| 6th July |
Both lochs fishing very well with water clarity very good. On our fly loch anglers having good sport using a variety of patterns such as Cormorant, Black Gnat, Damsels, Vivas, Okey Dokey, and Yellow Dancers to name but a few. Best of the week on the fly being Mr McMorran of Grangemouth with his fine rainbow for 11lb 9oz taken on a Buzzer pattern.
Bait anglers had equally good sport. Mr Brown of Falkirk had fine fish for 6lb 14oz taken on Power Bait. W. Wilson of Stirling had an equally good rainbow for 6lb on green Power Bait and Mr Lockhart of Maddison had 3 fine fish for 9lb 7oz also using Power Bait. Over all Power Bait, worm or maggot working equally well. |
| 22nd June |
The good weather is bringing anglers out in force at the moment with many larger fish showing in the catch returns on both lochs. On our fly loch Mr Cogdell of Falkirk had best of the week a fine 11lb rainbow taken on a Okey Dokeyr. The fish was returned to the water.
Other notables were Mr Kennedy of Polmont with his rainbow for 8lb 5oz taken on a Yellow Dancer and Mr Fleming of Grangemouth with his rainbow for 7lb 2oz taken on a Cats Whisker. Others had success with Kate Mclaren, Orange Mini Fritz, Bloodworm, Daddy Longlegs, Black Gnat and Black and Green Goldhead. Big fish also being taken on our bait loch with best of the week being J Smith of Stirling with his fine rainbow for 10lb 3oz taken on Power Bait and maggot and following was Mr Simpson of Stirling with his fine rainbow for 9lb 8oz also taken on Power Bait and worm. Power Bait maggot or worm working equally well at the moment.
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| 15th June |
Both lochs fishing well with many limit bags. On our fly loch we had 3 doubles caught and returned best was Mr Cuthbert of Maddison with his 13lb rainbow then Mr McKinley of Falkirk 11b 8oz rainbow and Mr Kirkham of Falkirk with his rainbow of 11lb 4oz. Floating lines being the best method and successful patterns have been Goldhead Buzzer, Humungous, Cormorant, Ace of Spades and Yellow Dancer still top lure. Bait anglers also had great sport with the best of the week being Mr Rennie of Stirling and 2 friends who weighed in 15 fish for 48lb 6oz best being 7lb 9oz and others in the 2lb to 6lb class all three were using Power Bait and maggot. Many others left with limit bags. Prospects great as weather heats up. Phone fishery for more info.
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| 8th June |
Both lochs fishing really well with water very clear. Best catch of the week on our fly loch was John Gray from Falkirk with his 11lb ainbow taken on a floating line with a Diawl Bach, the fish was safely returned to the water. Jim Graham of Avonbridge was over the moon with his 6lb 9oz blue taken using a floating line and a Nomad. Quite a few superb hard fighting brown trout being hooked and released. Mr Crisp of Grangemouth hooked and returned a lovely brown in the 3lb to 4lb class. Small dry flies working well in black and green along with lure patterns such as Yellow Dancers. Those bait fishing also had great sport with many leaving with limit bags. Bigger fish also showing in the catch returns young Mr Allan had 2 fine rainbows for 7lb 2oz using Power Bait. Power Bait worm or maggot working equally well at the moment. Prospects look good as weather stays settled. Check with fishery for updates on catches.
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| 1st June |
Both our lochs fishing very well and the sunshine is bringing the anglers out . A variety of flies and lures bringing success on our fly loch with many leaving having had great sport. Yellow Dancer seem to be the favourite at the moment with others having luck with Mini Dancers, Black and Green Cat Daddy Long Legs, Orange Blob and Green Fritz. Mr Tervit of Grangemouth had a rainbow for 5lb 13oz and Mr Fulton of Falkirk had a rainbow for 5lb 9oz. Both anglers were using Yellow Dancers. Anglers on our bait loch also had great sport with many leaving with limit bags. Paul McGlynn of Falkirk was delighted with his rainbow for 8lb 3oz taken on Power Bait and Mr Bell of Stirling had a fine rainbow for 9lb 8oz also on Power Bait.
Best of the week was Mr Ure of Falkirk with his fine rainbow for 11lb 10oz also taken on Power Bait. Prospects look good as weather heats up. Water still crystal clear.
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| 18th May |
Water crystal clear at the moment so buzzer patterns working really well on the fly loch. Mr Anthony of Grangemouth had great sport on his catch and release ticket. He could not fail with his buzzers or his mini cat, catching and returning 12 fine rainbows. Best catch of the week was Mr Russell of Falkirk with a fine rainbow of 10lb 15 oz which was safely returned to the water. Other big fish showing in catch returns were Mr Granger of Stirling with a fine rainbow for 6lb 6oz taken on an Orange Blob and Mr Scullion of Polmont had one for 6lb taken on a Yellow Dancer. Others had success with Coral Fritz, Cats Whisker and dry Black Fritz. Those bait fishing also did very well with some big fish also showing in the catch returns. Ms Rennie of Stirling was devastated when she lost a fish in the 8 to 9lb class right at the net. Mr Rennie of Stirling faired better with his bag of 6 fish for 14lb taken using Power Bait and maggot. Mr Begg of Polmont was delighted with his 6lb 4oz rainbow taken on Power Bait. On the junior front Master Mullen of Falkirk age 7 years was over the moon with his 2lb 11oz rainbow. Prospects look good as weather improves. |
| 11th May |
Both lochs fishing well with bigger fish showing in catch returns for fly and bait. On our fly loch best of the week was Mr Brannan's (Falkirk) fine rainbow for 11lb taken on a Damsel followed by Mr Murphy (Grangemouth) with one for 7lb 14oz taken on a buzzer and Mr Anderson (Polmont) with his rainbow for 7lb 4oz. Fish lying about two feet from the surface so nymphs and buzzers coming into their own. Some excellent blue trout also showing up in catches. Other favourite patterns have beenHot Head Damsels, Yellow Dancers, Nomads, Snachers and Black Damsels. On our bait loch anglers also had good sport with big fish being taken. Mr Ross (Pomlont) had one for 5lb 2oz on Power Bait . Mr Lumsden (Falkirk) had a fine rainbow for 6lb 2oz taken on maggot and Mr Johnston (West Quarter) had one for 7lb 4oz taken on Power Bait. Durie Lodge Fishing Club (Stirling) had a great day with 20 fish for 45lb best being 7lb Power Bait being used by most of the club. Prospects good as weather improves. |
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