Category: Loch Reports

Loch Report 23rd Sep – 13th Oct including Charity Day and Coldingham Cup   Lad(y)s and Dads Charity Day: As is tradition now, the last Sunday in September saw us holding our annual Charity Day in support of St Abbs Independent Lifeboat. Somehow, …

Fly of the Month – Oct The Floating Sparkler Fry Hook: Competition Barbless, size 10, (from Flybox), or similar. Thread: Black Veevus GSP, 50D. Wing and Tail: Holographic black and gold Angle Flash, or similar. Underwing: Olive Aero Dry Wing. Body: 3mm …

Apologies that we have not got a full report to do this time and thank you to Les Lockey for his fishing report which we copy & paste below. Next weekend is our annual Charity Day & so we will post a …

Wet and windy have been the weather features that have dominated the last few weeks and as we write this today we are seeing waves across the loch and the forecast is for heavy rain to follow this afternoon. Perhaps not what …

July 2024 It looks like we are finally getting some more prolonged periods of hotter weather. Fine for the holiday makers but not so great for the anglers. The fish are still rising freely in all areas of the loch but as …

Fly of the Month- Aug The Invicta – (James Ogden) Hook: Kamasan B170 or B175, wet fly hook, sizes 10 – 14. Thread: Veevus GSP, 50D, in black or brown, or any black or brown thread. Tail: Golden pheasant crest feather. Rib: …

Who would have thought it, July tomorrow, where is the season going? The last couple of weeks have been dominated in the evenings with very large hatches of caenis and sedge and those of us who have been lucky enough to see …

Fly of the Month – July by Les Lockey The Cooper Bug – Dry Fly / Emerger (Jack Cooper) Hook:    Kamasan B170, size 10 to 16. Thread: Roman Moser Powersilk, 10/0, Olive, or colour to match hatching insect. Tail, Shellback & Head: …

Still very good conditions for the time of the year with the lower evening temperatures suiting us very well indeed. The water quality is top drawer at the moment and as a result the fish are feeding well and fighting hard. Whilst …