Last outing of the season for us! It’s gone quickly – very quickly! First couple of hours were mirror calm. I started on dries, while john Gibson was on a washing line set-up, on a midge-tip with a couple of spiders on the droppers. Loads of risers off Shear Point. Several boats throwing dries at…
That was a really tough outing. The conditions were not that helpful. I was fairly optimistic, though. We did a drift heading right down the North Shore. I honestly thought we would find some fish beyond the island. It was a real struggle. Matt and I went through just about every line. I never thought…
A day of decent conditions, though the temperature dropped noticeably as the hours went by, and the late brightness rather killed the dry fly sport we were enjoying. Water temp 16 C: air temp 17 C (though it felt decidedly cooler). Water crystal clear. Very little fly life – odd sedge and flying ant. We…
There had been hardly a breath of wind for the past 2 weeks… until we turned up at Black Loch for our outing and got a stiff westerly. Oh well… Keith Logan was on the engine in our boat and we focused on drifting onto the downwind shore, where the advice was that we would…
It was a very pleasant start to the day at the Lake, overcast with a gentle breeze. Reports were suggesting that as the water slowly cools the fish were now more spread-out and Hotel Bay all the way to Lochend had fished well the previous day, with the Cages once again a hot spot. Our…
Mel Mitchell reports… Due to a late call off, the day started by requiring some chemical 1,2-shifts in terms of boat partners resulting in a new pairing of Dougie Skedd and myself heading out in boat 11. We set out on an easterly course, heading straight for the dam wall. There was little wind and…
One of the flattest calmest days I have been out in a long time. About 5 minutes of ripple all day. It would have been a good day for fishing dries, except the water seems to have warmed up again after the previous week’s sunshine and warmth from the big high pressure system, I measured…
I was a single angler for the day following a few late call-offs. I set out with no real game plan for the day since there were reports that fish had began to disperse from Gateside Bay as the weather cooled (and following another good spell of rain). Fish were apparently moving higher in the…
One thing our club can usually count on when we go to Coldingham is rubbish fishing conditions, and yesterday was typical. Bright for much of the day and a stiff, swirling, variable wind. Gareth informed us the fish were high in the water and dries were doing well. So, Bob Whyte and I both set…
It was a pleasant change not to be charging up the Edinburgh bypass and M 9. Instead, Pencaitland to Gifford then across the Lammermuirs to Longformacus and up to Watch Reservoir. On the way, lots of wildlife including two near misses with roe deer, dodging sheep and the most grouse that I’ve ever seen. This…