The fishery is now open till 8pm 7 days per week for evening sessions. The closing time will gradually be extended to 10 pm as the summer goes on. The fishery fisher very well again this week and many anglers bagged their limits this week using the best techniques for fly or bait fishing depending on weather conditions. Rainbow, Blue and Brown Trout featured amongst the catches.
THREE Red £50 Prize Tagged Trout were caught this week by lucky anglers Mr Wallace (Falkirk), Mr Thomson (West Calder) and Mr Reid (Stirling).
Best Flies this week: Yellow Dancer, Olive Damsel, Diawl Bach, PTN, Black Buzzer/Cruncher. Best Bait: Green Powerbait, Worms, Maggots, Mepps, Taz’s.
Many specimen sized fish were caught this week including the following:
12lb rainbow by A Watson (Denny)
10lb rainbow by P McGuikin (Falkirk)
9lb rainbow, by D Wilkie (Falkirk)
5lb. rainbow by A Calder (Alloa)
5lb rainbow by D Smith (Kincardine)
The fishery is constantly being stocked with many double figure fish.
Best Catches for this week:
Kentigern AC (Glasgow) 27 fish for 63lb, best 9lb 8oz rainbow,
Campsie AC (M.O.Campsie) 21 fish for 52lb 5oz,
Gilmour AC (Motherwell) 17 fish for 47lb 8oz,
R Loos (Stirling) 7 for 22lb in 3 visits,
A Watson (Denny) 5 for 21lb, best 12lb rainbow,
P McGuikin (Falkirk) 5 for 20lb, best 10lb rainbow,
D Smith (Kincardine) 5 for 17lb, best 5lb rainbow,
I Pollock (Falkirk) 5 for 17lb,
M McGill (Larbert) 5 for 15lb,
S Sneddon (Airth) 5 for 15lb,
Andraik (Glasgow) 5 for 13lb,
D Dorans (Glenrothes) 5 for 13lb,
D Baird (Grangemouth) 5 for 12lb 8oz,
D Wilkie (Falkirk) 4 for 20lb, best 9lb rainbow,
J Brogan (Airdrie) 4 for 12lb,
C McGowan (Denny) 4 for 11lb,
M Logan (Lanark) 4 for 10lb 4oz,
R Cummin (Falkirk) 4 for 10lb 4oz,
Dusan (Glasgow) 4 for 10lb,
C Easton (Falkirk) 4 for 10lb,
A Kelly (Motherwell) 4 for 10lb,
G Forsyth (Braehead) 4 for 9lb 12oz,
S Hamilton (Tulibody) 4 for 9lb,
J Jarvie (S’Muir) 3 for 12lb 12oz,
D Griffiths (Hamilton) 3 for 10lb,
W Caddiss (Stirling) 3 for 10lb,
G Miller (Leven) 3 for 9lb,
D McMeechan (Fallin) 3 for 9lb,
A Paterson Jnr (Fallin) 3 for 8lb,
J Beverdige (Cowdenbeath) 3 for 8lb,
A Cooper (Stirling) 3 for 8lb,
W Walker (Larbert) 3 for 8lb,
C Findlater (Stirling) 3 for 8lb,
A Whitehall (Shotts) 3 for 8lb,
Zilvinas (Larbert) 3 for 8lb,
M Paterson (Stirling) 3 for 8lb,
I Palk (Cumbernauld) 3 for 7lb 12oz,
D Corsar (Fallin) 3 for 7lb,
A Paterson snr (Fallin) 3 for 7lb,
J Cairns (Glasgow) 3 for 7lb,
D Dorans (Glenrothes) 3 for 7lb,
C Dickson (Fallin) 2 for 6lb 4oz,
G McArthur (Lennoxtown) 2 for 6lb,
M Currie (Glasgow) 2 for 6lb,
B Davidson (Striling) 2 for 6lb,
A Calder (Alloa) 1 for 5lb.
Club Bookings, Corporate Days and Fly Fishing Lessons are now being taken for the 2010 season. Call 01324 822800 for more details or check out www.wellsfield.co.uk
