Lake of Menteith, 17 June 2018

Decent conditions!  The westerly breeze was a bit brisk at times… and cool for the time of year… and it turned dreich for the last hour… but having fished a whole week in Sutherland at the beginning of the month in blazing sun (and east winds), it was nice to see a ceiling for a…

Black Loch, 09 June 2108

The day had dawned bright again over the Central Belt, but yellow warnings were in place for potential heavy rain.  Eagle-eyed Derek Kilgour had already spotted a number of fish moving about 100 yards in front of the pier and insects were already active around the car park, while there were shoals of fry close…

Coldingham Loch 02 June 2018

Saturday morning in the Borders was more reminiscent of a scene from a Hammer House of Horrors film set.  There would have been no surprise if ‘Vlad the Impaler’ made a guest appearance from the depths of the haar.  Weather was improving and temperature was still around 16 degrees as we arrived, and the sun…