We have had a very productive week at Burnhouse Lochan! The cabin has been sanded and repaired, ready for a fresh coat of varnish before the new kitchen arrives. The benches in the bbq hut have been widened to accommodate our new and extremely comfortable mattresses when catering for future overnight guests. The podiums and pathways are being repaired and let’s not forget the grueling task of weeding. We aim to give our anglers not only a great day fishing but ensure that our beautiful fishery is also maintained to the best possible standards so that you can relax and enjoy the peaceful and stunning surroundings.
FISH OF THE WEEK
This week’s top spot is shared by Ben Kelly, Kevin Palmer, and Sandy Brown all catching stunning 10lb rainbows. Well done, guys!
FLIES OF THE WEEK
This week’s top 3 flies were Fritz, double humpy, and yellow owl. Other successful flies were buzzers, hot head damsel, Daiwl Bach, cats whisker, orange blob, green shimmy egg, dunkeld, foam beatle, black hopper, orange egg, gold head damsel, black pennell and the Burnhouse faithful the Griffiths gnat.
FRASER LINDSAY safely returned 2, caught using buzzers on a floating line.
HOWARD PENNY safely returned 1 rainbow, caught using a hot head damsel on an intermediate line.
ALAN DOWNIE has had a great week safely returning 4 using double humpy, Daiwl Bach and black pennell on a floating line. His catch included a 6.5lb and a 5.5lb both rainbows and both with amazing full tails which ensured fights that had him buzzing with excitement.
KEVIN PALMER caught a 10lb rainbow on a black fritz this fish was safely released to fight another day.
BILLY MILLAR safely returned 1 caught using a black and red cats whisker on an intermediate line.
BEN KELLY had a very memorable day safely returning a 10lb and a 9lb9oz rainbow caught using an orange blob, well done Ben what a great day!
JORDAN DUNCAN safely returned 3 caught using a black and green fritz on a floating line.
THOMAS FERGUSON safely returned 2 impressive rainbows caught using a green egg shimmy.
GEOFF DICKSON safely returned a stunning 5lb rainbow.
STUART CAMERON safely returned a beautiful 9lb 4oz rainbow caught using a black and green fritz on an intermediate line.
FRANK DONNELY safely returned a 3lb rainbow caught using a black fritz on a floating line.
GEOFF APPLETON safely returned 1 caught using a Dunkeld on a floating line.
WULLY CARR weighed in 1 rainbow for 2lb 8oz caught using a black hopper on a floating line.
TOBY ROUGHTON safely returned a 3lb rainbow caught using a foam beetle on a floating line, he was ecstatic with the impressive fight this fin perfect rainbow gave him.
ANDREW FLANNIGAN safely released 2 caught using a yellow owl and an orange egg.
IAN BROWN weighed in 1 rainbow for 3.5lb caught using a yellow owl on a floating line.
GRAEME INGLIS weighed in 1 rainbow for 5lb 6oz caught using a green and white fritz on an intermediate line.
SANDY BROWN safely released a stunning fin perfect 10lb rainbow caught using a gold head damsel nymph on a floating line.
GARY MCDONALD salefy returned 2 using the Burnhouse faithful the Griffiths Gnat on a floating line.
Even though our larger doubles escaped the net this week our smaller yet still very impressively sized hard fighting grade A fish have certainly put a smile on our anglers’ faces and a mighty bend in their rods!
Thank you to all of our anglers this week, please continue to give us feedback we love hearing all your stories of great days of fishing.
Tight lines for the week ahead!
