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Issued by Jim Boyd on behalf of the following fisheries on Monday, 29 August 2011
The following reports are for the week ending Sunday, 28 August 2011.

1. FRANDY (Gleneagles) Bill Ramage from Tillicoultry kept 6 fish weighing 20lb,

Tom Murray (Perth) 3 for 12lb 8oz – heaviest 6lb 8oz, Kenny MacMillan (Perth) 4 fish

for 14lb 12oz, Martin Graham & Gary McDonald (Ayrshire) kept 8 fish weighing 24lb

and Ian Gibson & Jock McKenzie (Edinburgh) took 4 fish for 14lb 8oz – heaviest 5lb

4oz. Alex Galloway (Kinross) kept 3 fish weighing 9lb 12oz and Colin Smith (Falkirk)

had 3 fish weighing 12lb 12oz – heaviest 5lb 12oz.

On the club front Falkirk F/C kept 9 fish weighing 29lb 12oz – heaviest 4lb 2oz,

Bank of Scotland (Glasgow) 6 fish for 18lb 2oz, St Mungo A/C 12 fish for 32lb 3oz –

heaviest 4lb 4oz and the Heriot A/C kept 3 fish weighing 9lb 12oz and released 13.

The best flies and lures have proved to be the Daddy Longlegs, Crazy Cat, Olive

Damsel, Bibio, Sedge Muddler, Hoppers and Sedgehogs whilst all areas of the

fishery continue to fish well.

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

3. HOLL (near Kinross) NO REPORT THIS WEEK

4. MARKLE (East Lothian) The cooler water temperature has got the ‘biggies’ on the

feed again with M McKenzie from Edinburgh using a Bibio to take a cracker of 17lbs

that was safely returned – he also took a brace weighing 14lbs 5oz.Tommy Dickson

from Dunbar had one at 14lbs on a Diawl Bach, Stewart Fairbairn, Haddington, one

at 13lbs on a Rabbitiser and Graham Paterson from Haddington used a Black Lure

to take 3 for 10lbs. Ross Phillips from Edinburgh had a brace for 17lbs – best 9lbs

on a Minkie, David Stirling, Edinburgh, used a Hopper to take 2 for 18lbs 4oz – best

9lbs 12oz and D Demarco, Haddington, 2 for 18lbs 120z – best 9lbs 12oz on a Black

& Green Lure. Last but not least J Gray from Edinburgh used a Dark Mackerel to

take 3 for 14lbs 8oz.

5. MORTON FISHERY (Livingston) NO REPORT THIS WEEK

6. ORCHILL LOCH (Braco) This week has again been excellent fishing especially

with dry flies which has been giving the anglers some very good sport. The boys

from Waverly Station Edinburgh had a good day's fishing on Tuesday taking 27 fish

for 68lbs with S Reilly having the heaviest 4 fish for 11lbs.

Also doing well was Graham King from Almondbank with 5 fish for 14lbs 8oz

on a Kate McLaren, Ian Law, Barrhead, 5 for 15lbs on a Bibio, Ian Sloan,

Almondbank, 2 fish for 6lbs on a Gold Butcher, Ian McLean, Whitburn, 3 for

12lbs – best 6lbs on a Black & Gold and John Hutchison, Alloa, 3 for 9lbs on

Dries. William Hunter from Alva used Dries to take 4 fish for 12lbs 12oz, John

Payne,

6lbs on a Black Hopper, William Smith, Menstrie, 3 for 10lbs 4oz on Dries and Allan

Stirling,

took a brace weighing 7lbs on Dries, Tony Rodgers, Stirling, 4 for 9lbs 4oz on Dries,

Steve Simpson, 2 for 5lbs on a Hopper and Allan Mitchell from Stirling caught 2 fish

weighing 6lbs on Dries.

7. ORCHIL LOCH COARSE PONDS (Braco) The Snake and Midton have been

fishing very well with plenty of good catches with a wide variety of bait being used.

Tullibody, 2 for 6lbs on a Bloodworm, Andrew Currie, Glasgow, 2 for

Auchterarder, 3 for 9lbs 4oz on Dries. Peter Paterson from Menstrie

Hopefully the 10 days we have of summer is not over now as it was a lot cooler at

the weekend.

The 7th Match of the Orchill Summer Series was fished on Sunday in cold conditions

and the event was won by Davy Mathews with a good catch weighing in at 48lbs

12oz. Mark Cook was second with 45lbs 8oz, 3rd place went to Jim Hillhouse with

40lbs 3oz, 4th place was bagged by John Baird Snr with 36lbs 5oz and 5th place

was taken by David McAuley with 33lbs. Also doing well in the competition was

Brian Docherty 31lbs 4oz, Neil Chapman 27lbs 10oz, Drew McLuskey 24lbs 6oz,

Ian Whitson 23lbs 6oz and Paul Bryson 21lbs 3oz.

8. SWANSWATER (Stirling) The conditions at Swanswater are now excellent

although the fish are still a little fussy about what they are taking. For most of the

week small nymphs and wet flies were doing well fished just below the surface,

although at times a small lure fished a little deeper was needed to tempt the fish.

The two small ponds have fished very well this week, with many anglers having

success with dry flies, and have produced three of the big fish in the catch returns.

Favourite patterns include Diawl Bach, Snatcher, PTN, Buzzer, Kate McLaren, Hot-

head Damsel, Dancer, Sedge and Daddy Long Legs. The Fishery is now closing at

8.30pm

The biggest fish this week was landed by Jonathan Mooney, Queenzieburn, a nice

10lb 1oz Rainbow in his 2 for 13lb from the boat. Other good catches included Ross

Evans, Stirling, 9lb 8oz Rainbow from the Meadow Pond, Frank Kerr, Menstrie,

7lb 10oz Blue, John Moyes, Grangemouth, 3 for 14lb 4oz, in two visits, including

7lb 4oz Blue and a 4lb Rainbow. Martin Smart, Milton of Campsie, 3 for 11lb 8oz

including 6lb 4oz Blue from the Millpond, Kieran Russell, Coatbridge, 3 for 10lb from

the Meadow Pond including 5lb 4oz Blue, Willie Martin, Stirling, 5 for 16lb including

4lb Blue and Frank Barr, Falkirk, 6 for 17lb including 2 Blues bigger one at 4lb 12oz.

Tam Rogerson, Alloa, 4 for 12lb 4oz, Andrew McQuillan, Kippen, 3 for 9lb 8oz, Ian

Anderson, Menstrie, 3 for 9lb and Iain MacDonald, Alva, 3 for 9lb. Willie McAleese,

Laurieston, 2 for 8lb including 5lb 8oz Blue and a Brown, Jim Maguire, Balloch, 2

for 7lb, Stuart Nicholson, Yoker, 2 for 8lb, Alistair Anderson, Dunfermline, 2 for 6lb

4oz and Nan Morrison, Stirling, 2 for 7lb 4oz. Alec Peachey, Scone, 2 for 7lb 4oz

including a Blue, Ross Carroll, Stirling, 2 for 7lb 2oz including a Blue and Kevin

Lowe, Larbert, 5lb 4oz Blue.

9. LOCH VENACHAR (Trossachs) NO REPORT THIS WEEK

ENDS