Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Fishing report by Jim Boyd
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JIM BOYD - angling journalist/photographer
Issued by Jim Boyd on behalf of the following fisheries on Monday 23 March 2015. The report is for the week ending Sunday, 22 March 2015.
1. FRANDY (Gleneagles) On the individual front Ronnie Stewart from Alva kept 4 fish weighing 8lb 8oz, Hamish Fulton, Menstrie, 2 fish for 6lb 10oz – heaviest 4lb 3oz and released 3, John Bell, Airth, took 4 fish weighing 7lb and John Philliban from Stenhousemuir kept 4 fish weighing 7lb 8oz. Jordan Tripney from Grangemouth had 3 fish weighing 6lb and Ross Peterson & Craig Easton from Falkirk retained 2 fish weighing 5lb and released 11. The Stanley & District A/C had a good outing taking 17 fish for 30lb.
The top taking flies included the Yellow Cats Whisker, Olive Damsel, Cormorant and various Buzzers whilst the best fishing area has been from the start of the dogleg to the dam wall on the south shore.
2. FORBES OF KINGENNIE (Broughty Ferry) There has been a wee taste of spring here at Kingennie this week and the fish are responding to the change in weather a few fish have been taken on dries and more have been seen to be rising late in the day. Some larger fish have been coming off all the ponds with the Bankside and Burnside producing double figure fish. On the Boathouse still the most productive method has been lures fished on intermediates, the water has been really clear so you have been able to target fish but that does throw up its own problems with the fish seeing you, your leader and any imperfections that may be in your leader so very good fun if not a little tricky. The Burnside Pool continues to fish well to various methods some anglers taking fish straight off the top with others taking fish very deep. Flies that have been working well on Burnside have been Apps Bloodworm, Buzzers and Blobs. On the Bankside Pool the fish have started to spread out from the bays and can now be found all over the pool, the north bank was a hot spot last week with a lot of fish falling to bloodworm in various patterns fished on a floating line. The Woodside any method pool has been fishing really well and any method has meant any method the fish have been taking all sorts with Powerbait probably just out doing worms and maggots.
3. MARKLE (East Lothian) Jack Hay from Haddington had a good catch of n8 fish on the Yellow Dancer including specimens of 6lbs 8oz and 5lbs. Also doing well was Bruce Hunter from Edinburgh with 10 on a mixture of Buzzers and lures, David Smith, Dunbar, 6 on a CDC and David Sleith from Musselburgh took 6 on a Hot Head Damsel. Derek DeMarco from Haddington caught 13 on a Black & Silver lure, Joe Beattie, Edinburgh, 6 on a Damsel and Eric Livingston from Edinburgh used a Black Spider to take 5.
4. ORCHILL LOCH (Braco) The Falcon FFC enjoyed a lovely day for their first outing of the season taking 34 fish for 109 lbs with Gregor Paterson taking the heaviest basket of the morning with 3 fish for 14lbs 8oz on a Cat. The fish have been getting caught from just under the surface to about 2 - 3 feet down depending on the wind and the sun. A wide variety of flies is catching the fish.
Jim Marshall from Stirling took 2 fish for 6lbs 8oz on a Black Lure, The MacKenzies from Aberuthven had 4 fish weighing 10lbs 12oz on a Bloodworm, Greg Hoggan, Stirling, 3 for 9lbs on Buzzers and Joe Hunter from Tullibody took 3 fish for 9lbs on Buzzers. Mike Noble from Blairingone used a Yellow Dancer to catch a brace weighing 7lbs, Hamish Carmichael, Alloa, 2 for 6lbs on a Green Bug and Jack Gibb from Clackmannan caught 2 fish for 8 lbs best 5 lbs on a Green Bug.
5. SWANSWATER (Stirling) Did the solar eclipse affect the fishing? Many anglers thought there were a lot of fish rising before the eclipse, but that things went quiet during it. Some thought that it may have made things a bit harder on Friday, but others were of the opinion that it made no difference at all. During the week the fishing was generally pretty good, but the bright sun on Saturday and cold wind on Sunday made things a little harder at the weekend. The fish depth varied from the top couple of feet for most of the week to virtually on the bottom on Saturday. Fish were caught all around the main area of Swanswater with the dam, overflow and island the favourite spots. The water is very clear at present and the temperature is up to 7oC. Some fish are now coming to wet flies although most anglers are still fishing lures or buzzers. Favourite patterns included Ace of Spades, Dancer, Cat’s Whisker, Damsel, Cormorant, Diawl Bach, Buzzer, Kate McLaren, Bibio and Spider.
