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Issued by Jim Boyd on behalf of the following fisheries on Monday, 07 November
2011.The following report is for the week ending Sunday, 06 November 2011.

1. FRANDY (Gleneagles) NOW CLOSED UNTIL SPRING 2012

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

3. HOLL (near Kinross) NO REPORT THIS WEEK

4. MARKLE (East Lothian) With the poor weather and the start of the ‘run up’ to

Christmas not so many anglers have been in evidence but this did not stop Tommy

Dickson from Dunbar taking a cracker of a rainbow on a Black Dancer that tipped the

scales at 16lbs. Jack Stevenson from Ormiston had one at 12lbs 8oz on a Dancer, J

Gray, Edinburgh, one at 10lbs 120z on a Dancer, Andy Adshead, Edinburgh, one at

10lbs 2oz on a Bloodworm and Jack Hay, Haddington, one at 10lbs 8oz on a Buzzer.

5. MORTON FISHERY (Livingston) NO REPORT THIS WEEK

6. ORCHILL LOCH (Braco) The touch of frost at the weekend has made a pleasant

change from rain at Orchill. A dry frosty sunny day is good for fishing but the fish are

only down a foot or two and are being caught with Buzzers, Damsel Nymph, Hare's

Ear, Black and Green Fritz, Pinkie and the Yellow Dancer.

Featuring amongst the top catches was Dave Wilkie from Stirling with 5 fish for

16lbs 8oz on a Gold Damsel, Hamish Carmichael, Alloa, 3 for9lbs on a Hot Head

Damsel, William Barr, Falkirk, 5 fish 13lbs 8oz on a Black & Gold Fritz, Jim Russell,

Falkirk, 5 fish for 12lbs 4oz on a Black & Gold Fritz and Jock Esplin, Bonnybridge,

3 for 10lbs on a Braco Bug. William Baff from Falkirk caught 3 fish weighing 8lbs

8oz on a Pinkie, Harry Graham, Glenrothes, 5 for 12lbs on a Bloodworm, S Mitchell,

Falkirk, 4 for 10lbs on a Hot Head Damsel, John Lees, Airdrie, 4 for 11lbs on a

Damsel and Dave Dorris, Airdrie took 3 for 9lbs on a Black Cat.

7. ORCHIL LOCH COARSE PONDS (Braco) NEXT REPORT SPRING 2012

8. SWANSWATER (Stirling) The first of a large batch of Tiger trout were stocked

this week with quite a few caught as well. Anglers lucky enough to hook one of the

lovely looking fish were delighted to report that they lived up to their name and gave

a tremendous fight. The tigers are stocked in all three ponds and the first one landed

was taken from the Millpond by Euan Henderson, Paisley. For most of the week the

fish were sitting between 2 and 4 feet down and taking a wide variety of flies usually

on a fairly fast retrieve. Favourite patterns included Damsel, Dancer, Cat’s Whisker,

Hare’s Ear, Diawl Bach, Buzzer, Bloodworm and even Daddy Long Legs and Hopper

fished just under the surface. The frosty nights combined with bright days at the

weekend made things a little harder, but contrary to expectation the fish were still

not deep. Now that the clocks have changed fishery opening hours are 8.00am to

5.00pm.

The biggest fish of the week was a cracking 11lb 1oz Rainbow/Blue cross taken by

Dave Cormack, Scone and Robin Bowler, Sauchie, had a great bag of 5 for 22lb

10oz including 10lb 4oz Rainbow and a Blue, Others doing well included Stewart

Marshall, Cambusbarron, 3 for 15lb 10oz including 9lb 7oz Rainbow, Robert Kelly,

Gargunnock, 4 for 16lb 12oz including 3 Blues, biggest one at 9lb 4oz, Colin More,

Dunfermline, 3 for 11lb 12oz from the Millpond including 7lb 3oz Rainbow, William

Williams, Alloa, 3 for 12lb from the small ponds including 6lb 8oz Blue from the

Millpond and Kyle Crossan, Stirling, 5 for 15lb 14oz including 2 Blues. John Mooney,

Queenzieburn, 4 Blues for 13lb 2oz biggest one at 4lb, Trevor Gibson, Edinburgh,

4 for 13lb including a Blue, Stephen Cowan, Linwood, 4 for 12lb 4oz including a

Blue and John Irvine, Falkirk, 3 for 10lb.Dougie McDougall, Dunipace, 3 for 10lb

including a Blue, Steve Brotherston, Falkirk, 3 for 9lb 8oz including 4lb 8oz Rainbow,

Malcolm Miller, Clackmannan, 3 for 9lb including 2 Blues, D Clark, Menstrie, 2 for 8lb

including a Blue, John Relf, Falkirk, 2 for 7lb 2oz including a Blue and Ross Wallace,

Stirling, 2 for 6lb 12oz including a Blue. Last but not least Les Cooper from Dunblane

had a brace weighing 6lb 8oz including a Tiger.

9. LOCH VENACHAR (Trossachs) NO REPORT THIS WEEK

ENDS