Friday 22/04/2022 – Friday 06/05/2022

The top of water sport has been exceptional in the last two weeks, as the insect life increases! The dry flies are taking over the catch report and the anglers were ecstatic; nothing beats the adrenaline rush of a surface take or bow waves chasing after your fly. This truly is the most fun time of the year for anglers!

We have had an incredibly busy fortnight at the fishery, all repairs have been finished on the holding tank, the gate has also been fixed so there is no more wrestling with it on arrival and the new door has been fitted on the cabin, after the last one decided it didn’t want to be a door anymore and wouldn’t open or close without a good fight! This week we have plans to widen and repair the platforms in the shallow water and add the finishing touches to the recently rebuilt platforms. We keep busy, to keep you happy!

We also welcomed the Alexanders fly club and hosted the Jessica Jane Memorial Trophy Day, you can see how they got on at the end of the catch report.

FISH OF THE FORTNIGHT – The top spot goes to CRAIG MCILHONE with rainbow weighing 14lb! Well Done, Craig!

FLIES OF THE FORTNIGHT – The top 3 flies were BUZZERS, DOUBLE HUMPY and FABS.

Other successful flies were daddies, beetles, suspended buzzers, yellow owls, sedges, parachute buzzers, hoppers, grunters, spiders, klinkhammers, snatchers, hawthorns, shipmans, black dunn, shuttlecocks, emergers, cdcs, bibios, hares ears, loch ordie, black pennell, diawl bachs, cormorants,  pheasant tailed nymphs, muddlers, bloodworms, damsels, apps, fry imitations, wickhams fancy, tadpole, rabbits, yellow dancer, eggs, squirmies, snakes, blobs, humongous, nomad, red fritz, shimmies, cats whiskers, fluff cats, okay dokies, Alex Ferguson, chartreuse dancer, millennium bugs, various wet flies, various lures and various dries.