Willie Martin, Stirling, 5 for 17lb 8oz including 4 Blues, Willie Nyguist, Stirling, 5 for 15lb 8oz including a Blue, plus a further 6 caught and released, Frank Barr, Falkirk, 5 for 15lb 8oz plus 3 caught and released and Danny Doherty, Denny, 5 for 14lb 8oz including 3 Blues. Ian Brown, Denny, 4 for 14lb 8oz including 3 Blues, biggest one at 4lb, James Fowell, Falkirk, 4 for 14lb 4oz, Ricky Goodwin, Larbert, in two visits, 8 for 24lb 12oz including 4 Blues, plus 4 returned and John Mooney, Queenzieburn, 4 Blues for 12lb 4oz. Alan Armstrong, Dollar, 4 for 12lb including 2 Blues, Henry Fulton, Greenock, 3 for 10lb 12oz including 2 Blues, Davy Neilson, Carronshore, 3 for 10lb 8oz including 2 Blues and John Lennox, Hamilton, 3 for 10lb including a Blue and a Tiger. Stuart Ross, Bo’ness, 3 for 9lb 4oz including a Blue and a Brown, Mike Bolton, Maddiston, 3 for 9lb 4oz including a Blue, Tom Pate, Alloa, 3 for 9lb including 2 Blues and John Mathieson, Doune, 3 for 7lb 12oz including 2 Browns. John Whitelaw, Carstairs, 2 Blues for 7lb 8oz, Jim Patterson, Roslyn, 2 for 7lb including a Blue, George Watt, Gareloch, 2 for 6lb 13oz including a Tiger and Davy Quinn, Dunfermline, 2 for 6lb 12oz including a Blue, Cameron Brown, Armadale, 2 for 6lb 4oz including a Blue and a Green, Mike Palmer, Gareloch, 2 for 6lb 4oz, Johnathan Fowell, Falkirk, 2 for 6lb including a Blue and Brian Stewart, Falkirk, 6lb 8oz Rainbow. Jim Allan, Kilsyth, 3lb 12oz Gold.
6. WOODBURN (Milton of Campsie) The top taking fly patterns last week included the Black & Green Fritz, Ally McCoist and the Yellow Dancer. The 1314 Angling Club from Bannockburn had a great outing taking 43 fish for 125lbs and the Gartcosh Angling Club caught 59 fish weighing 159lbs.
On the personal catch front Mr Menzies from Motherwell had a great brace of rainbows that tipped the scales at 12lbs and Andrew Barr, Milton of Campsie had a rainbow and a blue for 6lbs. Alex Campbell from Moodiesburn had a brown at 2lbs 8oz, Peter Toner, Kirkintilloch, 1 at 3lbs, Kevin from Bishopbriggs had 4 for 9lbs 8oz and Mr Westwood had 2 rainbows and 1 blue weighing 9lbs. Colin Haggerty from Cumbernauld had 4 on C+R, John Haggerty, Cumbernauld, 3 on C+R and Andy Walsh from Milton of Campsie took a brace for 6lbs 8oz.
ENDS
Issued by Jim Boyd on behalf of the following fisheries on Monday 23 March 2015. The report is for the week ending Sunday, 22 March 2015.
1. FRANDY (Gleneagles) On the individual front Ronnie Stewart from Alva kept 4 fish weighing 8lb 8oz, Hamish Fulton, Menstrie, 2 fish for 6lb 10oz – heaviest 4lb 3oz and released 3, John Bell, Airth, took 4 fish weighing 7lb and John Philliban from Stenhousemuir kept 4 fish weighing 7lb 8oz. Jordan Tripney from Grangemouth had 3 fish weighing 6lb and Ross Peterson & Craig Easton from Falkirk retained 2 fish weighing 5lb and released 11. The Stanley & District A/C had a good outing taking 17 fish for 30lb.
The top taking flies included the Yellow Cats Whisker, Olive Damsel, Cormorant and various Buzzers whilst the best fishing area has been from the start of the dogleg to the dam wall on the south shore.
2. FORBES OF KINGENNIE (Broughty Ferry) There has been a wee taste of spring here at Kingennie this week and the fish are responding to the change in weather a few fish have been taken on dries and more have been seen to be rising late in the day. Some larger fish have been coming off all the ponds with the Bankside and Burnside producing double figure fish. On the Boathouse still the most productive method has been lures fished on intermediates, the water has been really clear so you have been able to target fish but that does throw up its own problems with the fish seeing you, your leader and any imperfections that may be in your leader so very good fun if not a little tricky. The Burnside Pool continues to fish well to various methods some anglers taking fish straight off the top with others taking fish very deep. Flies that have been working well on Burnside have been Apps Bloodworm, Buzzers and Blobs. On the Bankside Pool the fish have started to spread out from the bays and can now be found all over the pool, the north bank was a hot spot last week with a lot of fish falling to bloodworm in various patterns fished on a floating line. The Woodside any method pool has been fishing really well and any method has meant any method the fish have been taking all sorts with Powerbait probably just out doing worms and maggots.
3. MARKLE (East Lothian) Jack Hay from Haddington had a good catch of n8 fish on the Yellow Dancer including specimens of 6lbs 8oz and 5lbs. Also doing well was Bruce Hunter from Edinburgh with 10 on a mixture of Buzzers and lures, David Smith, Dunbar, 6 on a CDC and David Sleith from Musselburgh took 6 on a Hot Head Damsel. Derek DeMarco from Haddington caught 13 on a Black & Silver lure, Joe Beattie, Edinburgh, 6 on a Damsel and Eric Livingston from Edinburgh used a Black Spider to take 5.
