Tuesday, 21 July 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 20 July 2015. The report is for the week ending Sunday, 19 July 2015.
1. FRANDY (Gleneagles) On the individual front Neil & Colin Gibbons from Blackpool kept 12 fish weighing 32lb 12oz, Andy Anderson & Frank Jackson, Edinburgh 6 fish weighing 14lb 8oz and returned a further 13 and Tam Melville & Jim Galloway from Blairgowrie took 10 fish weighing 22lb. Brian Thorn from Glen Devon and Alastair MacMillan, Comrie, 8 fish weighing 19lb, George Keith & Tom Lansdowne, Dunfermline, 4 fish for 9lb and released a further 4, Brian & Andy Clapperton, Alva, 4 fish for 10lbs and Jim Sheehan & Peter Tong from Bridge of Allan kept 5 fish weighing 10lb. Bill Ramage from Alva) had 4 fish weighing 10lb and released 12, Donald McPherson, Crieff, 2 fish weighing 5lb and released 4 and Jim & Crawford McEwan, Newmains, fishing with sporting tickets between them caught and released 40.
The Perthshire F/C kept 9 fish weighing 18lb, St Serf Ladies A/C 6 fish weighing 9lb, Dunoon & District A/C kept 14 fish weighing 28lb and Stanley & District A/C took 20 fish weighing 41lb 12oz. Paisley Patterns A/C kept 26 fish weighing 58lb 6oz and Aberfeldy A/C had 13 fish weighing 28lb 12oz.
The best catching flies last week included the Muddler, Sedgehog, CDC Hoppers, Kate McLaren and Cormorants whilst all areas continue to fish well.
2. FORBES OF KINGENNIE (Broughty Ferry) The changeable weather has required anglers to adapt to conditions in order to achieve the best results. Although the water has been discoloured there have still been some very good returns. The Boathouse Pool has responded well to various techniques from dry flies, through Buzzers to lures. Mr. Watt took an excellent rainbow weighing 12lbs. Catch and release anglers have returned some decent numbers of fish on Cormorants and Diawl Bachs. The deep Burnside Pool has likewise produced large numbers of fish. George Birse released 22 fish taken on a Blue/Black Tadpole, with other anglers also reaching double figures of fish. Tam Costello returned a beautifully proportioned rainbow estimated at 8lbs+. The evenings have witnessed some wonderful sport on dry flies. Despite being open to the high winds dry flies have also been the key to good returns on the Bankside Pool with Sugar-Cube Shipman’s and the Yellow Owl featuring highly. Buzzers have also been fruitful with several regular anglers returning over a dozen fish each in a session. The Woodside Pool has again responded well to Powerbait with 44 fish being weighed in on Sunday for a total of 70lbs. Spinning with small lures produced some of the better sized fish especially in high water conditions.
3. MARKLE (East Lothian) The best fish taken off last week was a 10lb specimen taken on Dawson‘s Olive by Jack Hay from Haddington. R Rigby from Edinburgh took 2 for 6lbs 8oz on a Black Fritz, George Scott, Dunbar used a Black Hopper to take one at 5lbs 8oz and Ken Morrison from Edinburgh took 3 on a CDC. Steve Rodgers from Edinburgh had 8 – best 6lbs 8oz on a Mini Cat and Tommy Dickson from Dunbar took 4 on a Diawl Bach.
4. ORCHILL LOCH (Braco) It has been another mixed week of weather with plenty of fish being caught on a wide variety of dries and lures on top and just under the surface. Anne Orr from Tullibody took a brace weighing 9lbs on an Orange Ally McCoist, Hamish Carmichael, Alloa, 3 for 11lbs best 5lbs on a Blue Damsel, Davie McCrae Snr., Polmont, 3 for 12lbs on a Spider, Hector Wilson, Bannockburn, 4 for 14lbs 8oz – best 6lbs on an Ally and Dougie Stewart from Tullibody caught 2 for 11lbs 4oz on a Loch Ordie. The Thain Boys from Callander shared 9 for 20lbs on a Black & Green Dancer, Kenny Low, Stirling, 2 for 8lbs on a Blue Buzzer, Alex Hoggan, Bonnybridge, 3 for 10lbs on an Invi8cta and William McInnes from Bonnybridge used a Kate McLaren to bag 3 for 6lbs 8oz. Craig Younger from Kinkell took 2 fish for 6lbs on Emergers, Bobby Wilson, Falkirk, 3 for 8lbs on Buzzers, H Johnston, Falkirk, 2 for 8lbs on Buzzers, Jimmy Young, Alloa, 3 for 9lbs on a Black & Green Fritz and Ronnie Stanovich from Glasgow used a Hare’s Ear to catch 3 fish weighing 10lbs.
