ANGLING PRESS SERVICES

JIM BOYD - angling journalist/photographer

Issued by Jim Boyd on behalf of the following fisheries on Monday 01 May 2017. The report is for the week ending Sunday, 30 April 2017.

1. FRANDY (Gleneagles). Alan Armstrong & Alan Graham from Dollar kept 6 fish weighing 14lb 8oz and returned a further 6, Ben McGovern, Sauchie, caught and released 7, Donald McPherson, Crieff kept 2 fish weighing 5lb and released 3, Crawford McEwan, Newmains, 7 on C/R and Joe Forshaw from Stirling kept 4 fish weighing 9lb. Rob Forshaw from Stirling caught and released 5.
On the cub front Pentland Civil Service A/C kept 65 fish weighing 149lb 4oz and returned a further 101, St Mungo A/C 8 fish for 17lb 4oz and returned 7 and the Stanley A/C kept 28 fish weighing 63lb 8oz.
The best flies last week included the Kate McLaren, Hot Head Damsel, Cut Throat Cat and the Squiggly Bloodworm whilst the top fishing spots were on the south and north shores from the Smithscleuchs and Dow Burns to the dam wall.

 2. FORBES OF KINGENNIE (Broughty Ferry) This last week at Forbes of Kingennie has been a fair bit colder than of late but the fishing has been on fire, with some really outstanding catches coming in from all the ponds. The Boathouse has been a bit coloured but the fish don’t seem to of minded with fish being caught at all levels and on a number of methods. The bung has been very consistent with a mix of Bugs, Worms and Buzzers fished underneath. A mixture of lures has taken fish with Damsels and Bloodworms working best. Mr Rose had 21 returned on Orange Buzzers and Squirmy Worms, his best was a rainbow of around 7lb and a brownie of 6lb. Mr Riddick’s returned 23 on a mix of lures and the bung. Mr Barrowman returned 17 on lures. Mr Bony had 2 for 6lb and put back 9. On the Burnside the fish have been up and down through the layers depending on the conditions. At times they have been just subsurface and when the wind gets up as deep as 6 feet has been necessary. With the water a bit clearer the buzzer fishing has been really good as well as the usual bung, lures and dries. Mr Hay returned 24 on a mix of flies up to 5lb, Mr Thompson had 23 on Buzzers and a Fab up to 9lb, Mr McGowan had 15 on a Black Blob up to 7lb, Mr Watson had 16 on Fabs and Buzzers and Mr Grey had 14 on a Bloodworm. The Bankside has been a bit more exposed but still seen a few anglers getting amongst fish. Again a variety of flies have been taking fish but on the right day Buzzers have been good. Mr Anderson had 3 for 8lb, Mr Sherriff put back 9, and Mr Soave had 2 for 7lb. The Woodside has been fishing great the last week with loads of fish being caught from all over the pond. The best method has been to fish with Powerbait at around 5 feet deep. Over the weekend there were 37 anglers catching 73 fish for 121lb. The Blawerie Basin course fishing pool has been busy the last week with loads of perch and roach getting caught on light float gear and maggots as bait.

3. MARKLE (East Lothian) John Thomson from East Linton 5 on Buzzers, Graham Keir, Musselburgh, 7 on a Black Buzzer, Bruce Hunter, Edinburgh, 4 on various lures and Joe Beattie from Edinburgh had 5 on a Rabbit. Mark Anderson, Musselburgh, 18 on a Wotsit, Ian Northop, Irvine, 4 for 11lbs, Jim Faulkner, Irvine, 4 for 10lbs 8oz and Daryl Young from Portobello had 5 on Buzzers.