CATCH REPORT

  • ALLAN DOWNIE – Safely returned 4 fish using a double humpy on a floating line.
  • IAN DON – Safely returned 2 fish using pheasant tailed nymphs on a floating line.
  • ALAN WALKER – Safely returned 3 fish using a double humpy on a floating line.
  • ROBERT PATON – Safely returned 19 fish using a pink fab and buzzers on a floating line.
  • COKER WILSON – Safely returned 11 fish including a rainbow weighing 8.5lb and 2 tigers using various buzzers, fabs and lures.
  • GORDON REED – Safely returned 7 fish including a 6lb brown using a parachute buzzer and yellow dancer on a floating line.
  • GORDON FERGUSON – Safely returned 2 fish using fabs on a floating line.
  • REG DAVIDSON – Safely returned 8 fish using fabs and buzzers on a floating line.
  • JOHN SHAND – Safely returned 3 fish using a daddy on a floating line.
  • GORDON DUKES – Safely returned 3 fish using a black beetle on a floating line.
  • CALLUM DUKES – Weighed in 3 fish for 6.5lb caught using a black suspended buzzer on a floating line.
  • BRIAN SKINNER – Safely returned 3 fish using a double humpy on a floating line.
  • DEREK SPEARS – Weighed in 4 fish for 9.4lb and safely returned 5 using daddies on a floating line.
  • STUART MCMORRAN – Weighed in 1 fish for 1.5lb using a bloodworm on a floating line.
  • JAMES GRAHAM – Safely returned 1 fish using a dry on a floating line.
  • DONALD FORBES – Safely returned 7 fish using rabbits, damsels, and buzzers on a floating line.
  • SCOTT ANDERSON – Safely returned 2 fish using a yellow owl on a floating line.
  • COREY KENNEDY – Safely returned 2 fish using damsels on a floating line.
  • SCOTT MCLAUGHLAN – Safely returned 4 using fry imitations and sedges on a floating line.
  • RUSSELL BRENNAN – Weighed in 1 fish for 2lb using an orange fab on a floating line.
  • BRIAN SKINNER – Safely returned 7 fish using a double humpy and various dries on a floating line.
  • IAN BRUCE – Safely returned 3 fish using an olive hopper on a floating line.
  • DOUGIE WILSON – Safely returned 1 fish using a damsel on a floating line.
  • CALLUM RUSSELL – Safely returned 9 fish using buzzers on a floating line.
  • JOHN WILSON – Safely returned 13 fish using buzzers and an orange fab on a floating line.
  • JIM WATSON – Weighed in 2 fish for 5.5lb using a grunter on a floating line.
  • RODDY FINNIE – Weighed in 3 fish for 7.08lb using a beetle on a floating line.
  • THOMAS MCBRIDE – Weighed in 1 fish for 2.1lb using a damsel on a floating line.
  • ARTUR TULLY – Weighed in 1 fish for 3lb using a red lure on a floating line.
  • BRIAN MCCLUCKIE – Safely returned 2 fish using a pink squirmy fished static under a sight indicator.
  • STUART PEACH – Safely returned 3 fish using a sedge and cormorants on a floating line.
  • GEORGE MURRAY – Safely returned 2 fish using eggs fished static under a sight indicator.
  • JOHNNY PORTEOUS – Safely returned 7 fish using snakes and fabs on a sinking line.
  • WILLY TURNER – Safely returned 11 fish using an olive snake on a floating line.
  • LAWRENCE MACDONALD – Safely returned 4 fish using beetles on a floating line.
  • ROBERT MCCOLL – Safely returned 2 fish using a black spider and fabs on a midge tip line.
  • SCOTT WALSH – Safely returned 6 fish using black cormorants and damsels on an intermediate line.
  • TRACY ALLAN – Safely returned 2 fish using buzzers on a floating line.
  • DAVID NIVEN – Safely returned 1 fish using a yellow fab on a floating line.
  • MARK GRAY – Safely returned 2 fish using apps on a floating line.
  • JAMIE BRYCE – Safely returned 1 fish using a double humpy on a floating line.
  • SCOTT DOC – Safely returned 8 fish using eggs fished static under a sight indicator.
  • RODDY STEVEN – Weighed in 1 fish for 2.5lb using a diawl bach on a floating line.
  • ROBERT GRANGER – Safely returned 3 fish using shimmies fished static under a sight indicator.
  • WULLIE MOUNTFORD – Safely returned 5 fish using apps fished static under a sight indicator.
  • JIM MCINTYRE – Safely returned 2 fish using eggs fished static under a sight indicator.
  • THOMAS DONOHOE – weighed in 2 fish for 5.11lb using a cats whisker and white shimmy.
  • JAMIE BUDDULPH – Safely returned 2 fish using a wet fly on a floating line.
  • BOB MUNN – Safely returned 2 fish using eggs fished static under a sight indicator.
  • DEREK LEIPER – Weighed in 1 fish for 7.6lb using a black blob stripped across the surface.
  • TONY STAN – Safely returned 7 fish using a yellow owl and shimmies.
  • DONALD FORBES – Safely returned 10 fish using spiders and buzzers on a floating line.
  • GREG HOWE – Safely returned 10 fish using green shimmies fished static under a sight indicator.
  • RYAN GIBSON – Safely returned 5 fish using a floating fry on a floating line.
