Late evening rises are coming into their own at Wellsfield as the temperature cools giving great top of the water sport using a floating line and flies such as small bob dry flies, Hoppers, CDC’s and Buzzers. The late night evening fishing sessions till 10pm are ongoing. All 3 ponds are fishing very well at the moment for fly and bait anglers.    

Wellsfield Fishery is offering discounts to school kids during the summer holidays.  Discounts are also available for Juniors and Parents with children permits for bait and fly fishing.  Rod Hire is available for beginners.  Bait is also on sale at the fishery.

Despite the bright hot weather, the average fish catch this week was still good at 3.5 fish per rod, with an average size of 3lb 3oz, with many fish at the 4lb–5lb mark. Bait anglers have found Mep Spinners, Dexters, Orange Powerbait and Maggots to be most successful.

One specimen fish and one Yellow tagged fish was caught this week –   a cracking 10lb rainbow for M Laing (Grangemouth) on an Okey Dokey in his 4 for 22lb 8oz.  A Saunders caught the a fine 4lb rainbow with a Yellow £50 prize tag using a Tazmanian Devil in his 3 for 10lb from the bait pond.  

Some good bags this week include:
Kane (Bonnybridge) 5 for 18lb, best 6lb, Thomson (Alloa) 5 for 18lb, best 5lb 14oz, Roy (Falkirk) 5 for 17lb 2oz, best 5lb 8oz, Pollock (Falkirk) 5 for 17lb, best 6lb, Francis (Camelon) 5 for 16lb, best 5lb, Riley (Larbert) 5 for 16lb, best 4lb, Young (Denny) 5 for 15lb, best 5lb, Urquart (Bainsford) 5 for 15lb, best 4lb, Patterson (Stirling) 5 for 14lb, Montgomery (Valleyfield) 4 for 12lb, Bridges (Valleyfield) 3 for 12lb, McIntosh (Banknock) 3 for 9lb, McDonald (Banknock) 3 for 9lb, Cunningham (Tilly) 3 for 9lb on bait, Gibb (Dunfermline) 3 for 9lb, Grant (Fife) 3 for 9lb 8oz on bait, Turner (Alva) 2 for 7lb, Polk (Cumbernauld) 2 for 7lb, Saunderson (East Kilbride) 2 for 7lb, Wilson (Dunfermline) 2 for 7lb, A Bell (Sauchie) 2 for 7lb.

Wellsfield is a Troutmasters Venue and is stocked with trout from 2lb to 20lb .  It is stocked with Prize £50 Yellow and £500 White tagged trout.  Catch a tagged trout and win the money!  Call (01324) 822800 or 07729 303215 or try http://www.wellsfield.co.uk

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