Friday 25/02/2022 – Friday 04/03/2022

Another week of variable weather, but after the month we have had the anglers came well prepared to experience four seasons in one day! Setting up multiple rods for a quick change in the varied conditions proved to be a sensible and successful move for most anglers when the sudden change in weather would quickly change the depth of the fish. No hour was the same as the next, with anglers enjoying the thrill of a surface take and then having to make the change to sinking lines.

A total of 389 fish were caught over 5 days, with some of those days being quieter than normal, the rod average was a very respectable 5.8,  brilliant sport in challenging conditions! It was another week that seen many of our larger specimens make the anglers nets, giving them another reason to smile and another story to tell!

FISH OF THE WEEK –  This weeks top spot goes to JOCK KETTLES with rainbow weighing 13.4lb!  Well Done, Jock!

FLIES OF THE WEEK – This weeks top 3 flies were BUZZERS, CORMORANTS and APPS.

Other successful flies were eggs, spiders, cdcs, orange fritz, nymphs, shimmies, cat bugs, foam beetles, blobs, grub imitations, sunburst dancers, snakes, rabbits, damsels, double humpy, emergers, diawl bachs, fabs, humongous, yellow dancers, squirmies, black & blue lures, cats whiskers, various mini lures, bibio, crippled midge, hoppers, black & green lures, mop flies, coch y bondhu, Ally McCoist, green fritz, hares ear, nano grub and  bibio snatcher.

CATCH REPORT

  • GORDON MCVICAR – Safely returned 2 fish using an egg fished static under a sight indicator and a buzzer on a floating line.
  • GREG HOWE – Safely returned 4 fish caught using shimmies fished static under a sight indicator.
  • RYAN GIBSON – Safely returned 2 fish using shimmies fished static under a sight indicator.
  • SCOTT DOC – Safely returned 3 fish caught using buzzers and spider on a floating line and eggs fished static under a sight indicator.
  • RODDIE FINNIE – Weighed in 3 fish for 12lb and safely returned 1 using an orange fritz on a floating line.
  • JIM WATSON – Weighed in 3 fish for 8.16lb and safely returned a rainbow weighing 11.7lb using buzzers and nymphs on a floating line.
  • JIM KYLE – Safely returned 5 fish in his short visit using buzzers on a midge tip line. He was also snapped by one of our larger fish.
  • DECLAN WINTERS – Safely returned 2 fish on his evening session using apps and cormorants on a floating line.
  • DONALD FORBES – Another brilliant day for the buzzer king, he safely returned 9 fish including rainbows weighing 13lb, 8lb and 6lb using buzzers, a foam beetle, and a cat bug on a floating line.
  • TONY STEEN – Safely returned 2 fish using a shimmy fished static under a sight indicator and a nymph on a floating line.
  • DEREK GRAHAM – Safely returned 1 rainbow using an olive apps on a floating line.
  • SCOT WALKER – Safely returned 6 fish using squirmy worms fished static under a sight indicator and blobs on a floating line.
  • ALAN WALKER – Safely returned 3 fish caught using a grub imitation fished static under a sight indicator and yellow blob on a floating line.
  • BRUCE MCLEAN – Safely returned 3 fish caught using a sunburst dancer and a snake on a floating line.
  • JIM ANDERSON – Safely returned 2 fish using a black apps and cat bug on a floating line.
  • GRAEME ARTHUR – Weighed in 1 fish for 2.5lb and safely returned 1 using a black rabbit on an intermediate line.
  • CRAIG MCILHONE – Safely returned 1 fish using buzzers on a floating line.
  • TOBY ROUGHTON – Safely returned 6 fish using rabbits, apps and cormorants on floating and fast glass lines.
  • BILLY MILLER – Safely returned 3 fish using a double humpy, cormorants and an emerger on a floating line.
  • ANDY CLARKE – Who is learning how to fish still waters after years of river fishing safely returned 1 fish using a cdc on a floating line.
  • GORDON SMITH – Safely returned 11 fish using apps and a black mamba on a floating line.
  • ALI STRACHAN – Safely returned 10 rainbows and 1 blue using a humongous, yellow dancer and cormorants on an intermediate line.
  • FRANK MCKENNA – Safely returned 7 rainbows and 2 blues using a yellow dancer on a floating line with a 5ft poly leader.
  • TONY DEEP – Safely returned 16 fish using various squirmies fished static under a sight indictor.
  • GORDON STEWART – Safely returned 7 fish using black & blue lures on a floating line.
  • JOHN REILLY – Safely returned 1 fish, we have no details of what he was using.
  • ALAN JACK – Safely returned 3 fish using damsels and cats whiskers on a floating line.
  • GARY DRUMMOND – Safely returned 3 fish using mini lures and buzzers on a sink tip line.
  • RUSSELL BRENNAN – Weighed in 1 fish for 3lb using a bibio cripples midge on a floating line.
  • JONNO MCDONALD – Safely returned 5 fish using apps on a floating line.
  • ALAN SMITH – Safely returned 17 fish including a rainbow weighing 10.5lb in just 4 hours! He was using apps, diawl bachs and hoppers on various lines.
  • COLIN BALFOUR – Safely returned 5 fish using a catbug, cormorants, spider and a coch y bondhu on a floating line.
  • DONALD FORBES – Safely returned 11 rainbows and a wild brown using a cat bug and buzzers on a floating line.
  • IAN DON – Safely returned 5 fish using buzzers, a cat bug and an Ally McCoist on a floating line.
  • ALLAN DOWNIE – Safely returned 5 fish using a mini cats whisker and a mini Ally McCoist on a floating line.
  • TONY STEEN – Safely returned 5 fish using shimmies fished static under a sight indicator and a green fritz on a floating line.
  • DEREK GRAHAM – Safely returned 2 fish using a yellow shimmy fished static under a sight indicator.
  • IAIN MILLAR – Safely returned 12 fish including his new PB, a rainbow weighing 13.1lb using an egg fished static under a sight indicator and cormorants on a floating line.
  • SCOTT DOC – Safely returned 20 fish using a nano bug fished static under a sight indicator.
  • DAVID NIVEN – Safely returned 1 fish using a bibio snatcher on a floating line.
  • SCOTT LAIRD – Safely returned 2 rainbows and a 7lb tiger using a green fab on a floating line.
  • ROBERT PATON – Had a much better visit this week after a few weeks of a 1 fish return, he safely returned 8 fish including a rainbow weighing 7lb using buzzers and a black apps on a floating line.
  • BRIAN SKINNER – Safely returned 3 fish using shimmies fished static under a sight indicator.
  • ROSS LOGAN – Enjoyed his first visit to Burnhouse, he safely returned 3 fish using apps and a size 18 black spider on a floating line.
  • JOHN BUTLER – Safely returned 2 fish including a rainbow weighing 9lb using shimmies fished static under a sight indicator and a cats whisker on a floating line.
  • DOM HIGGINS – Weighed in 3 fish for 6.9lb using a yellow dancer on a midge tip line and eggs fished static under a sight indicator.

