Coldingham Loch, 22 June 2024

Our attempts to negotiate with the weather gods for a decent day of conditions at Coldingham continue to fall on deaf ears.  This one was bright and breezy from the west, not helped by the water being gin-clear and there being very little evidence of fly life. The fish seemed arsy and only put in…

Glencorse Reservoir, 14 June 2024

I came home last weekend from a trip up north to a mayfly loch.  As I was going to Glencorse, I took all my mayfly boxes out my bag – 5 of them, if you include the dapping flies.  When I got there, I learned from the others that the reservoir has been enjoying a…

Watch Reservoir, 01 June 2024

There was little sign of cloud cover and the sun was also breaking through as we headed towards the Watch reservoir.  I think the drive over the Lammermuirs from Gifford to Longformacus is hard to beat in term of the scenery.  Saturday morning was stunning.  A word of caution, mind you, rather than spending time…