Black Loch, evening, 20 July 2019

On my journey from the east, ominous clouds appeared, driven by a surprisingly strong westerly that had the warm touch of summer about it.  On the water, things looked no better.  On squally days such as this there’s often not much of a hatch.  We were assured the fish were near the surface but a…

Lake of Menteith, 15 July 2019

The day was brightening up very nicely as we arrived at the Lake – drier and warmer than the east coast.  The conditions were near perfect, with patches of cloud cover and a gentle westerly breeze.  Reports were the Lake had been fishing well in the run-up and there was talk that dries and buzzers…

Frandy Reservoir, 06 July 2019

Conditions were similar to those at Linlithgow the previous week, with plenty cloud cover in between some bright blue skies.  The wind, thankfully, was much more benign, which is generally a bonus when you’re fishing upland waters such as Frandy.  However, Kenny, the fishery manger, mentioned the fishing had been slow in the past week,…