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Issued by Jim Boyd on behalf of the following fisheries on Tuesday, 20 March 2012
The following reports are for the week ending Sunday, 18 March, 2012.

1. FRANDY (Gleneagles) The best fishing areas have been on the south shore from

the Smithscleuchs Burn to the Dam Wall and the top taking fly patterns have been

the Fritz Olive Damsel, Yellow Dancer, Hothead Damsel, Olive Hotty & Red/Orange

and the Quad Bead Worm.

Paul McNair & Stuart Strachan from Kilmarnock kept 12 fish weighing 25lb, Bill

Ramage, Tillicoultry, 6 fish for 16lbs 120z - heaviest 6lb 12oz, Geoff Thomson,

Blackford, 2 for 10lb 8oz – heaviest 8lb 8oz and Alastair MacMillan, Comrie, kept 6

fish weighing 11lb 4oz and released a further 4. Season Ticket holder Jim Donnelly

from Tullibody kept 2 weighing 8lb 8oz – heaviest 6lb 8oz and released a further

9, John Philliban, Stenhousemuir, 2 fish for 14lb, Alex Galloway, Tillicoultry, 3 fish

weighing 5lb 10oz and released a further 2 and Alan Drummond, Lochgelly, had 4

fish weighing 7lb.

2. FORBES OF KINGENNIE (Broughty Ferry) The fishing this week at Forbes of

Kingennie has been superb with a real lack of rain meaning all the ponds are very

clear and the fishing has really benefited.

The Boathouse has produced some very nice fish this past week with the largest

being a 9lb 8oz rainbow taken by Boab Miller. Lures have taken fish but in the clear

water they have been slightly wary and buzzers have been the most consistent

method.

The Bankside has really come in form with fish being caught all over the pond on

everything from big Minkies to small Dries. Again Buzzers have been the preferred

method with a nice average size of fish over 2lb 8oz with some very nice fish up to

6lb being caught.

Burnside has continued to be quite steady with white lures and Black Buzzers

taking most fish. 11 year old Robert Gibson had a superb couple of hours on Sunday

afternoon taking 8 fish in 2 hours on a White Fritz with his biggest fish being a 4lb

rainbow closely followed by a 3lb 8oz blue trout.

The Woodside level has dropped slightly but the fish have been on the feed with

Powerbait taking most fish still, but a lot of fish have started coming out to the

spinner now as well.

There is still spaces for the SANA national bank championship on Sunday the 8th of

April call 01382 350777/350213 to book a space.

3. HOLL (Fife) NO REPORT UNTIL MARCH 2012

4. MARKLE (East Lothian) Jim Skilling from Shotts had the ‘fish of the week’

a cracking rainbow weighing 12lbs that was taken on a Blob. Jack Hay from

Haddington caught one at 9lbs on a Dancer, Tommy Dickson, Dunbar, one at 10lbs

on a Damsel and Bruce Hunter, Edinburgh, bagged one at 11lbs on a Black Lure.

Catch and release anglers Mattie Devine from Hagstone and K Watson from Amble

both had 21 fish and the taking lures proved to be the Bloodworm, Zonker and a

Black Fritz.

5. MORTON LOCH (Livingston) NO REPORT THIS WEEK

6. ORCHILL LOCH (Braco) It has been another good week for fishing with the fish

taking mostly from one to three feet down with a slow retrieve as the water is still

cold and we have got to remember this is still March. All colours of flies have been

catching fish, Pinkie, Damsel, Black and Green Fritz, Hare's Ear, Bloodworm and the

Viva.

The Goth FFC yesterday had 47 fish for 119lbs 12oz with the heaviest bags going to

D. McMurchy and K Landsborough with 4 fish for 11lb 1oz. Jim Grant from

Old Kilpatrick had 2 for 7lbs 8oz on a Black & Green Fritz, Harry Graham,

Glenrothes, 4 for 10lbs on a Bloodworm, Hamish Carmichael, Alloa, 4 for 11lbs

8oz on a Coral Fritz and Johnny Weir, Airdrie, 2 for 5lbs 12oz on a Nomad. Bill

Dawson from Dollar caught 3 fish weighing 8lbs on a Cat’s Whisker, Dave Wilkie,

Stirling used a Coral Fritz to take 4 for 12lbs, Mike Mazur, Glenrothes, 3 for 9lbs

on a Humungus and Jim Prentice, Tullibody, 4 for 12lbs on a Damsel and a Black

& Green Fritz. Alec Fitszimmons from Fintry took 4 fish for 112lbs 8oz on a Yellow

Dancer and Hugh Bratchie, Lochgelly, 4 for 10lbs 12oz on a Yellow Dancer.

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

8. SWANSWATER (Stirling) It was another good week at Swanswater although

once again the cool breeze made things a bit trickier at times.

season started slowly but plenty of cracking Tigers and Blues in the catch returns

more than compensated.

in the calmer areas, most were being taken around 4 feet down, slightly deeper than

previously.

shelter from the breeze and were fishing very well especially at the weekend. A

large variety of flies were successful including small lures, nymphs and wet flies,

with a few Tigers taken from the Millpond on dry flies.

Dancer, Damsel, Buzzer, Hare’s Ear, Butcher, and Bibio.

week was Mark Kenyon, fishing from the boat, who hooked, played, landed and

dispatched a lovely Blue weighing around 7lb, and then slipped and lost it overboard!

Sandy Donald, Dunblane, 3 for 13lb including a 9lb Rainbow, Derek Hutton,

Edinburgh, 4 for 14lb 2oz including 8lb 8oz Rainbow, Martin O’Connor, Gareloch,

7lb 12oz Rainbow, Stewart Marshall, Cambusbarron, 3 for 12lb 4oz including 7lb

4oz Rainbow and Tom McGuire, Motherwell, 3 for 10lb 8oz including 6lb Blue.

Frank Barr, Falkirk, 5 for 14lb 4oz including 5lb 12oz Rainbow, a Blue and a Tiger,

Gary Waugh, Cumbernauld, 2 for 8lb including 5lb 8oz Blue, Stewart Nicholson,

Knightswood, 5 for 14lb including 5lb 8oz Blue and John Patrick, Kilsyth, 5 for 16lb

8oz including Blues at 5lb 4oz and 4lb and a Tiger. John Alcock, Balloch, 5 for

13lb 12oz including 2 Blues, bigger one at 5lb and a Tiger, Peter Bryce, Alloa, 5 for

The Brown trout

Although fish were seen moving on or near the surface

The two small ponds, particularly the Millpond, provided some extra

Favourite patterns included

Unluckiest angler this

15lb including 4lb 8oz Blue, Grant McCauley, Clydebank, 5 for 11lb 8oz including 3

Tigers, John Relf, Falkirk, 4 for 10lb including 2 Tigers and John McInnes, Sauchie,

3 for 7lb 8oz including 2 Tigers.

ENDS