Saturday, 7th May

Lindores Loch, Evening Session

Since we started this early evening outing a few seasons ago, we have been fairly lucky with the weather.  That luck kind of ran out on us and we got a cold, blustery evening, with a sky that opened up, making it too damned bright as well.  Strange we weren't on Loch Leven!

The water was fantastically clear, making it a good proposition for fishing imitatively.  Despite the cold, bright, blustery conditions, the fish were high in the water.  There were loads of micro buzzers coming off and spoonings revealed the fish were feeding well on the pupes.  Only problem for the nymph fisher was the size: about a 28!  Reports were that small black and green lures were working well, in addition to buzzers.

Most of the fish came from around the home shore area (the downwind shore).  John M and Boyd S had 6 and dropped quite a few between them just out from the lodge.  They slow-fished nymphs, such as pheasant tail and black epoxy buzzer on floating line.  In the same area, Trevor took 5 to 'taching tactics, while Alan H had 7 to 'tache and blue buzzers (well that's what the writing on the card looks like!).  Len took a brace to snatchers in the same area.

One boat to try further afield was Steve G and Euan C.  They ended up in the bird hide bay, which was catching a bit of shelter.  However, they found it slow going until late.  A few oncey risers started to appear and a switch to dries (black hopper) picked up 3 of their 5 fish.

Last knockings, light fading fast, and Euan C is into one on dry fly

We ended up in the same bay, and Dougie S got some late action to dries (size 14 black Shipman), while a team of Leadbetter suspender buzzers worked for me.

The club's total was 36 fish for 16 rods.