Tuesday, 10th August

Loch Leven, Evening Session

Good conditions for fishing (hence the shortage of photos).  Warm, a steady easterly breeze, 100% ceiling (though a tad wet at times).  Hopes were high.  Alas, hopes were dashed, as Leven yet again failed to fish.  Of our 4 boats, 3 headed up to the east end, while we ventured north.  We did see a fish come to the next boat early doors.  But nothing to us.  We saw 2 or 3 move, back of 8 o'clock, and, as nothing had come to pulling on slimes, we switched to floaters and nymph/dry combos, only to see the breeze immediately swing to north and get up, so killing any chance we had.

It's grim up north

The light then grew dimmer and dimmer, prompting an early bath at around 10 p.m.  Not an offer between us!  The other 3 boats had faired marginally better.  By that, I mean they had caught a fish and had a couple of offers between them.  The fish was a rainbow, and it had fallen to JSB, on a DI-3 and a shuggie, off the east point of St Serf's.  JWR and Bob N reported a couple of chances over at the sluices, and... er, that was it.  Nine rods.  One fish.