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Lake of Menteith 16th May

6ft Water Temperature 9.5C , Clarity (Secchi disc) 1.95m.

Water temperature has fallen a little recently and is a good 3-4 centigrade colder than this time last year. The
buzzer hatches appear to be very localised (Butts Bay) but on occasion stupendous. Consequently (?) the fish have
become localised here also. In recent days the Butts, Sandy Bay, Road Shore, Heronry and Reedy Point have all
produced good catches.

In the last SANACC heat at the Lake
52 anglers weighed in 127 fish for
319lbs and returned a further 155. Top
rod was Ewan Clarke of Strathtyrum
AC (above centre) with 19 fish. 2nd was
John Benson with 17 (above right) and
third was Ian Wallace with 13. Ewan
was in Butts Bay and fishing a floater
with a cormorant booby and buzzers.

In the first heat of the Boat League Graham Steele
was top rod with 13 fish. Graham was over in the
butts on size 14 black and olive buzzers and
floating line. 25 anglers landed 90 fish. Graham is
pictured on left being presented with the winners
gift token by sponsor Roger Drapper of Baynes
Tackle in Callander.

In the second heat of the Scottish Club
Championships sponsored by Angling Active, 15
teams competed for the 3 available club places and
5 champion of champion places. First placed team
were Rothes Oak with 21 fish, 2nd were East
Kilbride with 14 fish and third Strathleven with 11
trout. The 45 anglers netted 96 fish and returned
46. Through to the champion of champions is
Steve Bett of Rothes Oak with 12 fish, Wullie
Winning (EK) with 8 trout, Wullie Simpson (Rothes Oak) with 7 fish, Derek Kilgour of Heriots with 6 fish and
Mark Tweedie of Strathleven with 5 fish.

Road Closure: Stirling Council have announced they are closing the road (A81) in Blanefield 14th May to 27th

May – diversions are in operation (http://my.stirling.gov.uk/roadworks) .

Please where possible can you use/recycle your own clean plastic bags to keep your fish in – as oor bag bill is
getting large. Used cloth bass bags are not allowed at the fishery.

Tam Ward from Ayrshire caught this 6 pounder on a size 14 buzzer at Arnmach Point.