Mel Mitchell writes… We arrived to find a full car park, which is good to see midweek. It was almost flat calm, with warm sunny weather forecast for the day. We were allocated one of the 3 boats currently trialling the ePropulsion lithium motors on the Lake, only to find the battery had not been…
Dougie Skedd reports… Ah, the joys of our Scottish climate! Last weekend at Harelaw we suffered atrocious conditions of high winds and cold. This weekend we got flat calm and benign temperatures and an odd bit of drizzle. As we were tackling up, fish were moving just beyond the boats. Things were looking better. I…
Mel Mitchell reports… We arrived to a crisp Spring morning and a full car park. Three clubs were booked-in for the day. The start of this season has delivered some fantastic sunny weather, with the first week of April being no exception. A weak Jet Stream has created what is known as an Omega Block…
Dougie Skedd reports… Linlithgow Loch. A venue where I learned a huge portion of what I know about stillwater trouting. It was the only place available to me as a youngster that behaved the way writers for magazines described it. I devoured it at the time. Buzzers, and nymphs in general, were what the trout…
Dougie Skedd reports… After a couple of cancellations for strong winds it was good to be getting out to fish at Frandy. Given the way the weather has been it should have been no surprise to get up on Saturday morning to find a windless day with dense fog. The murk was particularly bad, crossing…
Dougie Skedd reports… At last! We finally got out fishing as a club. What with the summer break and two weather-related cancellations, it’s been a while. Word was that fish were being caught at Malling and Gateside. That meant two places to avoid, at least early on. I can’t stand crowded water these days. The…
Dougie Skedd reports… Oh dear! Blast! Oh bollocks! Bu**er! … and other oaths and imprecations were heard loudly from our boat at Harelaw reservoir on Saturday. Keith Logan and I were having a bit if a shocker. The trout were giving us the run around. We had both started with dries. Everyone I’ve spoken…
Mel Mitchell reports… In keeping with all the recent sunny, warm weather we have been having, it was another beautiful early morning drive over the Lammermuirs and down towards Longformacus. There were plenty grouse to be seen flying over the hillside, and others out for an early morning stroll along the roadside. All looking like…
Mel Mitchell reports… We arrived at the lake to what I thought were perfect conditions. Overcast sky, a light northerly/north westerly breeze coming off the Malling shore and a gentle ripple. The conditions were very welcome, compared to the strong winds we experienced on the previous outing. I was out with Jimmy Anderson and we…
Dougie Skedd reports… Looked like a decent day when we turned up at The Lake for out June outing there. A bit of cloud, a bit of sun, a bit of breeze, nothing too much in any way. The breeze was a bit cool but it was early. Bob Whyte and I set out with…