Tuesday, 22 December 2015
Fishing report by Jim Boyd
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James Bayne Fishing Tackle in Callander |
ANGLING
PRESS SERVICES
Issued
by Jim Boyd on behalf of the following fisheries on Monday 21
December 2015. The report is for the week ending Sunday, 20 December
2015.
1.
FRANDY
(Gleneagles)
The fishery
closed for the 2015 season on Saturday 31st October and will re-open
for the 2016 season (weather permitting) on Tuesday 1st March.
2.
FORBES
OF KINGENNIE
(Broughty Ferry) The weather was kind in the past week and has made
for some lovely conditions for catching fish. The mild weather has
seen the fish high in the water and very active. The water has
continued to clear in all the ponds helping improve the conditions
furthermore. Over the festive period we will be open every day apart
from the 25th and the 1st when we will be closed so there is plenty
time to get out for a cast over the next couple of weeks.
The
Boathouse,
as of Monday morning has about 3-4 feet of visibility and improving
all the time. A real mixture of flies and methods has been effective
with a mix of different lures working but orange has been a trigger
colour. Black Buzzers have been the best natural pattern in a size’s
12 and 14, fished either straight lining or under the bung. The bung
has been effective when it is calm but not so much when it has been
windy; again Buzzers and the Squirmy have been the chosen patterns.
Mr Mill had a fish of 7lb 12oz in a bag of 4 for 14 lb, Mr Leslie
returned 19 fish on a mix of small lures and Miss Shanto returned 3
fish with the biggest estimated at 12/13lb.
The
Burnside
has been busy and some anglers are doing very well and some are
struggling. The fish are very high in the water and a floating line
is all that is needed. The washing line is probably the most
effective method with a bright Fab and a nymph with some orange in
it. Mr Phillip returned 17 with the largest over 10lb on Blobs and
Fabs on a floater. Mr Cheetham had 5 fish for 10lb the returned
another 19 including a fish of around 7lb. Mr Birse had a big fish of
around 14lb on a Rob Roy. The Bankside
has been
very under fished in the past week, Mr Soave had 3 for 8lb on a Black
Lure and Mr Campbell returned 6 on a Yellow Dancer. The Woodside
has seen several anglers over the last week, with Powerbait under the
float as always the best method. Mr Strachan landed the largest fish
out the Woodside in recent memory with a stunning fish that weighed
11lb. The fish was actually caught on a fly rod and a Black and Green
Lure. Mr Crawford and his son had 4 fish for 7lb on Powerbait.
Over
the winter period the fishery is offering a 2 hour catch and release
permit on the fly ponds priced at £6 for the Burnside, £7 for the
Bankside and £8 for the Boathouse. As with all catch and release
flies must be barbless and you must stay on the pond that you have
paid for while fishing on the 2 hour permit.
3.
ORCHILL
LOCH
(Braco)
It was another mixed week with
changeable weather from cold to really warm for this time of year.
The fish are still being caught in the first 2-3 feet of water with a
wide variety of flies and a lot of black based patterns are featuring
prominently. Andrew Ferguson from Dollar had a fish weighing 3lbs on
a Blob, Hector Wilson, Bannockburn, 3 for 10lbs on a Hector’s
Fancy, Allan Mitchell, Stirling, 3 for 10lbs 8oz on a
Cut Throat Cat, Harry Irvine, Blairgowrie, 4 for 13lbs 8oz on an Ace
of Spades and Ian Soutar from Methven used a small dry to bag a brace
weighing 7lbs. John Graham from Airdrie took 3 for 14lbs on a
Shipman’s Buzzer,
Mike
Christie, Perth, 2 for 7lbs on an Orange Blob, Greg Lockhart,
Dunblane, 3 for 8lbs 4oz on a Super Ally, Dave Wilkie,
Stirling, 3 for 11lbs on an Ace of Spades, Robert Kettles, Perth, 2
for 6lbs 8oz on an Ace of Spades and Jim Donnelly from Tullibody
caught 3 weighing 10lbs on Dries and Buzzers.
4.
MARKLE
(East Lothian) W McKay from Dalkeith used a Humpy to catch the ‘fish
of the week’ a cracking rainbow of 14lbs 8oz caught on an Egg Fly
and Alex Rowley from Dalkeith wasn’t far behind by included one at
12lbs taken on a Humpy and included in a basket of 3. Also doing well
was Neil Raeburn from Edinburgh with 4 on a Black Rabbit, Joe
Beattie, Edinburgh, 6 on an Egg Fly, Mark Anderson, Edinburgh, 6 non
an Egg Fly, D Smith, Dunbar, 4 on the Diawl Bach and Derek Demarco
from Haddington took 4 on the Egg Fly.
5.
SWANSWATER
(Stirling)
Another wet and, at times,
windy, but mild week saw very few anglers out. Those who did
venture forth to brave the elements were treated to some excellent
sport and great bags. The unseasonably mild weather, with the water
temperature sitting around 8oC, means that the fish are very high in
the water for the time of year and are still being caught in the top
couple of feet. Fish have been seen moving on the surface of all
the ponds although they are not taking off the top on the main pond.
However dry flies are still working on the small ponds. Favourite
patterns this week included Damsel, Dancer, Diawl Bach, Buzzer,
Bloodworm, Kate McLaren and Cormorant. Opening times over the next
few weeks are 8.00am to 4.00pm every day except for Christmas Day,
Boxing Day and 1st January when the Fishery is closed. On Sunday
27th December the annual Charity Competition is being held on
Swanswater, 8.30 for a 9.00 start; the small ponds will be open 8.30
to 4.00. There are still a few spaces left for the competition.
Alasdair,
Morna, Ian and Alan would like to wish all our anglers a very Merry
Christmas!
Calum
Perry, Stirling, 4 for 16lb 8oz including 6lb 8oz Rainbow, Iain
Whitelaw, Dunipace, 5 for 16lb 8oz from the Millpond including 6lb
4oz Rainbow and 2 Blues, Bill Mouat, Shotts, 3 for 12lb including 6lb
4oz Rainbow, Robert Anderson, Stoneyburn, 5 for 11b 2oz from the
small ponds, plus 9 caught and released and Derek Russell,
Stoneyburn, 5 for 10lb 8oz from the small ponds, plus 7 caught and
released. Nan Morrison, Stirling, 4 for 13lb 6oz, Gary Waugh,
Cumbernauld, 4 for 11lb 12oz, Frank Turner, Alloa, 4 for 11lb 12oz
including 2 from Meadow Pond, Malcolm Miller, Clackmannan, 3 for 10lb
4oz plus 1 caught and released and Stewart Marshall, Cambusbarron, 3
for 9lb 4oz plus 5 caught and released. Ian Munro, 3 for 7lb plus 12
caught and released from the Millpond, Alec Knox, Glasgow 4lb 4oz
Rainbow and Mark Bradley, Rosneath, caught and released 10.
6.
WOODBURN
(Milton
of Campsie) NO
REPORT THIS WEEK
ENDS
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