4. ORCHILL LOCH (Braco) The Falcon FFC enjoyed a lovely day for their first outing of the season taking 34 fish for 109 lbs with Gregor Paterson taking the heaviest basket of the morning with 3 fish for 14lbs 8oz on a Cat. The fish have been getting caught from just under the surface to about 2 - 3 feet down depending on the wind and the sun. A wide variety of flies is catching the fish.
Jim Marshall from Stirling took 2 fish for 6lbs 8oz on a Black Lure, The MacKenzies from Aberuthven had 4 fish weighing 10lbs 12oz on a Bloodworm, Greg Hoggan, Stirling, 3 for 9lbs on Buzzers and Joe Hunter from Tullibody took 3 fish for 9lbs on Buzzers. Mike Noble from Blairingone used a Yellow Dancer to catch a brace weighing 7lbs, Hamish Carmichael, Alloa, 2 for 6lbs on a Green Bug and Jack Gibb from Clackmannan caught 2 fish for 8 lbs best 5 lbs on a Green Bug.
5. SWANSWATER (Stirling) Did the solar eclipse affect the fishing? Many anglers thought there were a lot of fish rising before the eclipse, but that things went quiet during it. Some thought that it may have made things a bit harder on Friday, but others were of the opinion that it made no difference at all. During the week the fishing was generally pretty good, but the bright sun on Saturday and cold wind on Sunday made things a little harder at the weekend. The fish depth varied from the top couple of feet for most of the week to virtually on the bottom on Saturday. Fish were caught all around the main area of Swanswater with the dam, overflow and island the favourite spots. The water is very clear at present and the temperature is up to 7oC. Some fish are now coming to wet flies although most anglers are still fishing lures or buzzers. Favourite patterns included Ace of Spades, Dancer, Cat’s Whisker, Damsel, Cormorant, Diawl Bach, Buzzer, Kate McLaren, Bibio and Spider.
Willie Martin, Stirling, 5 for 17lb 8oz including 4 Blues, Willie Nyguist, Stirling, 5 for 15lb 8oz including a Blue, plus a further 6 caught and released, Frank Barr, Falkirk, 5 for 15lb 8oz plus 3 caught and released and Danny Doherty, Denny, 5 for 14lb 8oz including 3 Blues. Ian Brown, Denny, 4 for 14lb 8oz including 3 Blues, biggest one at 4lb, James Fowell, Falkirk, 4 for 14lb 4oz, Ricky Goodwin, Larbert, in two visits, 8 for 24lb 12oz including 4 Blues, plus 4 returned and John Mooney, Queenzieburn, 4 Blues for 12lb 4oz. Alan Armstrong, Dollar, 4 for 12lb including 2 Blues, Henry Fulton, Greenock, 3 for 10lb 12oz including 2 Blues, Davy Neilson, Carronshore, 3 for 10lb 8oz including 2 Blues and John Lennox, Hamilton, 3 for 10lb including a Blue and a Tiger. Stuart Ross, Bo’ness, 3 for 9lb 4oz including a Blue and a Brown, Mike Bolton, Maddiston, 3 for 9lb 4oz including a Blue, Tom Pate, Alloa, 3 for 9lb including 2 Blues and John Mathieson, Doune, 3 for 7lb 12oz including 2 Browns. John Whitelaw, Carstairs, 2 Blues for 7lb 8oz, Jim Patterson, Roslyn, 2 for 7lb including a Blue, George Watt, Gareloch, 2 for 6lb 13oz including a Tiger and Davy Quinn, Dunfermline, 2 for 6lb 12oz including a Blue, Cameron Brown, Armadale, 2 for 6lb 4oz including a Blue and a Green, Mike Palmer, Gareloch, 2 for 6lb 4oz, Johnathan Fowell, Falkirk, 2 for 6lb including a Blue and Brian Stewart, Falkirk, 6lb 8oz Rainbow. Jim Allan, Kilsyth, 3lb 12oz Gold.
6. WOODBURN (Milton of Campsie) The top taking fly patterns last week included the Black & Green Fritz, Ally McCoist and the Yellow Dancer. The 1314 Angling Club from Bannockburn had a great outing taking 43 fish for 125lbs and the Gartcosh Angling Club caught 59 fish weighing 159lbs.
On the personal catch front Mr Menzies from Motherwell had a great brace of rainbows that tipped the scales at 12lbs and Andrew Barr, Milton of Campsie had a rainbow and a blue for 6lbs. Alex Campbell from Moodiesburn had a brown at 2lbs 8oz, Peter Toner, Kirkintilloch, 1 at 3lbs, Kevin from Bishopbriggs had 4 for 9lbs 8oz and Mr Westwood had 2 rainbows and 1 blue weighing 9lbs. Colin Haggerty from Cumbernauld had 4 on C+R, John Haggerty, Cumbernauld, 3 on C+R and Andy Walsh from Milton of Campsie took a brace for 6lbs 8oz.
ENDS
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