Category: Loch Reports

Mid- way through October now and the weather remains good for us despite an occasional increase in wind speeds. Considering the long hot summer that we went through, one of the hottest on records, we are delighted with the way the loch …

Fly of the Month – October The Mohican Hook:     Partridge Patriot Grub and Buzzer, or similar, size 8 or 10. Thread: Pearl Fusion thread, (from Flybox) and black Semperfli Nanosilk, 50D. Body:     Pearl Fusion thread. Rib:        Pearl Fusion thread. Thorax: UV red …

Charity Day & Loch Report 19th Sep – 2nd Oct The main focus of this loch report is the Charity Day which was as always, a great success and plenty of fun. We don’t know how, but thankfully, once again we seemed …

It feels like autumn has arrived and with it some cooler temperatures, particularly in the evenings. This can only be good for the fishing and this has certainly been reflected in the returns on some of the days. I say some of …

The hot dry weather continues, making catching somewhat unpredictable. Dries have still been the fly of choice on most occasions and afternoons and evenings are certainly fishing best. As is always the case, August and September are the months that we usually …

Fly of the Month – September The Foam Daddy Hook:      Kamasan B110 heavy grub hook, size 10. Thread:   Veevus, 12/0, shade C12, (tan). Abdomen & Thorax Cover:  2.8mm. orange or tan foam cylinder, trimmed to a point at one end. Legs:       6 …

Well, the weather has started to cool down a little since our last loch report but like many areas of the UK & beyond we are still in desperate need of some good steady rainfall. In the first week of this period, …

Fly of the Month – August  by Les Lockey The Threadless Green Diawl Bach Hook: Competition Medium, sizes 10 or 12, (from Flybox). No Thread: – use Hends 0.69 green holographic tinsel, Tail: Red game cock hackle fibres. Rib: Hends green holographic …

The hot weather continues and so does the trickiness of the fishing, hence the brevity of this report. Despite the temptation to fish deeper the fish that are being caught are still largely, nearer the surface and the use of floating and …

Fly of the Month by Les Lockey for July 2022 The Elastic Caddis Pupa Hook: Fulling Mill Czech Nymph, sizes 14 and 16. Underbody: Fine copper wire. Thread: Lt. Cahill Uni 8/0 for the abdomen and dark brown UNI 8/0 for the …