Harelaw, 27 May 2023

Dougie Skedd reports… Our second trip to Harelaw.  The first had shown some very good fishing, marred only by the bone-crushing cold weather on the day.  Well, for humans anyway.  You need to remember that trout prefer colder temperatures than humans do.  This time around we had better temperatures, although in the strong-willed it still…

Frandy Reservoir, 20 May 2023

Great conditions for this outing.  Perhaps a tad cool for mid-May, but with light winds it didn’t feel it, and we had 100% ceiling the whole day, without it raining – until a wee bit drizzle in the last 10 minutes.  The winds were also variable – in both strength and direction. Mel Mitchell and…

Lake of Menteith, 10 May 2023

  I was out a couple of times on private trips in the previous couple of weeks and had good sport on dries, thanks to superb buzzer hatches.  Plenty risers to cast to.  But one thing to be wary of – groups of fish that were very hard to interest.  Often behaving a bit different. …

Glencorse Reservoir, 05 May, 2023

Dougie Skedd reports… Hmmm, another cool day of easterly airflow. Getting a bit sick of it by now.  Still, moving on… Glencorse. A personal favourite of mine. I like its “natural” look and feel. It’s stocked with particularly good fish and they will usually respond to something during the day.  Dougie Goddard and I set…