  • DARREN SMITH – Safely returned 2 fish using shimmies fished static under a sight indicator.
  • JIM WATSON – Safely returned 5 fish using orange hoppers on a floating line.
  • BOABY GARVIE – Safely returned 2 fish using a black hot head damsel and a nomad on a floating line.
  • JOHN SHAND – Safely returned 2 fish using a covid on a floating line.
  • CHRIS BEVERIDGE – Safely returned 4 fish using a yellow owl and suspended buzzer on a floating line.
  • COLIN SPENCE – Safely returned 5 fish using cormorants and snatchers on a floating line.
  • STUART BELL – Safely returned 3 fish using hoppers and beetles on a floating line.
  • COKER WILSON – Safely returned 6 fish using various lures, buzzers and dries on a floating line.
  • DOUGIE WILSON – Safely returned 2 fish using a yellow fab on a floating line.
  • JOHN WILSON – Safely returned 5 fish using hawthorns, shipmans and klinkhammers on a floating line.
  • ANDREW MCKELLOR – Safely returned 9 fish using apps, fabs, various dries and bloodworms on a floating line.
  • JIM AITKEN – Weighed in 2 fish for 4.4lb using damsels on a floating line.
  • VIC ROBERTSON – Safely returned 5 fish using dries on a floating line.
  • PAUL STEVENSON – Safely returned 2 fish using sedges on a floating line.
  • MARTIN LEBLOND – Safely returned 6 fish using snatchers, sedges, daddies, and lures on a floating line.
  • TRACY ALLAN – Safely returned 9 fish using a yellow owl on a floating line.
  • WULLIE CARR – Safely returned 3 fish using hoppers and spiders on a floating line.
  • MARK SHILLINLAW – Safely returned 4 fish using sedges and hoppers on a floating line.
  • JOHN NAPIER – Weighed in 1 fish for 2.09lb using a bloodworm on a floating line.
  • MARK HALL – Safely returned 4 fish using a wickhams fancy on a floating line.
  • AARON KIRKWOOD – Safely returned 5 fish using a fluff cat, sedge, and yellow shimmy on various lines.
  • ALLAN HALL – Safely returned 3 fish using a black dunn and an okay dokey on a floating line.
  • JIM ANDERSON – Safely returned 14 fish using a black pennell, daddy, double humpy, and yellow hopper on a floating line.
  • BRIAN MCGREGGOR – Safely returned 2 fish using a black spider on a floating line.
  • TRACY ALLAN – Safely returned 2 fish using buzzers and an Alex Ferguson on a floating line.
  • CHRIS ALLAN – Safely returned 5 fish caught using orange apps and a chartreuse dancer on a floating line.
  • ALAN MEEK – Safely returned 2 fish using a shipmans and a black shuttlecock on a floating line.
  • GORDON STEWART – Safely returned 1 fish using an emerger on a floating line.
  • JORDAN DUNCAN – Safely returned 6 fish using a tadpole and a loch ordie on a floating line.
  • GORDON COLLEY – Safely returned 2 fish using a shipmans and a hares ear on a floating line.
  • CRAIG MCILHONE – Safely returned 5 fish including a rainbow weighing 14lb using a double humpy and a red cdc on a floating line.
  • SEAN MOONY – Safely returned 4 fish using a yellow dancer on a floating line.
  • CONNER MCGOMERY – Safely returned 6 fish using a yellow dancer on a floating line.
  • PAUL PRICE – Safely returned 7 fish using yellow mop flies and a double humpy on a floating line.
  • WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM – Safely returned 5 fish using eggs, buzzers, and a yellow owl on a floating line.
  • VIC ROBERTSON – Safely returned 3 fish using cdcs and a cats whisker on a floating line.
  • TRACY ALLAN – Safely returned 10 fish using a yellow owl on a floating line.
  • JIM MCINTYRE – Safely returned 2 fish using a shipmans and double humpy on a floating line.
  • CRAIG FALLER – Safely returned 5 fish using a balloon caddis, hawthorn, and muddler on a floating line.
  • IAN DON – Safely returned 1 fish using a double humpy on a floating line.
  • ALLAN DOWNIE – Safely returned 6 fish using a bibio double humpy and a hares ear double humpy on a floating line.
  • GREG HOWE – Safely returned 20 fish using a double humpy, eggs and squirmies on a floating line.
  • RYAN GIBSON – Safely returned 12 fish using a double humpy, eggs and squirmies on a floating line.
  • DARREN MCWILLIAM – Safely returned 5 fish using buzzers on a floating line.
  • DAVID DUNN – Safely returned 3 fish using nymphs on a floating line.
  • ALAN WALKER – Safely returned 2 fish using a yellow owl on a floating line.
  • GORDON ARNEIL – Safely returned 3 fish using suspended buzzers and daddies on a floating line.
  • BRUCE DYSART – Safely returned 8 fish including an 8lb rainbow using yellow owls on a floating line.
  • BRIAN SKINNER – Safely returned 5 fish using buzzers and eggs on a floating line.
  • D STEWART – Safely returned 2 fish including a double figure rainbow using squirmies fished static under a sight indicator.
  • C SMITH – Safely returned 1 fish using foam beetles on a floating line.

