Fishing Reports 2011 Season - CR entries and caught figures in brackets are from the previous week

Weeks 16, ending Monday 04 July.

The CR this week has 9(10) entries for 16 trout all of which were caught from the river and all returned. Top rod was A Gore with 12 trought caught using a snipe & purple, 'Dry Fly' was next with 3 caught using a Tups Indispensable with Brian catching the other on a PTN nymph. Best beat was below the ford which was where A Gore got his dozen. It was a fair spread of fish with 2 in the 4-6 inch range, 8 in the 6-8 inch range, 2 in the 8-10 inch range, 3 in the 10-12 inch range and 1 above 12 inches. The beavers managed to get instream on the river repairing the groynes at the junction pool as well as those up the little cart and cutting back the overhaning branches at one of the pools further up the little cart. Tight lines for the coming week

Weeks 15, ending Monday 27 June.

This week shows 10 entries in the CR accounting for 18(27) trout all of which were caught in the Pilmuir with 1 retained. I know that there were fish caught in the river but these have not be logged in the CR. In a week of mild/warm weather with the river at medium height wets and dries shared the catch although most entries did not specify the type of fly. Could I ask members to a) record the fishing session(blank or catch), b) record the type of fly/flies that caught. Top rod this week is Hammerhead with 11. The beavers were busy at the Pilmuir cutting weed and finishing of some cementing, next week it's off to the river, weather permitting, for groyne work.

Weeks 12, 13 & 14, ending Monday 20 June.

Been very busy hence the lack of fishing reports, the CR shows 35(25) trout caught in week 12, 18(35) caught in week 13 and 27(18) caught in week 14 and all trout safely returned. 80 caught of the 3 week period compared with 34 in the three weeks previous, seems the weather slight improved with the river running at a medium height. Over the period it was a fairly eveb split between the Pilnuir with 39 caught and the River with 41 caught. Most fish (60) caught nymps/wets/mini lure with Ssoldier palmer, red&black palmer, tups and PTN doing the business and for the dries, the Klinks and grey duster accounting for quite a number of their total. The beats above the ford to the Polnoon doing best with most fish caught between 4 and 8 inches although they were 4 or so in the 10 - 12 inch range - the Pilmuir fish tended to be bigger(8 - 12 inches). The beavers were busy finishing tree lopping at the Pilmuir as well as moving a load of big boulders out of the Pilmuir (the boats kept hitting them) - these boulders will be used to build a platform adjacent to the boathouse slipway. Tight lines for the coming week.

Week 11, w/e Monday 30 May.

This week shows 7(1) entries in the CR for 25(3) trout with 1 retained, the river accounted for 22 trout and the Pilmuir the remaining 3. Best beat on the river was 'below the ford' with 11 trout caught, best flies, once again, were teal and black and snipe and purple, additionally, the river produced a couple of bigger trout this week with 1 in the 10 - 12 inch range and 1 above 12 inches. Top rod was Dry Fly with 7, Sands with 6, A Gore and River Chatter with 5 apiece with the remaining 2 shared between Meths & after30years. The beavers were out and about although once again the weather wasn't that good although some new signs were put up.

Week 10, w/e Monday 23 May.

A big drop in CR entries this week, only 1(9) for 3(6) trout all of which were caught from the river and all safely returned. Our intrepid angler was River Chatter and he caught his trout on a Klink and PTN dry. RC was fishing below the ford on a medium height river catching 1 trout in the 4 - 6 inch range and the other 2 in the 6 - 8 inch range. Current running total is 218 caught, split 138 from the Pilmuir and 80 from the river - the Pilmuir got off to its usual quick start but the river is now fishing a bit better. The beavers were out on Tuesday but the weather was against us but Sir Gar assisted by Andrew managed some sterling cementing work - the rest of us were gaffers.

Week 9, w/e Monday 16 May.

This week sees a drop in CR entries, down to 9(13)but this probably down to the fact that it was a cold and windy week. 6(29) trout were caught with 1 retained, of the trout caught 4(18) were from the river and 2(11) from the Pilmuir. From the river, 1 was under 4 inches, 2 in the 6 - 8 inch range with 1 in the 8 - 10 inch range and from the Pilmuir 1 was in the 6 - 8 inch range with the other over 12 inches. 4 trout caught using nymphs(2 on a Montana and 2 on a PTN) with 2 caught on the dry - a Grey Duster. Those catching this week were 'Brian' with 4 and 'after30years' with the other 2, well done considering the week of wind that we had. The beavers were hard at work doing some further cementing and stream clearing which included building some small groynes to try and improve the flow.

Week 8, w/e Monday 09 May.

This week sees 13 entries in the CR, 5 for the river and 8 for the Pilmuir. The Pilmuir is starting to come alive again with 11(2) caught on the Pilmuir and the river slightly up with 18(14) trout caught - all trout safely returned. Perhaps the mild weather helped at the Pilmuir and also combined with medium heght of water in the rive gave it a slight boost although it is interesting that all fish caught on wets/nymphs - try teal & black, snipe & purple on the river and a dial bach variant on the Pilmuir. Of the 29 trout caught, 2 were under 4 inches, 3 in the 4 - 6 inch range, 5 in the 6 - 8 inch range, 11 in the 8 - 10 inch range, 1 in the 10 - 12 inch range and 7 above 12 inches. Top rod this week is A Gore with 12 trout followed by Brian with 8 and River Chatter with 5 - a welcome to "the fishdoctor" who made his first entry of the season which was over 12 inches and caught on a blue zulu. The beavers were out cementing at the boathouse and clearing one of the feeder streams which were jobs well done. A few more jobs need done at the Pilmuir and then attention will be turned to the river.

