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Issued by Jim Boyd on behalf of the following fisheries on Tuesday, 06 February
2012
The following reports are for the week ending Sunday, 04 February, 2012.

1. FRANDY (Gleneagles) CLOSED UNTIL MARCH 2012

2. FORBES OF KINGENNIE (Broughty Ferry) NO REPORT THIS WEEK

3. HOLL (Fife) NO REPORT UNTIL MARCH 2012

4. MARKLE (East Lothian) NO REPORT THIS WEEK – FROZEN OVER

5. MORTON LOCH (Livingston) NO REPORT THIS WEEK

6. ORCHILL LOCH (Braco) There were some lovely cold sunny days last week

but the water froze on Thursday morning and only started to thaw after the pump

was put to work. The fish have been taking the same about 3 - 5 feet down with

all colours of flies. Andy Airnes from Clackmannan had 3 fish for 9lbs on a Black

Fritz, Bryon Martin, Clackmannan, 3 for 8lbs 4oz on a Black Fritz, Richard Goodwin,

Larbert, 4 for 10lbs 8oz on a Black & Green Nomad and Rab Dobbie from Perth

used a Pinkie to catch 5 fish weighing 13lbs. Gordon Galletly from Stirling managed

3 fish for 8lbs on a Damsel, and Bill Dawson from Dollar caught 3 weighing in at6

8lbs.

7. ORCHIL LOCH COARSE PONDS (Braco) NO REPORTS UNTIL MARCH 2012

8. SWANSWATER (Stirling) Despite the frosty weather most of the fishery remained

ice free and fishable thanks to the aerators which have been running overnight in

all three ponds.

extra aerator freed that area as well so now it is only the top end of Swanswater

that has an icy cover.

been proving the best fishing spot, as is often the case at this time of year.

low water temperature has sent the fish down and they are lying fairly dormant near

the bottom. A lure fished slow and deep is needed to tempt them out, although, as

some anglers found, even that is sometimes not enough as the fishing was quite

hard at times.

Amongst those who did well this week was Brian Murdoch, Stirling, who took the

biggest fish of the week, 9lb 10oz Rainbow. Other bags included Alan Whitton,

Stirling, 4 for 14lb 4oz including 7lb 12oz Rainbow, William Williams, Alloa, 3 for 7lb

8oz from the small ponds and Stewart Marshall, Cambusbarron, who took his bag of

3 from Swanswater, then proceeded to catch and release a further 13 on the small

ponds. Jim Donnelly, Tullibody, also caught and released a few on the small ponds

after catching his 3 on Swanswater, Frank Turner, Alloa, 4 for 8lb from the Meadow

Until the weekend, there was some ice behind the islands but an

The two small ponds are also ice free and the Millpond has

The

Pond including a Blue and a Tiger, Lawrence Maguire, Maddiston, 4 for 10lb 10oz

from Swanswater including a Tiger, plus a further 5 released in the Millpond and

Willie Hancock, Glasgow, 4lb 8oz Rainbow. Youngster Callum Clark and his dad

took 3 for 6lb 8oz from the Millpond including a Blue.

9. LOCH VENACHAR (Trossachs) NO REPORT THIS WEEK

ENDS