Black Loch 27 September 2015

I was looking forward to a day on the dries in the lead-up, with the weather nicely settled. However, it was seemingly too settled, with not a cloud to be seen the whole day. The calm start gave way to a light-mod breeze that had an edge to it to remind you the season was…

Menteith 14 September 2015

What a grand day Eric Singer and I had on the Lake!  It was a nice warm sunny day, a slight wind from the south-west and a water temperature of 16°C. Both Eric and I thought a good day for dries, so on went a size 12 yellow owl on the point, a cormorant on…

Menteith 30 August 2015

The sun was shining when we arrived at Menteith and the water had a nice ripple, a light wind blowing from west-northwest and cloud cover was coming in. Water temperature was 16°C, one degree above the air temperature, not so good but the air quickly went to 17°C – things looked as though we would…

Frandy 23 August 2015

What has happened this year?  The weather has not been the best for the fishing. At Frandy, which is normally a grand place for top of the water fishing, we were presented everything that you could think of for a difficult day.  We arrived to be greeted by a bright blue sky, high water spilling…

Coldingham 16 August 2015

I think we put this down as a near miss, conditions-wise. It was a very bright start, but also very pleasant, with light and variable wind, and shirt-sleeve warmth. After a while, cloud developed and it was looking good. However, shortly afterwards a cold sea breeze came in off the North Sea, the temperature plummeted,…

Black Loch 25 Jul 2015

This was the club’s second outing to the Black Loch, and my first ever.  It was a big outing: 24 rods out.  The weather threw everything at us in the course of the day…  flat calms, wind off every point on the compass, including a fresh breeze.  Cool, then warm, then cold for July (12°C…

Lake of Menteith 18th July 2015

Most of the weather forecasts were predicting 40 mph winds for the day.  One of the ones that I looked at (BBC website) was the odd man out, suggesting nothing worse than about 17 mph.  Judging by the fact that barely half the boats were out on a mid-season Saturday, I suspect some clubs cancelled,…

Frandy 11th July 2015

On our way to Frandy on Saturday evening, the weather was very pleasant. The sun was out, but with some cloud cover, we had a light wind from the southwest and the air was 19°C. When I arrived, the day session chaps were still out, so I watched the boats and a few bankies, and…

Menteith 21 June 2015

Driving through to the Lake on a June Sunday, the outside temperature is showing 15 degrees and there is good cloud cover, so I have a real sense of anticipation. On arrival, there is a fair wave on the water, but the swallows are working well and still the feeling remains positive. I get a…