THE ALEXANDERS FLY FISHING CLUB

The conditions did not favour the anglers with the bright sunshine and flat calm, but the group showed their experience and no blanks were recorded. They enjoyed their day that much that they have already reserved their date for next year. Thank you for choosing Burnhouse, we are delighted you had a great day.

  • DEREK BAIRD – Weighed in 2 fish for 5.13lb.
  • PETER BENNIE – Weighed in 2 fish for 5.09lb.
  • STUART BENNIE – Weighed in 4 fish for 9.65lb.
  • ED COLLINS – Weighed in 3 fish for 14.05lb.
  • RAB GARDINER – Weighed in 3 fish for 7.2lb.
  • RITCHIE GRAY – Weighed in 4 fish for 10.44lb and safely returned 5.
  • ROSS MCCANN – Weighed in 4 fish for 11.89lb.
  • CHRIS MULLHOLLAND – Weighed in 4 fish for 8.73lb and safely returned 8.
  • WILLIE MURRAY – Weighed in 4 fish for 9.7lb.
  • WILLIE SALMOND – Weighed in 1 fish for 2.3lb.
  • IAN SHARP – Weighed in 4 fish for 10.12lb.
  • JOCK STRANG – Weighed in 1 fish for 2.06lb.
  • BILLY WATERSON – Weighed in 2 fish for 4.24lb.
  • JIM WILSON – Weighed in 1 fish for 2.57lb.

THE JESSICA JANE MEMORIAL TROPHY

After suffering the devastating loss of their beautiful daughter Jessica, Matt and Sarah Pidcock wanted to keep their daughters memory alive by raising money for Great Ormand Street Childrens Hospital and Midlands Air Ambulance.

Jessica was the most beautiful girl to grace this world, born with Down Syndrome, 2 holes in her heart and a leaking valve, she overcame everything including open heart surgery at Great Ormond Street and seemed to be recovering more and more each day.

Sadly on Tuesday 16th November 2021 at 3 days short of 10 months old Jessica unexpectedly grew her Angel wings.

As a parent and a friend, Andy McRoberts from MCR flies could not let this unimaginable loss go without doing all he could to support them by trying to support their fundraiser for these two fantastic charities. “It does not bare to think of such a loss for those of us who are parents and especially in the month of Christmas!”

Together with Andrew Humphries from Blob and Buzzer, they planned a fishing competition to raise more for the two charities. Months of planning and hard work paid off, and not only did the anglers enjoy the competition but they also raised more money than they had aimed for. It was such a success, that the Jessica Jane Memorial Trophy will be a yearly event. I hope you are all incredibly proud of what you have achieved.

Though we met under heart-breaking circumstances, it was nice to meet you all, and an honour for us to cater this special event. Anything we can do to help with next year’s fundraising let us know.

1st  – KYLE BURNS – 17 fish (first fish)

2ND – TOBY ROUGHTON – 17 fish

3rd – KIERAN LATTO – 16 fish.

  • DAVIE EVANS – 15 fish.
  • JACK DAVIDSON – 11 fish.
  • DAVID EADIE – 11 fish.
  • SCOTT MCROBERTS – 8 fish.
  • SIMON GAINES – 8 fish.
  • MARK GRAY – 6 FISH.
  • JONNO MCDONALD – 6 fish.
  • DAVID MCROBERT – 5 fish.
  • CONOR MEIKLEJOHN – 5 fish.
  • ALEX EADIE – 5 fish.
  • DYLAN MCROBERT – 4 fish.
  • CRAIG BLUNDELL – 4 fish.
  • LAWRENCE MACDONALD – 4 fish.
  • DAVE EADIE – 4 fish.
  • KIRSTY MURRAY – 3 fish.
  • RUARIVH BENSON – 3 fish.
  • JOHNNY PORTEOUS – 2 fish.
  • GEORGE BROWNLEE – Wooden spoon – 2 fish (last first fish)

There were no blanks, a total of 156 fish were caught with a rod average of 7.42, that’s great going in bright conditions. Well done to you all.

 

A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE ANGLERS THAT JOINED US OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK. TIGHT LINES FOR THE WEEK AHEAD!

