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Lake of Menteith 28th Aug

6ft Water Temperature 17C, Clarity (Secchi disc) 2.6m (on 27th).

In the last 24hrs heavy rain has raised the loch by about 9 inches and may well have affected clarity which
was the day before a clear 2.6m. Some great catches recently as the photos below show. This topper captured
(and released) by Craig Cowan of Fife based Hedgehogs AC was (Craig later thought and I agree) perhaps
underestimated at 9lbs. It might explain the reported sighting of a basking shark in the Lake. It was caught in
Gateside on a midge tip and diawl bach on the 18th August. The Lake has (as usual!) been fishing well with top
areas generally being Gateside, Stable Point, Malling shore and Lochend – although immediately after a stocking
you can pick fish up just about anywhere. Top tactics have been various. Peter Batchelor did well on his dry fly
pattern the Claret F-wing, which he says works equally well when submerged. Otherwise the sink tip line remains
the angler’s first choice line patterns reported to be doing well in conjunction with it were pink booby yellow eyes,
candy booby, diawls, buzzers and crunchers. Paul O’Neill did well on his “Cataract Booby”. The heather fly may
appear anytime now if conditions permit.

We are now phasing in fish from the cages which are about 1.9lbs average weight as well as continuing to stock
the larger (2-4lb) fish from the ponds. This means there is a now a greater size variation in the Lake than there has
been for a month or two and will make forthcoming competitions all the more interesting!

July Stats: The average weight of fish for the month was 3lbs and the average 2 man boat catch including
released fish was 5.7 fish for 16.9lbs. The percent of fish recorded as released was 41%.

Mike Forbes of of Helensburgh AC with a 5lb fish from the Rookery reeds caught on a dry daddy.

National Practice
Boats

Elma is in the process of
going through the list of those
who have reserved a boat on
the two days before the
national and will be in a
position to release boats from
the Thursday (and maybe
Friday) shortly.

Jim Evans form Clackmannan

caught the one below on a pink booby and floating line at Gateside.

Notable Catches

T. Ward and J.Davey of
Cumnock 6 fish for 24lbs and
11 rtd, Longannat 3 boats 11
fish for 35lbs , incl. one at
7lbs 3oz, Central Polis 6
boats 26 trout for 111lbs and
13rtd (who added this up),
Gillespie and Gillespie of
Edinburgh 4 fish for 11lbs
and 6 rtd, Glasgow and
District 12 boats 129 trout for
348lbs; Winners Rowbank.
Davie Paterson had a good
day with 8 to his rod – all
returned, as did S.Docherty
from Corpach with 9 fish.
Haggis Club 4 boats 16 trout
35lbs, Donnie MacBeth form
the Fort (William) and
Partner had 5 fish for 14lbs
10 and rtd a further 7.
Scottish and Northern Irish
Plumbers 22 boats 68 trout
209lbs, Helensburgh 12 boats
48 fish 135lbs, Pentland
ECSAAC 6 boats 37 trout
109lbs plus 14rtd. Bill Osborne and mate (Paisley) 10 for 31lbs 4oz plus 9 rtd, N.Berwick AC 3 boats 21 fish for
59lbs and 6 rtd, Rainbow AC 7 boats 28 fish for 78lbs, Sharp Gentles 8 boats 24 trout 68lbs, McCabe and Kettles
of the Lothians had a most enjoyable day with many to the boat on dries and all returned, Aberdour AA 6 boats
29 fish for 84lbs and 4 rtd, Ferry Fly Fishers 6 boats 17 fish 47lbs, Rosyth CSSA 7 boats 42 trout 115lbs 5oz.