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…