April 24th 2010 – Carron Valley Reservoir

What with our secretary enjoying an extended holiday in Turkey, courtesy of the volcanic ash fiasco, and other associated complications, we were a couple of rods short on the day.  Every weather forecast there was promised us a mild southerly wind instead of the usual cold easterly we always get for our Carron outing.  Needless…

April 11th 2010 – Glencorse

Unfortunately, conditions were somewhat disappointing for our first visit of the season to Glencorse. It was a very bright day and although the air temperature was good, the water was suffering murkiness and low temperature, following the recent snow melt.  Despite a few buzzers hatching at various points in the day, and some beetles on…

April 3rd 2010 – Lake of Menteith

We’ve been making a habit of getting good weather for our first Menteith outing of the season, and we were jammy again. Early rain gave way to a mixed ceiling and if anything it was a little too calm. The buzzers were hatching in biblical proportions for the first couple of hours – and word…