4. SWANSWATER (Stirling) The middle of the week saw the start of the first major hatch of the season with a huge number of Black Gnats on the water from Wednesday through to Sunday.   As the water warmed up during the day the hatches started late morning and continued until around tea-time.   Even with the cold east wind at the weekend, there were still big hatches and a lot of top of the water activity.    Earlier in the week a variety of small lures , nymphs and wets were catching but by the weekend most people were switching to anything small and black, including Bibio, Spider, Black Pennell, and, of course, Black Gnat. The most productive areas were where there was shelter from the wind which, when the wind was in the east, was from the dam along to the fisherman’s hut and round the corner from the boats. At the weekend, the Browns were particularly active on the surface and accounted for approximately one third of all fish caught. The Fishery is now open every day from 8.00am to 9.00pm
Mark Coutts, Banknock, 2 for 11lb, including 8lb 4oz Rainbow from Swanswater and a Brown from the Millpond, Danny Doherty, Denny, 5 for 14lb 8oz including 2 Browns, bigger one at 4lb 8oz and a Gold, plus 2 C&R, Gary Stewart, Glasgow, 4 Browns for 14lb, Heather Johnstone, Neilston, 4 for 11lb 8oz including 3 Browns and Robert Park, Glasgow, 4 for 11lb 8oz including a Brown. Cameron Smith, Alloa, 4 for 10lb 8oz including 2 Browns, plus 3 C&R, Nan Morrison, Stirling, in two visits, 6 for 16lb 8oz including 3 Browns, Chris Smith, Airdrie, 4 for 8lb 4oz from the Meadow Pond, including 2 Blues, plus 12 C&R and Ian Henderson, Glasgow, 3 for 10lb including 3lb 4oz Brown. Liam Kennedy, Denny, 3 for 8lb 4oz including 2 Browns, Jim Craig, Balloch, 3 Browns for 8lb, Sean McGill, Airdrie, 3 for 8lb from the Meadow Pond, including a Brown, plus 11 C&R, Jim Allan, Kilsyth, 3 Browns for 6lb 8oz and Steve Irwin 3 for 6lb from the small ponds including a Brown and a Gold, plus 12 C&R. Simon Miller, Falkirk, 2 for 6lb 8oz including 4lb Brown, Willie Downie, 2 for 6lb 2oz including a Gold, Robert Wilson, Alexandria, caught and released 15, including 11 Browns, biggest of which was estimated at 8lb, Kevin Gray, Camelon, caught and released 8 and Jim Donnelly, Milton of Campsie, caught and released 7.

5. ORCHILL LOCH (Braco) The windy conditions prevailed for most of the week but despite this some excellent fishing was had including Hamish Carmichael from Alloa with 3 fish weighing 13lbs – best 8lbs on a Cut Throat Cat, John Score,  Alloa, 3 fish for 11lbs 4oz on a Yellow Dancer, D Mather, Alloa, 3 fish for 9lbs 8oz on a Green Fritz, A Burrell, Alloa, 3 for 10lbs on a Yellow Dancer and Ian Sloan from Almondbank used a Fab to take a brace weighing 5lbs. Ian Wood and  T Pate from Alloa shared 8 fish weighing 23lbs on various flies, Jake Munroe, Perth, 3 for 9lbs 12oz on Buzzers, John McGee, Darnley, 3 fish for 10lbs on a Damsel and Craig McNeish from Bishopton took 4 for 11lbs 8oz on Blobs. K MacAlpine from Thurso had a brace for 7lbs on a Diawl Bach and J Linton from Moodiesburn caught 6 for 20lbson a Wotsit.

6. WOODBURN (Milton of Campsie) Alan Smith from Cumbernauld had 10 c/r including 3 over 10lbs, J. Wright, Stirling, 4 for 14lbs largest 5lbs, Mr Gillis, Milton of Campsie, 3 for 9lbs, William Wilcox 5 for 20lb largest 5lbs 6oz and Kevin Gale Milton of Campsie took 4 weighing 23lbs.Mr McCollie from Cumbernauld 10 C/R, David McGill, Greenock 5 C/R, Mr Gillis, Kirkintilloch, 7 C/R, Mr Smart, Kirkintilloch, 8 C/R and Mr Gourley bagged 3 for 11lbs 8oz – best 6lbs.Eoin Murray from Milngavie 29 C/R, Jason King 3 for 11lba, Ian Paterson, Parkhead, 3 for 11lbs, Steven Leyden 4 for 10lbs 4oz and 5 C/R – largest 9lbs and C. Leyden 4 at 16lb – best 7lbs, Grant Macaulay from Clydebank 30 C/R, Graham Brown 1 blue weighing 7lb returned, John Shaw, Kilsyth, 5 C/R and  Mr Girvan from Milton of Campsie had 4 for 16lbs.

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