Week 6 & 7, w/e Monday 02 May.

Firstly, my apology for the lack of a report last week but I was on holiday with no access to the internet. Weeks 6 & 7 produced a total of 38 trout caught 22(18) in week 6 and 16(22) in week 7. Two trout retained over the period make 3 in total so far this season, however, this is a low total given that 175 trout have been caught. Week 6 had 19(10) caught from the river and 3(8) from the Pilmuir with week 7 having 14 caught from the river and 2(3) from the Pilmuir. It looks like the river is awake and the Pilmuir has calmed down a little as there were 26 entries for the two weeks, of which 10 were for the Pilmuir and 16 for the river. Wet flies catching the most fish with the usual range of black flies and snipe & purple doing the business. The beavers have, over the past two weeks, got the barley straw into the Pilmuir, cleared the rubbish from the car park at the ford and also done some cement repairs at the boathouse but there are still many jobs to be done.

Week 5, w/e Monday 18 April.

Week 5 has 11(12) entries in the CR for 18(15) and once again all were safely returned, the Pilmuir has slowed down with 8(12) of the trout caught and the river picking up with 10(3) trout caught. The Pilmuir seems to have switched off a bit earlier than usual although the next few weeks will , perhaps, confirm this, The river produced 3 trout in the 8-10 inch range, 5 in the 6-8 inch range and 2 in the 4 - 6 inch range, the best beat on the river was below the ford with 7 trout and above Kirkland Bridge having the other 3. During a mild weather week with a medium running river the best fly on the river was a PT dry with 7,followed by a black nymph with 2 and a purple nymph with 1. Top rod this week is River Chatter with 12(7 river, 5 Pilmuir), Methuselah following with 3(river), Milestone with 2(Pilmuir) and Brian picking up the other(Pilmuir). The beavers repaired the leaking boat by removing the keel band and filling the hole with fibreglass&resin, re-attaching the keelband with an additional fixing and also doing the heavy work of dragging all the barley straw from last season out of the reservoir. Quite a smelly task if I say so. Tight lines for the coming week.

Week 4, w/e Monday 11 April.

Week 4 sees 12 entries in the CR for 15(38) trout and again all of which were safely returned. The Pilmuir accounted for 12(27) and the river 3(1), quite a drop on the previous week so , perhaps, the Pilmuir trout are wising up. The weather was mild apart from the weekend which was warm/hot and the CR shows nine trout caught on Sat/Sun when it was warm/hot. A bit inexact as it is hard to compare one part of the week against the other although the nine caught at the weekend were for 21 fishing hours against the other 6 fish caught for 12 fishing hours. Best flies this week were the snipe & purple and teal & black which A Gore used on the river, on the Pilmuir it has been and even spread of nymps/wets. Top rod this week is River Chatter with 5 followed by Brian with 4 and A Gore with 3(river trout) - congrats to Dry Fly for picking up his first trout after a spell away. The beavers have started up and they changed out the boat winch, prepped one of the boats for repair and repaired the rowlock fixing on the small boat.

Week 3, w/e Monday 04 April.

Week 3 sees the Pilmuir continuing to fish well (not quite as well as last week) and the river still waiting to pick up. The CR shows 38(58) with all trout returned safely, the Pilmuir accounted for 27(53) and the river for 1(5). The week started off as generally mild with medium sized water but by the end of the week it had turned cold with the water moving up a notch to high. Top rod this week is Brian with 10, followed by Milestone with 8, River Chatter with 7 and on the rive the single trout caught was caught by A Gore - guess what fly did the damage on the river.......right first time a snipe and purple. Although, there is a good catch of fish it is the same names that appear in the CR but perhaps other members are like me and waiting till the weather improves a little - I'm getting soft. Tight lines for the coming week.

Week 2, w/e Monday 28 March.

Well what a second week of the season, the Pilmuir is fishing out of its skin and the river is have its usual dour start to the season - the river starts to pick up towards the end of April and into early May. Of the 58(14) trout caught this week, 53(10) were caught on the Pilmuir and 5(4) caught from the river - members are reporting that the fish in the Pilmuir are in superb condition. Top rod this week is River Chatter with 24 and it is nice to see A Gore getting off the mark on the river. A variety of flies (nymphs, buzzers and wets) being used on the Pilmuir with a snipe & purple, teal & black and GRHE catching on the river, from last year I remember that A Gore fished the snipe & purple on the river with great success. I wonder how it would fare on the Pilmuir - anyone fancy giving it a go? The beavers will be starting soon and we have a pile of tasks to get through so keep an eye on the website and if you fancy an evening out come and join us.

Week 1, w/e Monday 21 March.

Once again a new season is upon us and I look forward to many weeks fishing. The season, as usual, was brought in at 00 hours on Tuesday at the ford with the vice president toasting the river by pouring a dram (of Bowmore) into the water and the president taking the first cast. Seven members turned out and a good chinwag was had, thanks again to Lord Lob for providing the coffee and biscuits. The first trout recorded as caught were by Milestone on Wednesday at the river - 4 in total, all safely returned.

This first week closed with 14 fish caught, 10 caught on the Pilmuir and 4 caught on the river - all safely returned. Of the trout caught 6 were over 12 inches, 2 in the 10-12 inch range, 2 in the 8-10 inch range and 4 in the 6-8inch range. The first top rod honour of the season again goes to Brian who landed 6 out of the 14, followed by Milestone with 4, Red Devil with 3 and River Chatter with 1.

Finally, I wish every member a successful and happy season.