Tricky conditions at Rescobie Loch

RESCOBIE LOCH

suffered from the changeable weather with not many anglers keen to tackle tricky conditions.

Fish caught in May included 24 brown trout for 85lb 10oz and 869 rainbow trout for 2357lbs.

The British Heart Foundation outing saw 17 fish caught for 50lb.

The recent RLDA competition was won by Lee Anderson who had four fish and two returned for 15lb. Second was Alan Beattie who had four and one returned for 12lb.

Clubs visting included Blairgowrie, who had 17 fish for 46lb 2oz; Dundee Hydro, 11 for 29lb 10oz; Perth Anglers, 14, 41lb; British Legion, 15 fish, 39lb 10oz.

Recent rain at

FORBES OF KINGENNIE

has seen the action pick up.

The Boathouse has been on great form. Most methods have been working, from lures to the bung, to buzzers and nymphs taking fish.

Mr Scott, Mr Waterston and Mr Aitkin had over 50 fish between them in an evening.

The Burnside has been busy and fishing into the wind with lures has been very effective.

The Bankside has followed suit and fish are being caught on dries while the Woodside has been busy and over the weekend 32 anglers landed 72 fish for 129lb. Powerbait fished under the float has been the stand out method.

LAKE OF MENTEITH

hosted the Scottish heats of the Anglian Water International competition with 10 teams of six aiming to get to the final on Rutland.

There were 328 fish caught. Top team was Change Fly fisher AC with 53 fish for 119lb.

Joining them at Rutland are Gateside Flycasters, who had 37 for 88lb and Leven Flycasters with 39 for 80lb.

Top rod was Stewart Barclay (Gateside), who had his 10-fish limit by 11.55am. Heaviest fish went to Allan Caistley from Butcher Boy AC with one at 5lb 12oz.

In the evening heat, with six teams vying for two places in the final, there were 198 caught.

Top team was Neilston Flyfishers with 41 fish for 90lb. A close second, with the same number of fish but weighing 3lb less, was Menteith Ospreys.

Top rod was James Litster who caught his 10-fish limit by 9.05pm. Heaviest fish went to Colin MacDonald at 5lb 2oz.

This week’s heat of the Scottish Club Championships proved once again to be a hard session on the Lake of Menteith.

Best methods on the night were boobies, blobs and cormorants.

The top three teams qualifying for the first semi-final in August were: 1 St Boswell Newton & Dist AA, eight fish, 18lb 10.3oz; 2 Caurnie AC, eight, 17lb 1.3oz; 3 Bothwell & Blantyre AC A, six, 13lb 5.8oz.

The five anglers through to the Champion of Champions were: 1 Grant Gibson, five fish, 11lb 14.6oz; 2 Jackie Naismith, three, 7lb 1.8oz; 3 Paul Gliwinski, three, 6lb 14.7oz; 4 Alisdair Mair, three, 6lb 9.7oz; 5 Jim Twaddle, three, 6lb 4.7oz.

The best fish of the night, a 4lb 1.1oz rainbow, fell to Chris Mullholland.

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