19th March – 7th April 2024 Loch Report
A very wet end to the month of March has lead us in to an even wetter start to the month of April. Not only that, but as we write this we are in the grips of yet another named storm …… …
A Fly To Tie & Try April – The Irish Cormorant by Les Lockey
Fly of the Month- April by Les Lockey The Irish Cormorant Hook: Kamasan B100 or B110, Grub hook, sizes 10 to 14. Thread: Black Veevus GSP, 50D, or any fine flat thread. Rib: Red holographic tinsel. Body: Black Veevus GSP, 50D. …
1st Loch Report 2024: 9th – 18th March 2024
Well here we go again with another new season and thankfully we were blessed this year with some decent weather for opening day. Hugh Gordon once again did a splendid job piping in the new season and it was fantastic that the …
16th – 31st Oct
Just one month left of the 2023 season. It doesn’t seem two minutes since we were opening. As it’s drawing close to the end of the season this will be our penultimate loch report before we post our last one towards the …
A Fly to Tie & Try in November (The Humongous) by Les Lockey
The Humongous Hook: Kamasan B175, size 8 or 10. Thread: Black Veevus GSP, 50D. Eyes: Medium silver bead chain. Tail: A dozen or so strands of silver holographic Flashabou with a bunch of black marabou over. Rib: Silver wire, medium. Body: 3mm. …
2nd – 15th October 2023
Generally, superb conditions, hard fighting fish and still taking dries …. Just three good reasons why you should be taking advantage of the last 6 weeks of the season. With a good mix of rainbows and browns being caught from bank and …
A Fly To Tie & Try October 2023 – The Pine Squirrel Zonker by Les Lockey
Fly of the Month – Oct The Pine Squirrel Zonker Hook: Kamasan B800 longshank lure hook, size 10. Underbody: Fine lead wire. Thread: Olive Roman Moser Powersilk, 10/0. Tail: Olive Krystal Flash with olive pine squirrel zonker strip over. Back: Olive pine …
11th – 24th September 2023
Whilst the last loch report was perhaps a little sobering based on the unusually high temperatures over the summer, we are very pleased to say that things have certainly turned a corner during the last week or so. The much cooler evenings …
Loch Report 28th Aug – 10th Sept 2023
So, “How’s it fishing” is probably the question that we get asked the most and sometimes I’ll often reply, “well you’ll probably tell me when you come in!” Now I’m not looking to be glib when I say this but as we …
A Fly to Tie & Try – The Wet Daddy – Sept 2023 by Les Lockey
A Fly to Tie and Try for Sep 2023 by Les Lockey The Wet Daddy (Stan Headley) Hook: Kamasan B800 longshank, size 10. Thread: Brown Semperfli Nanosilk, 50D, or any fine brown or tan thread. Rib: Small oval gold tinsel. Body: Natural …
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