5. SWANSWATER (Stirling) This week saw the record for a Tiger at Swanswater equalled when John Mathieson landed a beauty at 7lb 8oz. John is something of an expert at catching Tigers having netted over 20 since April this year. With nearly 3.25 inches of rain falling between Thursday evening and Sunday morning the water was very high and coloured over the weekend but started to clear during the day on Sunday so conditions will be improving rapidly from the start of the week. The fish were still in the top 2 feet of the ponds despite the rain and strong winds. They were proving hard to please at times and at other times they were taking everything and anything. Most of the week a quick retrieve was working well although something slower worked better some evenings. Favourite patterns included Cat’s Whisker, Ace of Spades, Humungus, Damsel, Montana, Viva, Gold Head Daddy, Hopper, and Muddler.
Alistair Aitken, Dumbarton, 4 for 14lb 12oz including 8lb 4oz Blue, Robert Park, Glasgow, 3 for 13lb 4oz including 8lb Rainbow, Frank Turner, Alloa, 4 for 15lb including 7lb 10oz Blue, John Mathieson, Deanston, 3 for 12lb 12oz including 7lb 8oz Tiger and Frank Barr, Falkirk, 10 for 31lb 8oz including 7lb Rainbow and 4lb Blue, plus 2 caught and released. Andy Henderson, Glasgow, 4 for 16lb including 6lb 6oz Rainbow plus 2 caught and released, Nan Morrison, Stirling, 2 for 8lb 12oz including 5lb 8oz Tiger, Stewart Nicholson and Willie Hutchison, Knightswood, shared 6 for 17lb 12oz in the boat and Willie Nyguist, Stirling, 5 for 14lb. Willie Martin, Stirling, 5 for 13lb 12oz, George Dobbie, Glasgow, 4 for 10lb 8oz, plus 3 caught and released, Willie Torrance, Glasgow, 4 for 10lb 8oz, Henry Fulton, Greenock, 3 for 8lb including a Tiger and Graeme Arthur, Stirling, caught and released 7.
6. WOODBURN (Milton of Campsie) The weather is still very unsettled and this is affecting the fishing quite a bit but on the brighter side lots of big fish are on the surface at moment giving lots of exciting sport. On the fly fishing front Brian Rutherford from Kilsyth had one at 3lbs, Stewart McKenna 1 at 6lbs, James Steele, Kirkintilloch 1 at 2lbs 3oz, B. Clarkson, Stirling, 3 for 10lbs – best a blue at 5lbs and Mr Currie from Glasgow had 3 for 6lbs 8oz. Mr Wright from Kilsyth had 3 on C+R, John Shaw, Kilsyth, 1at 4lbs and returned 2, Stuart Sutherland, Kirkintilloch, 4 on C+R, Rab Erskine, Kilsyth, 2 on C+R and Mark Hampson from Cumbernauld had a brace weighing 4lbs.
It’s great to see the kids catching fish on the bait pond and Scot McInnes from Bishopbriggs brought his little girl first time fishing on Sunday and she was over the moon with 3 rainbows for 7lb.James Kilday from Kilsyth took 1 for 3lbs 5oz, William Barr, Kirkintilloch 1 for 2lbs 5oz, Arthur Haddock, Kirkintilloch, 1 for 2lbs 8oz and Jim Taylor, Kirkintilloch, 3 for 8lbs 2oz. Walter Hill from Kirkintilloch caught 1 for 4lbs 5oz, Stuart Robertson, Kirkintilloch, 1 for 3lbs, Pat Harte, Bishopbriggs, 2 for 8lbs 2oz and Mr Walker from Maryhill took 5 for 12lbs.James Sinclair from Kirkintilloch, 3 for 8lbs, George Donnelly, Kilsyth, 1 at 1lbs 8oz and Scott McInnes, Kilsyth, 1 at 1lbs 8oz.
