16th – 29th May 2022
This last fortnight has seen some excellent top of the water fishing days for many anglers. As always there have been the haves and the have nots but in the main most anglers have reported plenty of activity and sport. Even on …
2nd – 15th May 2022
Back to its best. I think that’s the only way to describe the state of the loch at the moment. The water is now crystal clear and the fishing over the past fortnight has been extremely good for the majority of anglers. …
18th April – 2nd May 2022
A welcome return of the swallows and house martins is a sure- fire sign that spring is well and truly here. After all the destruction caused by storm Arwen back in November, it’s great to see the trees bursting in to life …
A Fly to Tie & Try May 2022 by Les Lockey
Fly of the Month – May Detached Bodied Parachute Hawthorn Hook: Kamasan B160 short shank, size 12. Thread: Fine black thread, eg. Veevus or Sheer 14/0 or similar. Detached Body: 1/16” diameter, black foam cylinder and two strands of bronze peacock herl. …
April 2022 – A Fly to Tie & Try
Apologies for the late posting of this blog and thanks to Les Lockey for doing another Monthly Fly blog for us to post here: Fly of the Month – April The Kate McLaren Hook: Kamasan B170, sizes 10 to 14. Thread: Black …
Loch Report 31st March – 17th April 2022
Youth Day: Without doubt, the highlight of the last couple of weeks has been the youth day competition held on Monday 11th April. At one point, it looked as though we were going to have to cancel the day due to the …
First Loch Report 12th – 30th March 2022
As you know we opened this year on the 12th March and were delighted with the turn out of members keen to fish the loch at the start of the season. Our opening first three days were as usual reserved for members …
November A Fly to Tie and Try by Les Lockey
Apologies for the lateness of this our last of the series from Les Lockey on a Fly to Tie and Try this month. A big thanks to Les for all his hard work in putting these blogs together for our readers. We …
3rd – 17th Oct 2021 Loch Report
It seems that we have finally turned the corner following a longer than usual summer. Fishing over this last two weeks has been more like what we would be expecting for this time of year with good numbers now being caught each …
October A Fly to Tie and Try by Les Lockey
The Red Cormorant (variant) Hook: Kamasan B170 or B175, sizes 10 to 14. Thread: Semperfli Nanosilk, 50D, or any black flat thread. Tail (optional): A few strands of red holographic Flashabou. Rib: Silver wire. Body: Red holographic tinsel, coated with UV resin …
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