Lake of Menteith, day session, 1st September.

(click on flies for photos)

A warm, overcast day, wet at times, with a light wind (as opposed to the hooly the forecasters claimed!) made for cracking conditions.  The fish obliged as well, to give us a very heavy catch: 16 rods weighed in 73 fish for 197 lb 13 oz.

Tommy S had a bag of 8 for 22 lb 4 oz, with 8 more returned.  He fished in hotel bay and took his fish on dry fly, mostly to his emerger from last week at Butterstone.  Alan D's 8 fish were even heavier, at 23 lb, taken on cat's whisker in Gateside Bay.  Tanto had a bag on a bibio, though I'm not sure if it was fished wet on a floater, or dry on a sinker, or some other combination!  John M had another limit bag, taken on dries, mostly to a fiery brown Bob's bits.

...and thanks go to Eric S for looking after the outing in the secy's absence.  Eric had a good day too, taking his fish on a variety of flies and methods, including the interesting mini-tadpole shown above.