ENDS
Issued by Jim Boyd on behalf of the following fisheries on Monday 20 July 2015. The report is for the week ending Sunday, 19 July 2015.
1. FRANDY (Gleneagles) On the individual front Neil & Colin Gibbons from Blackpool kept 12 fish weighing 32lb 12oz, Andy Anderson & Frank Jackson, Edinburgh 6 fish weighing 14lb 8oz and returned a further 13 and Tam Melville & Jim Galloway from Blairgowrie took 10 fish weighing 22lb. Brian Thorn from Glen Devon and Alastair MacMillan, Comrie, 8 fish weighing 19lb, George Keith & Tom Lansdowne, Dunfermline, 4 fish for 9lb and released a further 4, Brian & Andy Clapperton, Alva, 4 fish for 10lbs and Jim Sheehan & Peter Tong from Bridge of Allan kept 5 fish weighing 10lb. Bill Ramage from Alva) had 4 fish weighing 10lb and released 12, Donald McPherson, Crieff, 2 fish weighing 5lb and released 4 and Jim & Crawford McEwan, Newmains, fishing with sporting tickets between them caught and released 40.
The Perthshire F/C kept 9 fish weighing 18lb, St Serf Ladies A/C 6 fish weighing 9lb, Dunoon & District A/C kept 14 fish weighing 28lb and Stanley & District A/C took 20 fish weighing 41lb 12oz. Paisley Patterns A/C kept 26 fish weighing 58lb 6oz and Aberfeldy A/C had 13 fish weighing 28lb 12oz.
The best catching flies last week included the Muddler, Sedgehog, CDC Hoppers, Kate McLaren and Cormorants whilst all areas continue to fish well.
2. FORBES OF KINGENNIE (Broughty Ferry) The changeable weather has required anglers to adapt to conditions in order to achieve the best results. Although the water has been discoloured there have still been some very good returns. The Boathouse Pool has responded well to various techniques from dry flies, through Buzzers to lures. Mr. Watt took an excellent rainbow weighing 12lbs. Catch and release anglers have returned some decent numbers of fish on Cormorants and Diawl Bachs. The deep Burnside Pool has likewise produced large numbers of fish. George Birse released 22 fish taken on a Blue/Black Tadpole, with other anglers also reaching double figures of fish. Tam Costello returned a beautifully proportioned rainbow estimated at 8lbs+. The evenings have witnessed some wonderful sport on dry flies. Despite being open to the high winds dry flies have also been the key to good returns on the Bankside Pool with Sugar-Cube Shipman’s and the Yellow Owl featuring highly. Buzzers have also been fruitful with several regular anglers returning over a dozen fish each in a session. The Woodside Pool has again responded well to Powerbait with 44 fish being weighed in on Sunday for a total of 70lbs. Spinning with small lures produced some of the better sized fish especially in high water conditions.
3. MARKLE (East Lothian) The best fish taken off last week was a 10lb specimen taken on Dawson‘s Olive by Jack Hay from Haddington. R Rigby from Edinburgh took 2 for 6lbs 8oz on a Black Fritz, George Scott, Dunbar used a Black Hopper to take one at 5lbs 8oz and Ken Morrison from Edinburgh took 3 on a CDC. Steve Rodgers from Edinburgh had 8 – best 6lbs 8oz on a Mini Cat and Tommy Dickson from Dunbar took 4 on a Diawl Bach.
4. ORCHILL LOCH (Braco) It has been another mixed week of weather with plenty of fish being caught on a wide variety of dries and lures on top and just under the surface. Anne Orr from Tullibody took a brace weighing 9lbs on an Orange Ally McCoist, Hamish Carmichael, Alloa, 3 for 11lbs best 5lbs on a Blue Damsel, Davie McCrae Snr., Polmont, 3 for 12lbs on a Spider, Hector Wilson, Bannockburn, 4 for 14lbs 8oz – best 6lbs on an Ally and Dougie Stewart from Tullibody caught 2 for 11lbs 4oz on a Loch Ordie. The Thain Boys from Callander shared 9 for 20lbs on a Black & Green Dancer, Kenny Low, Stirling, 2 for 8lbs on a Blue Buzzer, Alex Hoggan, Bonnybridge, 3 for 10lbs on an Invi8cta and William McInnes from Bonnybridge used a Kate McLaren to bag 3 for 6lbs 8oz. Craig Younger from Kinkell took 2 fish for 6lbs on Emergers, Bobby Wilson, Falkirk, 3 for 8lbs on Buzzers, H Johnston, Falkirk, 2 for 8lbs on Buzzers, Jimmy Young, Alloa, 3 for 9lbs on a Black & Green Fritz and Ronnie Stanovich from Glasgow used a Hare’s Ear to catch 3 fish weighing 10lbs.
