The Charity Fundraiser Fishing Competition and BBQ Fun Day was great success on Saturday, Over 150 people attended, raising over £800 for Strathcarron Hospice and The River Carron Regeneration. Fishing Competition: 1st Place – B Purdie (Fallin) £100 Cash, 2nd – K Young (County Durham) £30 Gift Vouchers, 3rd – R Murray (Tillicoultry) £20 Gift Vouchers.
Fish of the Week was a 16lb 8oz Rainbow Trout caught by C Robertson (Tullibody). See photos below.
Other big fish included:
14lb rainbow trout – I Reddie (Edinburgh)
13lb rainbow trout – B Davidson (Stirling)
13lb rainbow trout in two visits – R Loos (Stirling)
12lb 12oz rainbow trout – W Caddiss (Stirling)
8lb rainbow – W Struthers (Stirling)
6lb rainbow trout – P Thorn (Cowie)
6lb rainbow – B Saunders (Stirling)
4lb brown – M Reid (Larbert)
Another excellent week for top of the water fly fishing and bait fishing. The evening sessions are doing very well for dry fly and buzzer fishing, and nymph and lure fishing has produced the best results daytime. Floating lines with long leaders to 15ft proved most successful. Rainbows, Blues and Brown Trout have featured.
Best flies: Hoppers, Diawl Bach, Buzzers, Mini-Dancers. Best Baits: Maggots, Worms, Mepps Spinners.
Best Catches for this week:
K Young (County Durham) 7 for 18lb 4oz in 2 tickets,
B Saunders (Stirling) 5 for 17lb, best 6lb rainbow,
I Wishart (Dunipace) 5 for 16lb,
T Watson (Larbert) 5 for 15lb 8oz,
P O’Reilly (Kincardine) 5 for 15lb 4oz,
R Oliver (Bathgate) 5 for 15lb,
N Stoddart (West Calder) 5 for 15lb,
W Struthers (Stirling) 4 for 20lb, best 8lb rainbow,
B Purdie (Fallin) 5 for 15lb 4oz,
I Maitland (Slamannan) 4 for 13lb,
M Reid (Larbert) 4 for 12lb 4oz, best 4lb brown,
R Murray (Tillicoultry) 4 for 11lb 8oz,
T Niell (Kilsyth) 4 for 10lb,
W Caddiss (Stirling) 3 for 18lb 12oz, best 12lb 12oz rainbow trout,
D Duckfield (Denny) 3 for 10lb,
B Robertson (Cowie) 3 for 10lb, best 4lb,
T McEwan (Stirling) 3 for 9lb 12oz,
M Johnstone (Boness) 3 for 9lb 8oz,
G McLeod (Denny) 3 for 9lb,
Andy Gillespie (Polmont) 3 for 9lb,
W Lowe (Stirling) 3 for 9lb,
J Syme (Fife) 3 for 9lb,
C Hislop (Bannockburn) 3 for 8lb,
J Murray (Sauchie) 3 for 8lb,
C Robertson (Tullibody) 2 for 19lb, best 16lb 8oz rainbow trout,
I Reddie (Edinburgh) 2 for 17lb 4oz, best 14lb rainbow trout,
B Davidson (Stirling) 2 for 15lb 8oz, best 13lb rainbow trout,
R Loos (Stirling) 2 for 15lb, best 13lb rainbow trout in two visits,
P Thorn (Cowie) 2 for 9lb, best 6lb rainbow trout,
S Mackie (Bonnybridge) 2 for 7lb 8oz, best 4lb,
R Malcolm (Bishopbriggs) 2 for 7lb, best 4lb,
K Palmer (Bannockburn) 2 for 7lb, best 4lb,
J Campbell (Perth) 2 for 6lb 8oz,
D Kilpatrick (Denny) 2 for 6lb 8oz,
B Neilson (Cowie) 2 for 6lb 8oz,
A Shaw (Dunblane) 2 for 6lb,
D Doig (Tillicoultry) 2 for 6lb,
J Steele (Glasgow) 2 for 6lb,
R Loos (Stirling) 4 for 11lb 8oz,
J Lev (Glasgow) 2 for 6lb,
E Somerville (Alloa) 2 for 6lb,
M Tobin (Airdrie) 2 for 6lb,
C McKay (Arrochar) 2 for 6lb,
A Cooper (Stirling) 2 for 5lb 8oz,
C Brown (Sauchie) 2 for 5lb 8oz,
F Robertson (Tullibody) 2 for 5lb 8oz,
S Ferns (Glasgow) 2 for 5lb,
W Downes (Kirkintilloch) 1 for 4lb,
I Crawford (Dollar) 1 for 4lb,
A Bogle (Milton of Campsie) 1 for 3lb 12oz,
J Hayes (Glasgow) 1 for 3lb 8oz,
I Lawson (Stoneywood) 1 for 3lb 8oz.
Club bookings and Corporate Event Bookings are now being taken for the diary for 2011. Activites include Fishing Lessons, Archery, Laser Shot, Falconry, Pony Rides, Horse Riding, Mini Highland Games, Bouncy Castle, Sumo Suits, Gladiators, Face Painting, etc. For all enquiries please call 01324 822800. Please visit WWW.WELLSFIELD.CO.UK Call 01324 822800 for more details.
C Robertson (Tullibody) 16lb 8oz Rainbow Trout – Wellsfield Fishery
D Kilpatrick (Denny) 13lb Rainbow Trout – Wellsfield
Wullie Caddiss (Stirling) 12lb 12oz Rainbow at Wellsfield Fishery
B Davidson (Stirling) 13lb Rainbow from Wellsfield Fishery
