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Issued by Jim Boyd on behalf of the following fisheries on Tuesday, 28 February
2012
The following reports are for the week ending Sunday, 26 February, 2012.

1. FRANDY (Gleneagles) The fishery will open on Thursday 1st March when dark

coloured lures fished deep are likely to do best.

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

3. HOLL (Fife) NO REPORT UNTIL MARCH 2012

4. MARKLE (East Lothian) Keith Watson from Newcastle used a Bloodworm to take

3 fish weighing 12lbsw 7oz, Tommy Dickson, Dunbar, had a nice rainbow of 9lbs

4oz on a Damsel and Andy Adshead, Edinburgh, bagged one at 9lbs 6oz on a Black

Fritz. Jim Skilling from Shotts had the fish of the week – a cracking rainbow that

tipped the scales at 10lbs and fell for a Damsel Nymph and The Scottish Team fund

raiser was the competitors catching and releasing no fewer than 230 fish with the

winner being Alan Grant from Edinburgh with a total of 13.

5. MORTON LOCH (Livingston) NO REPORT THIS WEEK

6. ORCHILL LOCH (Braco) The weather, although changeable, was much milder

last week and extremely good for February and compared to last year it is great.

The fish are being caught about 3 - 5 feet down with a wide variety of colours, with a

very slow retrieve as the water is still cold.

Hamish Carmichael from Alloa had 3 fish for 8lbs on a Black Fritz, Tam McEwan,

Stirling, 4 for 13lbs 3oz on a Pink Blob, John Gilchrist, Stirling, 3 for 9lbs 4oz on a

Cat, Ian Sloan< Almondbank, 4 for 9lbs on a Pinkie & Gold Fritz and Jim Alexander,

Perth, 2 for 6lbs on a Green Blob. Ross Carnegie from Dunfermline used a Black

Damsel to take 2 for 5lbs, Paul Shepherd, Bedford, 3 for 8lbs 8oz on a Green

Damsel, Harry Graham, Glenrothes, 4 for 12lbs on a Black Fritz and Gordon Gelletly

from Stirling caught 2 for 5lbs 4oz on Buzzers.

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

8. SWANSWATER (Stirling) The wind was the dominant feature this week at

Swanswater with some days being very breezy. For most of the week the fish were

in front of the island, round the back of the islands and in the far bay, although on

Sunday they moved to the dam area.

around 3 feet down. When it was a bit colder they were deeper and anglers had to

go down another 3 feet to find them.

on an intermediate line was the best tactic with favourite patterns being Damsel,

Dancer, Cat’s Whisker, PTN, Diawl Bach, Cormorant, Buzzer, Spider and Kate

McLaren.

up to dry flies here on the milder days.

catch returns and they are being taken from all three ponds.

The Troutmasters Fish Off scheduled for Saturday 3rd March has had to be

On the milder days they were being taken

Small lures, nymphs and a few wet flies fished

The small ponds continue to fish very well with fish occasionally coming

Several Tigers continue to feature in the

postponed due to an error at Trout Fisherman Magazine.

announced as soon as possible.

Kevan Lamb, Broxburn, took the biggest fish this week, 9lb 12oz Rainbow in his bag

of 5 for 19lb 8oz. Other good catches included Jim Annall, Irvine, 9lb 10oz Blue, Rab

Dobbie, Perth, 2 for 11lb 8oz including 9lb Rainbow and a Tiger, Bill Buchan, Lenzie,

8lb 1oz Rainbow and John Irvine, Falkirk, 2 for 8lb 4oz including 6lb Rainbow. Frank

Barr, Falkirk, 5 for 16lb including 5lb 8oz Blue and 4lb Rainbow, Davy Duncan,

fishing with Fenmore Fishing Section from Edinburgh, 5 for 11lb 12oz including

a Blue and 2 Tigers, John Patrick, Kilsyth, 5 for 11lb 12oz including a Blue and a

Tiger and Alan Smith, Cumbernauld, 5 for 11lb 12oz including a Blue. Bob Forbes,

Auchterarder, 3 for 10lb including a Blue.

9. LOCH VENACHAR (Trossachs) NO REPORT THIS WEEK

ENDS