5. SWANSWATER (Stirling) This week saw the record for a Tiger at Swanswater equalled when John Mathieson landed a beauty at 7lb 8oz. John is something of an expert at catching Tigers having netted over 20 since April this year. With nearly 3.25 inches of rain falling between Thursday evening and Sunday morning the water was very high and coloured over the weekend but started to clear during the day on Sunday so conditions will be improving rapidly from the start of the week. The fish were still in the top 2 feet of the ponds despite the rain and strong winds. They were proving hard to please at times and at other times they were taking everything and anything. Most of the week a quick retrieve was working well although something slower worked better some evenings. Favourite patterns included Cat’s Whisker, Ace of Spades, Humungus, Damsel, Montana, Viva, Gold Head Daddy, Hopper, and Muddler.
Alistair Aitken, Dumbarton, 4 for 14lb 12oz including 8lb 4oz Blue, Robert Park, Glasgow, 3 for 13lb 4oz including 8lb Rainbow, Frank Turner, Alloa, 4 for 15lb including 7lb 10oz Blue, John Mathieson, Deanston, 3 for 12lb 12oz including 7lb 8oz Tiger and Frank Barr, Falkirk, 10 for 31lb 8oz including 7lb Rainbow and 4lb Blue, plus 2 caught and released. Andy Henderson, Glasgow, 4 for 16lb including 6lb 6oz Rainbow plus 2 caught and released, Nan Morrison, Stirling, 2 for 8lb 12oz including 5lb 8oz Tiger, Stewart Nicholson and Willie Hutchison, Knightswood, shared 6 for 17lb 12oz in the boat and Willie Nyguist, Stirling, 5 for 14lb. Willie Martin, Stirling, 5 for 13lb 12oz, George Dobbie, Glasgow, 4 for 10lb 8oz, plus 3 caught and released, Willie Torrance, Glasgow, 4 for 10lb 8oz, Henry Fulton, Greenock, 3 for 8lb including a Tiger and Graeme Arthur, Stirling, caught and released 7.
6. WOODBURN (Milton of Campsie) The weather is still very unsettled and this is affecting the fishing quite a bit but on the brighter side lots of big fish are on the surface at moment giving lots of exciting sport. On the fly fishing front Brian Rutherford from Kilsyth had one at 3lbs, Stewart McKenna 1 at 6lbs, James Steele, Kirkintilloch 1 at 2lbs 3oz, B. Clarkson, Stirling, 3 for 10lbs – best a blue at 5lbs and Mr Currie from Glasgow had 3 for 6lbs 8oz. Mr Wright from Kilsyth had 3 on C+R, John Shaw, Kilsyth, 1at 4lbs and returned 2, Stuart Sutherland, Kirkintilloch, 4 on C+R, Rab Erskine, Kilsyth, 2 on C+R and Mark Hampson from Cumbernauld had a brace weighing 4lbs.
It’s great to see the kids catching fish on the bait pond and Scot McInnes from Bishopbriggs brought his little girl first time fishing on Sunday and she was over the moon with 3 rainbows for 7lb.James Kilday from Kilsyth took 1 for 3lbs 5oz, William Barr, Kirkintilloch 1 for 2lbs 5oz, Arthur Haddock, Kirkintilloch, 1 for 2lbs 8oz and Jim Taylor, Kirkintilloch, 3 for 8lbs 2oz. Walter Hill from Kirkintilloch caught 1 for 4lbs 5oz, Stuart Robertson, Kirkintilloch, 1 for 3lbs, Pat Harte, Bishopbriggs, 2 for 8lbs 2oz and Mr Walker from Maryhill took 5 for 12lbs.James Sinclair from Kirkintilloch, 3 for 8lbs, George Donnelly, Kilsyth, 1 at 1lbs 8oz and Scott McInnes, Kilsyth, 1 at 1lbs 8oz.
ENDS
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