ANGLING PRESS SERVICES

JIM BOYD - angling journalist/photographer

Issued by Jim Boyd on behalf of the following fisheries on Monday 06 June 2016. The report is for the week ending Sunday, 05 June 2016.

1. FRANDY (Gleneagles) The angling clubs were out in force last week with Milngavie A/C keeping 23 fish weighing 48lb 8oz and releasing a further 8, Grizzle Khats A/C 17 fish weighing 34lb 8oz and released 68, Luggiebank Fly Dressers A/C 34 fish for 67lb and released 40 and Glasgow Academicals A/C kept 6 fish weighing 12lb 5oz. Kelty Artisan A/C had 33 fish for 70lb 4oz, Catch 22 A/C kept 9 fish weighing 18lb 2oz and released a further 13, Ferry Fly Dressers A/C 23 fish for 46lb 2oz and Tillicoultry A/C kept 33 fish weighing 72lb and released a further 13.
On the individual front Steven Urquhart from Inverness and party fishing with a sporting ticket caught and released 12, Jimmy & George Ross, Pitlochry, kept 10 fish weighing 22lb, Brian Thorne, Crook of Devon, and Alastair MacMillan, Comrie, had 10 fish weighing 21lb 8oz and George Keith & Tam Lansdowne from Dunfermline retained 6 fish weighing 14lb and released 3. Scott McKenzie from Sauchie kept 5 fish weighing 12lb – heaviest 4lb 2oz, John Dunbar & John Pirie, Tillicoultry, 6 fish weighing 12lb, Peter Ash & Bill Slater, Edinburgh, 7 fish for 15lb, John Masterton & Ian kettles, Houston, 10 fish for 20lb 8oz and released a further 10 and Alan Prentice from Clackmannan had 4 fish for 10lb 4oz. Yan Lyneborg from Perth kept 3 fish weighing 7lb 8oz and released 3, Ally Brodie & Mathew Angus, Kirkliston, 10 fish weighing 21lb 8oz and Jimmy & Scott Barret from Stanley kept 4 fish weighing 10lb and released a further 3.
The top taking fly pattern included the Kate McLaren, Snatchers, Sedge Muddler, Crunchers, Sedgehogs and the Cormorant and right now all areas are fishing well.

2. FORBES OF KINGENNIE (Broughty Ferry) Weather conditions varied during the week with the best fishing being in anything other than a due easterly wind. It is now at the point where we really do need some rain as water-levels are beginning to fall fairly steadily. The Boathouse Pool fished well most of the week with decent numbers of fish being caught but the bigger fish were somewhat more elusive. Mr. Grey returned thirteen (mixture of Dries and Buzzers); S. Hawkins took two rainbows for 6lbs 8oz and returned a further six (Shipman’s and Black Buzzers) whilst J. Edwards returned nine on a small Yellow Dancer. Some excellent sport has been had on dry flies on the Burnside Pool. John Crowther returned eleven (Dries and Buzzers) with Kane Crowther (aged 10) putting in an excellent performance to return fourteen most of which were taken on a Squirmy. Several of the season ticket holders have just edged into double figures but, as with the Boathouse Pool, the larger fish have been absent. On the Bankside Pool, a variety of flies and methods have been successful. George Birse returned 27 and Frank Sherriff 24 taken on Buzzers, Bloodworm imitations or Floating Fry patterns. The best methods on the any legal method Woodside Pool were again Powerbait or spinning, although maggots fished beneath a float did produce a few decent catches. Mr. James had four rainbows for a total of 8lbs 4oz; Mr. Trent took four for 6lbs 12oz and Mr. Strengano landed four weighing 6lbs 4oz.

3. ORCHILL LOCH (Braco).The lovely weather has brought an unbelievable abundance of fly life on top of the water and loads of life in the water.At times, the flies on the top makes it look like it is raining there are so many it is fascinating to watch nature at its best.
John Millar from Perthshire FFC had 3 for 8lbs 12oz on a Bloodworm, Bill Parnell,                   Perthshire FFC, 2 for 7lbs 12oz on a Yellow Dancer, J. Syme, Dunfermline, 3 for 12lbs on a Golden Olive Damsel, Michael Walker, Kirkliston, 1 for 7lbs on a Damsel, Robert Kettles, Perth, 2 for 5lbs 8oz on a Bloodworm and Jim Linton from Glasgow bagged 4 fish weighing 16lbs on a Damsel. K McAlpine from Thurso took 3 for 11lbs on an Ally, Graham King, Almondbank, 3 for 12lbs on a Damsel, Gordon Abbott,Durham, used a Dawson’s Olive to catch 3 for 6bs 4oz and Ian Sloan from Almondbank  had 4 fish for 12lbs on a Pinkie.

