All 3 lochans fished very well this week and there was great sport had fly fishing and bait fishing. With the brown trout season now closed, and the water temperature dropping the rainbow trout fishing comes into its own.
Many anglers bagged their limits with an average trout size of 3lb 2oz, with many fish in the 5lb – 10lb category.
ONE RED £50 TAG WAS CAUGHT THIS WEEK: Mr G Robertson (Bathgate) caught a £50 RED TAGGED Trout this week using maggots.
Best Flies this week: Yellow Dancer, Pink Fritz, Green Pea, Viva. Best Bait: Green Powerbait, Worms, Maggots, Mepps.
TEN Troutmaster specimens over 5lb were caught this week:
13lb rainbow – D Collins (Grangemouth)
10lb rainbow – R Workman (Falkirk)
10lb rainbow – R Loos (Stirling)
8lb rainbow – A Harkins (Bathgate)
8lb rainbow – J McKenna (Larbert)
7lb rainbow – K Hunter (Tullibody)
6lb rainbow – D Craig (Stirling)
6lb rainbow – M Barker (Stirling)
6lb rainbow – T Donnelly (Falkirk)
5lb rainbow – P Ferguson (Denny)
Best Catches for this week:
D Collins (Grangemouth) 5 for 25lb, best 13lb rainbow,
R Workman (Falkirk) 5 for 21lb, best 10lb rainbow,
A Harkins (Bathgate) 5 for 18lb, best 8lb rainbow,
B Oliver (Larbert) 5 for 18lb, best 5lb,
K Liddle (Falkirk) 5 for 16lb, best 5lb,
I Allison (Falkirk) 5 for 15lb,
S McMenemy (Stirling) 5 for 15lb,
B Robertson (Cowie) 5 for 14lb 8oz,
C Burnett (Greengairs) 5 for 12lb,
K Hunter (Tullibody) 4 for 15lb 8oz, best 7lb rainbow,
T Donnelly (Falkirk) 4 for 14lb, best 6lb rainbow,
P Ferguson (Denny) 4 for 15lb, best 5lb rainbow,
J Shaw (Kilsyth) 4 for 13lb,
S Malcolm (Milton of Campsie) 4 for 11lb 12oz,
D Boyne Edinburgh) 4 for 9lb,
M Barker (Stirling) 3 for 12lb, best 6lb rainbow,
J Marshall (Stirling) 3 for 10lb, best 4lb,
D McMurchie (Fallin) 3 for 10lb,
R Harrop (West Calder) 3 for 9lb 8oz,
C Marshall (Denny) 3 for 9lb 8oz,
R Davidson (Stirling) 3 for 9lb,
M Boyden (Denny) 3 for 9lb,
J Marshall (Stirling) 3 for 9lb,
J Marshall (Stirling) 3 for 9lb,
J Temporal (Denny) 3 for 9lb,
J Simpson (Stirling) 3 for 9lb,
A Benett (Airdrie) 3 for 9lb,
S McKenzie (Stirling) 3 for 9lb,
M Lindores (Bannockburn) 3 for 9lb,
B Docherty (Whitburn) 3 for 8lb 8oz,
R C Warne (Liverpool) 3 for 8lb 8oz,
S Hamilton (Alloa) 3 for 8lb 4oz,
D Paton (Larbert) 3 for 8lb,
S Blacket (Gullane) 3 for 8lb,
A Cooper (Stirling) 3 for 8lb,
J McGregor (Denny) 3 for 8lb,
G McNellan (Clydebank) 3 for 8lb,
H Carson (Kirkintilloch) 3 for 7lb 8oz,
R Warne (Balquidder) 3 for 7lb 8oz,
J Telford (Stirling) 3 for 7lb,
L Paterson (Dunfermline) 3 for 7lb,
J McKenna (larbert) 2 for 10lb 8oz, best 8lb rainbow,
G Campbell (Denny) 2 for 6lb 8oz,
P Patek (Dunipace) 2 for 6lb 8oz,
J Berry (Stirling) 2 for 6lb 8oz,
W Bryson (Bathgate) 2 for 6lb,
S Murray (Doune) 2 for 6lb,
R Loos (Stirling) 2 for 6lb,
J Brechin (Inverkeithing) 2 for 6lb,
McInnes (St Ninians) 2 for 6lb,
A Haggarty (Cambuslang) 2 for 6lb,
J Martin (Glasgow) 2 for 6lb,
D Robertson (Cowie) 2 for 6lb,
M Robinson (Tullibody) 2 for 6lb,
W Comrie (Fallin) 2 for 6lb,
K Burns (Stirling) 2 for 6lb,
D Davis (Balquidder) 2 for 6lb,
D Gray (Stirling) 2 for 5lb 12oz,
S Harry (Bonnybridge) 2 for 5lb 8oz,
W Tonner (S’Muir) 2 for 5lb 8oz,
J McGlone (Glasgow) 2 for 5lb,
D Hill (Deanston) 2 for 5lb,
R Loos (Stirling) 1 for 10lb rainbow,
D Craig (Stirling) 1 for 6lb rainbow,
David (St Ninians) 1 for 4lb 8oz,
D Harvey (Fallin) 1 for 4lb,
M Simpson (Tillicoultry) 1 for 4lb,
T Brennan (Drymen) 1 for 4lb,
S McNeil (Milngavie) 1 for 3lb 8oz,
R Stewart (Falkirk) 1 for 3lb 8oz.
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