All 3 lochans fished very well again this week for fly and bait anglers. Many anglers bagged their fish limits with an average trout size of 3lb, with many fish in the 5lb+ specimen category.
Intermediate lines and floating lines with sink tips are the best choice at the moment. Best Flies this week: Mini-Dancer, Sparklers, Montana, HH Damsel, Cormorants. Best Bait: Orange Powerbait, Worms, Maggots, Taz’s.
ONE RED £50 TAG WAS CAUGHT THIS WEEK: Mr G Clark (Airth) caught a £50 RED TAGGED Trout this week from the middle fly pond using mini-lures.
FOURTEEN specimens over 5lb were caught this week:
12lb rainbow – F Wallace (Kirkintilloch)10lb rainbow – A McEwan (Falkirk)
9lb rainbow – J Thomson (Fallin)
8lb rainbow – M Lindores (Bannockburn)
8lb rainbow – B Falconer (Boness)
7lb rainbow – S Shearer (Cumbernauld)
7lb rainbow – A Cooper (Stirling)
6lb rainbow – K Millskia (Glasgow)
6lb rainbow – B Eadie (Cowie)
6lb rainbow – T Chalmers (Perth)
5lb rainbow – G McNairn (Bonnybridge)
5lb rainbow – J Bibby (Liverpool)
5lb rainbow – T Ratcliffe (Grangemouth)
5lb rainbow – A Sneedon (Falkirk)
Best Catches for this week:
Goth AC (Fallin) 45 fish for 116lb 6oz, best 9lb rainbow,
F Wallace (Kirkintilloch) 5 for 23lb, best 12lb rainbow,
A McEwan (Falkirk) 5 for 22lb, best 10lb rainbow,
K Millskia (Glasgow) 5 for 19lb, best 6lb rainbow,
T Ratcliffe (Grangemouth) 5 for 16lb 4oz, best 5lb rainbow,
A Sneedon (Falkirk) 5 for 16lb, best 5lb,
W Clements (Stirling) 5 for 16b, best 4lb blue,
I Ogilvie (Cumbernauld) 5 for 15lb,
B McPherson (Kilsyth) 5 for 15lb,
B McCallum (Glasgow) 5 for 14lb,
S Bullion (Edinburgh) 5 for 13lb,
S Shearer (Cumbernauld) 4 for 17lb, best 7lb rainbow,
J Potter (Coatbridge) 4 for 15lb, best 4lb,
B Eadie (Cowie) 4 for 13lb, best 6lb,
K Lochran (Coatbridge) 4 for 13lb,
G Stevenson (Glenrothes) 4 for 12lb 8oz,
G Campbell (Denny) 4 for 12lb,
T Chalmers (Perth) 4 for 12lb,
A Harrigan (Denny) 4 for 12lb,
M Boyden (Denny) 4 for 11lb,
C Marshall (Denny) 4 for 11lb,
M Lindores (Bannockburn) 3 for 14lb, best 8lb,
B Falconer (Boness) 3 for 14lb, best 8lb rainbow,
G McNairn (Bonnybridge) 3 for 13lb, best 5lb rainbow,
A Cooper (Stirling) 3 for 13lb, best 7lb rainbow,
C Spears (Baillieston) 3 for 10lb,
R Davidson (Stirling) 3 for 10lb,
G Willis (Falkirk) 3 for 10lb,
D Waite (Airdrie) 3 for 9lb 8oz,
A Jack (Baillieston) 3 for 9lb,
C McNairn(Bonnybridge) 3 for 9lb,
G Mc Nairn (Bonnybridge) 3 for 9lb,
R Blyth (Redding) 3 for 9lb,
J Kirkwood (Kirkintilloch) 3 for 9lb,
R Owen (Glasgow) 3 for 9lb,
S Murray (Doune) 3 for 8lb 8oz,
T Green (Blairhall) 3 for 8lb 8oz,
K Erskine (Camelon) 3 for 8lb 8oz,
J Wright (Cumbernauld) 3 for 8lb 4oz,
A Black (Tullibody) 3 for 8lb,
P Robertson (Glasgow) 3 for 8lb,
J Scougall (Airdrie) 3 for 7lb 8oz,
R Malcolm Snr (Kirkintilloch) 3 for 7lb 4oz,
R Malcolm Junior (B’Briggs) 3 for 6lb 8oz,
J Bibby (Liverpool) 2 for 8lb 4oz, best 5lb rainbow,
C Perrie (Stirling) 2 for 7lb, best 4lb,
R Roy (Kincardine) 2 for 7lb, best 4lb,
W Caddiss (Stirling) 2 for 6lb,
F Malcolm (Kirkintilloch) 2 for 6lb,
A Mitchell (Stirling) 2 for 6lb,
M Fielding (Glasgow) 2 for 6lb,
P Somerville (Sauchie) 2 for 6lb,
M Parker (Stirling) 2 for 6lb,
M Robinson (Tullibiody) 2 for 6lb,
M Elliot (Glenboig) 2 for 6lb,
McFarlane (Bonnybridge) 2 for 6lb,
R Smith (Airdrie) 2 for 5lb,
F McGee (Clydebank) 2 for 5lb,
W Gardiner (Denny) 2 for 5lb,
T Chalmers (Perth) 1 for 6lb,
N Mowatt (Glasgow) 1 for 4lb 1oz,
T Lackie (Livingston) 1 for 4lb.
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What not to do when fly fishing!
Stevie Hamilton (from Alloa) who smiles as he has a rainbow trout fly lure firmly lodged in his nose.