4. MARKLE (East Lothian) N Munro from Edinburgh had 13 on a CDC Buzzer, Mark Anderson, Musselburgh, 6 on Blobs, James Fleming, Elphinstone, 13 on Dries and John Gordon from Perth used a Floating Beetle to take 10. Derek Demarco from Haddington had 8 on Hoppers and Colin Shillinglaw, Edinburgh took 6 on Hoppers.

5. SWANSWATER (Stirling) It was a great week at Swanswater for those wishing to enjoy being out in the glorious sunny weather.Unfortunately great weather for suntans is not great weather for fishing and it was sometimes a bit of a struggle to get fish this week. On the occasions when there was some cloud cover; including Saturday and Sunday mornings, the fishing was better with the fish coming up to just below the surface.For most of the rest of the week they were 4 to 6 feet down and rather lethargic. In the evenings, they were just under the surface of the small ponds but all that was showing on Swanswater were lots of small natural browns. A couple of big Tigers were landed this week and several Browns also figured in the returns, all taken on a faster retrieve than that needed to attract the Blues and Rainbows. Many anglers were reporting follows, swirls and knocks but unfortunately these were not translating into fish taking.The fish were in different parts of the pond at different times of day with the areas offering some sort of shade doing best.   Favourite patterns included Dancer, Hot-head Damsel, Buzzer,Diawl Bach, Gold-head Daddy, Bibio and Snatcher.   Black was the most successful colour. The Fishery is open 8.00am to 10.00pm, seven days a week.
George Dobbie, Glasgow, 4 for 13lb including 6lb 8oz Tiger, Graeme Arthur, Stirling, 6lb 8oz Tiger, Frank Barr, Falkirk, 6 for 14lb 14oz including a Blue, Donald McMurchy, Fallin, 4 for 9lb 8oz including a Brown, David Stirling, Edinburgh, 3 for 7lb 8oz plus 5 caught and released and Peter Bryce, Alloa, 3 for 7lb. Kyle Crossan, Stirling, 3 for 6lb from the Meadow Pond including a Blue and a Brown, R Anderson 2 for 5lb including a Brown, Lee Petale, Stirling, 2 Blues for 4lb from the small ponds and Davy Quinn, Dunfermline, caught and released 8.

6. WOODBURN (Milton of Campsie) Buzzers, fritz, black spider, black buzzer
Bright sunny weather made fishing difficult for some anglers this weekend so morning and evening was most productive the small Flies on top doing really well including Buzzers, Black Spider, various small Fritz patterns and dries. Robert Caldwell from Clydebank had 3 for 8lbs 9oz, Lee Reid, Clydebank, 1 for 7lbs 8oz, Mark Reid, Clydebank, 2 for 8lbs, Kevin McAfer, Glasgow, 3 for 10lbs and George  McAfer from Glasgow took 4 for 10lbs.Dale Michael from Glasgow caught 3 for 11lbs 9oz, Mr Barrowclough, Glasgow 3 for 7lbs 8oz, John Shaw, Kilsyth, 2 for 4lbs 6oz, Mr Laden, Stirling, 2 for 5lbs 8oz and Mr Luddington from Kirkintilloch took 4 for 11lbs.
Mr Campbell from Abronhill bagged 3 for 8lbs, Mr McGregor, Helensburgh, 3 for 10lbs 8oz – best 5lbs, Rab Neil, Kilsyth, 4 on C+R, Richard Pinell, Bearsden, 2 for 8lbs 5oz, John Stuart Canada 1 at 4lbs, B. McCallum, Dumbarton, 2 rainbows and 2 blues for 15lb and Andy Murphy from Glasgow took 2 blues and 2 rainbows for 14lbs – best 6lbs. Mark Harrison from Cumbernauld had 1 for 3lbs, Mr Dobbie, Glasgow, 4 on C+R, Robert Thomson, Paisley, 2 for 9lbs – best 5lbs, Steven Lee, Denny 2 at 5lbs 8oz, Mr Russell, Gartcosh, 7 for 22lbs, Mr Gerald, Glasgow, 6 on C+R and Mr Gallagher from Kirkintilloch caught 6 for 16lbs.

ENDS