn, Kate McLaren, Bibio Hoppers and the

CDC Hopper whilst all areas continue to fish well.

3. FORBES OF KINGENNIE (Broughty Ferry) LATE REPORT TO FOLLOW

4. HOLL (near Kinross) NO REPORT THIS WEEK

5. MARKLE (East Lothian) Quite a quiet week due to the awful weather but despite

this there were some decent catches. Robbie Ewing from Edinburgh used a Dancer

to take an 11lb rainbow, Jim Skilling (Shotts) had 3 for 16lbs 8oz – best 12lbs on

a WSW, John Gordon (Loch Lomond) had 2 for 14lbs including a brown of 4lbs on

a CDC and Les Wilson (Edinburgh) caught 3 for 12lbs 9oz on a Pink Blob. Darrell

Young from Portobello had 3 for 10lbs on a Blob, Jackie Hay (Haddington) took one

at 12lbs 8oz on a Buzzer and Jackie Stevenson (Ormiston) used a Buzzer to take

one at 11lbs.

6. MORTON FISHERY (Livingston) NO REPORT THIS WEEK

7. ORCHILL LOCH (Braco) Well, there will be no fear of Scotland complaining about

a drought after the rain we have had this week at the fishery - at least it has been

nice and warm some of the time! Last Sunday there were just loads of these

beautiful electric blue damsels flitting all around the banks. Again last week the

anglers using dries and small flies have been having great sport. The fish are fighting

very hard and so many are being lost as anglers are just not expecting such a fight

so take your time and let them run.

Jim Prentice from Tullibody had 5 fish for 16lbs on the Black & Green Tadpole, John

Millar, Alva, 3 for 8lbs on a Muddler, Robert McKinnon, Dunblane, 5 for 12lbs on a

Damsel and Tom Jardine, Madderty, 3 for 8lbs on a Muddler. Gordon Porter from

Stirling caught 3 for 9lbs 8oz on an AOS, Ronnie Wilkie, B Bishopbriggs, 3 for 8lbs

on a Kate McLaren, Robert McLean, Fallin, 3 for 8lbs on a Pinky, Willie McLean,

Fallin, 5 for 13lbs 8oz on a Pink & White and Tom Adams from Tillicoultry used a

Budgie to take 3 for 12lbs. Bob Garvie from Lennoxtown had 3 fish weighing 10lbs

8oz – best 5lbs 12oz on a Hot Head Damsel, William Docherty, Tillicoultry, 3 for 8lbs

8oz on a Black Pennell and Callum Sword from Perth took 3 for 8lbs 8oz on Dries.

8. ORCHIL LOCH COARSE PONDS (Braco) NO REPORT THIS WEEK

9. SWANSWATER (Stirling) The record for a Golden Trout at Swanswater was

equalled this week when Liam Malloy landed a cracking 9lb 12oz specimen.

Several Blues in the 7lb to 9lb range were also landed and there are many more

being stocked, all in excellent condition.

flies this week, especially in the mornings, although the cool winds in the evenings

have been sending the fish down a little and wet flies or nymphs have been needed

later in the day.

have been doing very well and many anglers have been enjoying a lot of sport on

catch and release.

Hopper, Klinkhammer, Damsel, Bloodworm, Diawl Bach and Hare’s Ear.

A good number of fish were taken on dry

On the small ponds, dry flies such as Sedge, Mayfly and Hopper

Favourite patterns for the main pond included CDC, Sedge,

William Malloy, Stirling, 3 for 14lb including 9lb 12oz Gold, Danny Doherty, Denny,

5 for 17lb 5oz including 8lb 1oz Blue, Donald McMurchy, Fallin, 5 for 19lb 4oz

including 3 Blues, biggest one at 8lb, Darren Scott, Rosyth, 5 for 18lb including 3

Blues, biggest one at 7lb 4oz and Ally Kale, Falkirk, 3 for 11lb 8oz including 7lb

2oz Blue. Brian McAllister, Glasgow, 2 Blues for 10lb 4oz, bigger one at 6lb, Henry

Fulton, Greenock, and sons, Matthew and Robbie, 5 for 15lb 4oz including a Blue,

Peter O’Brien, Camelon, 5 for 14lb 8oz including 3 Blues, Willie Martin, Stirling, 4

for 11lb 12oz and Laurence Maguire, Maddiston, 3 for 10lb 8oz including 2 Blues.

William Mitchell, Dollar, 2 for 7lb 4oz including a Blue, Robert Fyfe, Perth, 2 for

6lb 14oz from the Millpond including 4lb 14oz Rainbow and Jim Allan, Kilsyth, 3lb

Brown.

10. LOCH VENACHAR (Trossachs) Well, it’s been a strange summer so far with

the weather still being as unpredictable and changeable as ever, but with some

fine fish being caught nevertheless, particularly from the boats. The shore-line

around Venachar is still receding due to a very high water level but all of the most

popular and productive areas such as Little Drum, The Road Shores, Portnellan and

Invertrossachs are still available. Get there early to bag the best spots! The pike are

getting back to something like their fighting weight which isn’t a surprise as the loch

is teeming with prey fish, and the brown trout are in excellent condition after gorging

on insects for months. There have been quite a few reports of high single-figure trout

8-9lb specimens being spotted all over the loch…they would make a fine catch.

Both trout and pike anglers have been doing well from both the bank and the boats

and the best pike recently was a cracker of 21lbs by Andy Mearns from Coatbridge

who included this in a fine bag that included fish of 20lbs and 19lb 3oz caught on

mackerel and sprats. Ryan Bain from Falkirk had a 20lb 6oz fish on pollan and one

at 18lbs on smelt, David Noble (Kirkintilloch) used mackerel and bluey bait to take

a great catch including two at 15lbs, one at 12lbs, 10lbs and 7lbs and Stuart Lang

(Wishaw) used trout bait to attract a fine pike that tipped the scales at 16lbs 10oz.

Kevin MacKenzie from Falkirk had fish of 17lbs 14oz, 14lbs 13oz and 12lbs on

lamprey and mackerel tail whilst Georg Ritchie (Crieff) had a cracking fish of 19lbs

13oz on mackerel.

On the4 trout front American visitor Joe Bohlen from Illinois used a parachute Black

Gnat to bag a fine 2lbs 12oz brown, Richard Smith from Buckinghamshire had

trout of 1lb 7oz and 2lbs 12oz on a Jungle Cock Dabbler and Robbie Williamson

(Ayrshire) used a very small Mosaic Gold Head Fritz to take 5 for 6lbs 3oz – best 1lb

11oz and the same fly also accounted for a 12lb pike. John Lees from Airdrie used

a worm to catch a 1lb 7oz trout, Conor Bartley (Baillieston) 2lb 8oz on a maggot and

Angus Paul (Bathgate) had one at 1lbs 2oz on a maggot.