WULLIES BIRTHDAY

To celebrate Wullie turning 21 again, they arranged a days fishing and a surprise cake, a baby shark cake to be precise which made Wullie laugh! The fish must have known it was a birthday celebration because between the 3 of them they caught 42 fish including 2 double figure rainbows! A happy birthday indeed!

  • WULLIE MOUNTFORD – Safely returned 13 fish including a rainbow weighing 11.3lb using a black apps fished static under a sight indicator.
  • JIM MCINTYRE – Safely returned 12 fish including a rainbow weighing 13lb using cormorants on a floating line and eggs fished static under a sight indicator.
  • PAUL PRICE – Safely returned 17 fish using mainly orange wotsits fished static under a sight indicator.

THE WORLD MASTERS S.A.N.A

It was a privilege to welcome the team that represents us internationally! And an even bigger joy to watch them work the water for a couple of hours after their meeting. Best of luck to you all in this years competition and enjoy your travels!

  • DONALD FORBES – Safely returned 9 fish including a 10lb rainbow using buzzers and a cat bug on a floating line.
  • GRAIGY MCDONALD – Safely returned 9 fish using buzzers on a floating line.
  • KATHLEEN SHEPHERD – Safely returned 8 fish using buzzers on a floating line.
  • JASON HENRY – Safely returned 7 fish using buzzers, a foam beetle and a black & green lure on floating and midge tip lines.
  • IAN RUNCIE – Safely returned 4 rainbows and 2 blues using buzzers on a floating line.

THE SOLDIER PALMERS

Thank you to the Soldier Palmers angling club who joined us this week. The bright sun and easterly wind made the fishing a little slower than it had been throughout the week but there were still some good returns, and the anglers enjoyed their day, with the hard fighting fish and the half time lunch and facilities proving to be a massive hit! We thank you for your feedback, it is great to hear our hard work is appreciated and we look forward to welcoming you back.

  • CHRIS SKIVINGTON – Safely returned 3 fish.
  • JOHN MAESTRI – Safely returned 3 fish.
  • DEREK SIBSON – Safely returned 4 fish.
  • STEWART MCBEEN – Safely returned 1 fish.
  • GLEN LAMONT – Safely returned 2 fish.
  • JOCK KETTLES – Safely returned 10 fish including the fish of the week weighing 13.4lb.
  • ECK MOFFAT – Safely returned 14 fish.
  • KENNY GRAY – Safely returned 1 fish.
  • DECLAN WINTERS – Safely returned 4 fish.
  • JEFF BATISTA – Safely returned 2 fish.

Unfortunately there were 2 blanks coming from Mark and Byran, next time guys!

 

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR ANGLERS THIS WEEK, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN! 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.
  • 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 6LB, 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.
  • 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.
  • IF FISHING THE BRIDGE, THE FISH MUST BE LANDED ON THE BANKING TO THE SIDE.
  • IF ANGLERS ARE FISHING THE BANKING TO THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE, THEY MUST NOT CAST ACROSS BOTH BRIDGE PODIUMS.
  • 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 lost and over played.
  • 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.
  • 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.