 Willie the Ghillie
Week ending 25th July 2010
Some very good catches have continued to be recorded this past week at Loch Leven and the catch rate is holding up well despite changing water conditions. Water clarity is now 1.4 meters and the temperature just on 17oC.
Canmore Angling Club had an outing at the end of the week and weighed in 13 fish at a total of 25 lbs, with the best two fish tipping the scales at 5lb 11oz and 5lb 12oz. Their return slip also had a comment that read “also loads of wee ones- mostly returned”.
Mr Ross had 6 fish at 8 lbs 9 oz, ABCD Angling club weighed in 12 trout at 15 lbs 6 oz and returned 13, Stormont Field Angling Club caught 15 fish at 26 lbs 13 oz and Mr Smith had 10 fish at 14 lbs 7 oz.
Open water drifts are currently fishing the best, with the area between Reed Bower and St Serfs, Gairney Mouth and Carden Bay all working well.
Pulling methods are now the No 1 choice for anglers on Loch Leven with Claret Snatcher, Bibio, Kate McLaren and various emergers seemingly the best flies. Floating lines have been the best line to use, unless it gets bright and breezy.
The appearance of perch fry this past week is very intresting. It is many years since we have witnessed such a feeding frenzy by both brown trout and perch on the emerging perch fry and this is another very encouraging sign. When fish are feeding on perch fry, pearly and silver bodied flies seem to be working well.
As the summer marches on, fish appear to be chasing pulled flies more and more. This is a normal pattern at Loch Leven and we can only hope that this ‘action’ continues through now until the end of the season.
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