 

FISHERY RULES

  • FLY FISHING ONLY
  • ALL ANGLERS MUST USE THE FISHERY NETS ONLY
  • NO LITTERING. ALL RUBBISH, CIGARETTE ENDS AND USED LINES MUST GO IN THE BINS PROVIDED.
  • BARBLESS HOOKS ONLY, NO DOUBLE OR TREBLE HOOKS, THIS RULE ALSO APPLIES TO ANGLERS ON KILL TICKETS.
  • NO FISHING FROM THE BRIDGE.
  • EVERY TICKET ENTITLES ANGLERS TO FISH ONLY 1 ROD AT A TIME.
  • NO BOOBIES, DOUBLE HOOK SNAKES OR SPIN FLIES.
  • A MAXIMUM OF 3 FLIES TO BE FISHED AT 1 TIME.
  • NO LURES FISHED STATIC UNDER A SIGHT INDICATOR.
  • NO SPLIT SHOTS OR WEIGHTS.
  • GROUND BAITING, THE USE OF BAITS AND SCENTED DIPS ARE STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.
  • ALL FISH OVER 8LB, TIGERS AND BROWNS MUST GO BACK, UNLESS IN POOR CONDITION. THE DECISION TO KILL THESE FISH MUST ONLY BE MADE BY THE BAILIFF.
  • BAG LIMITS ARE ACHIEVED FROM THE FIRST FISH CAUGHT, NO SELECTIVE KILLING. FISH MUST BE KILLED IMMEDIATELY AND SHOULD NEVER BE KEPT ALIVE IN KEEP NETS UNTIL THE END OF THE SESSION.
  • ALL RETURNS MUST BE RECORDED WITH THE BAILIFF BEFORE DEPATURE, EVEN IF IT’S A BLANK.
  • ALL ANGLERS ON KILL TICKETS MUST REPORT TO THE CABIN FOR WEIGH IN BEFORE GOING TO THEIR CARS.
  • ANGLERS MUST NOT AID OTHERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR BAG LIMITS.
  • CATCH AND RELEASE ANGLERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO KILL FISH, KILL TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BEFORE FISHING.
  • WHEN FISHING CATCH AND RELEASE THE FISH MUST BE KEPT IN THE WATER AT ALL TIMES, NEVER ON THE PODIUMS OR BANKING AND STRICTLY NO HANDLING
  • IF ANGLERS FIND THEMSELVES ON A HOT SPOT, PLEASE MOVE ON ATLEAST 2 PODIUMS AFTER 5 FISH, WITH NO RETURN TO THAT PODIUM WITHIN 2 HOURS.
  • ANGLERS MUST NOT STAY ON THE ONE PODIUM FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS, UNLESS THEY REQUIRE TO DO SO DUE TO MOBILITY.
  • ANGLERS MUST RESPECT OTHERS AROUND THEM; NO INSULTING OR ABUSIVE BEHAVIOUR WILL BE TOLERATED.
  • NO PODIUM HOLDING, IF ANGLERS ARE LEAVING THEIR PODIUMS OTHER THAN FOR TOILET BREAKS, THEY MUST TAKE THEIR BELONGINGS WITH THEM.
  • ANGLERS WILL NOT PASS JUDGEMENT ON OTHER ANGLERS METHODS OF FISHING, UNLESS THEY ARE BREAKING THE RULES.
  • THE BAILIFF RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PERFORM BAG CHECKS

ANYONE FOUND TO BE IN BREACH OF THESE RULES WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE, NO REFUND WILL BE ISSUED AND NO RETURN VISITS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

SAFE CATCH AND RELEASE PROCEDURE

  • Only use single, barbless hooks. Strictly no multiple hook snakes, double or treble hooks. Not just for catch and release but for kill tickets too.
  • Due to the size and strength of our fish we ask that ALL anglers use a minimum of 8lb line, this is to reduce the number of fish being over played, or snapping anglers line.
  • Bring the fish to the net as quickly as possible. Over playing a fish causes stress and exhaustion and decreases the chance of survival.
  • Unhook the fish as quickly as possible, keep the fish in the water. It is strictly forbidden for anglers bring the fish onto the banking or podiums as this removes the protective slime, increasing the chances of infections and diseases. Fish cannot breathe out of the water, any time spent out of the water drastically reduces the survival rate!
  • If you have to handle the fish do so with wet hands, never with gloves on, this avoids removing the protective slime.
  • If the hook is too deep to be removed, cut the line as close to the hook as possible.
  • Avoid squeezing the fish as this can cause damage to internal organs.
  • Take time to recover the fish, be patient as this can take some time especially in warmer weather. Support it gently until the fish is strong enough to swim away from you.

If you are struggling to recover a fish please call the bailiff for assistance, the decision to kill any fish whilst on catch and release must only be made by the bailiff.