Stocking has freshened fishing in Monikie waters

The recent stocking has freshened the fishing up on MONIKIE waters, and although not a lot of fish are showing on the surface they are not too deep down and seem to be willing to come to the fly.

A variety of flies took fish, including Damsels, Diawl Bach, Hare’s Lugs, Yellow Dancer and Coral Boobies.

The weed cutter has also been in operation and has made a huge improvement.

Notable catches include A Murray and A Strachan on the Island pond, who kept one fish and returned a further 11, and J Stewart and M Stewart on the North pond, who kept 10 fish for 17lb 04oz.

The fish of the month went to R McClellan with a 5lb blue trout off the Island pond.

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are running their annual Dam Championship competition on Sunday October 8 and ask all those interested to put their names down to avoid disappointment.

J Stuart of Wellbank, caught and returned eight, while A Stewart of Dundee caught and returned 13.

As of yesterday the fishery is open from 9am to 9pm (last angler by 7pm) excluding Saturday, when it is open 9am to 5pm.

There were great catches yet again at

FRANDY.

On the individual front Jimmy and George Ross from Pitlochry kept 10 fish weighing 22lb and released a further four, and Drew Carrie and Alex Keith of Paisley had 10 fish weighing 21lb.

On the club scene Cowdenbeath and District kept 37 fish weighing 75lb, Strathy AC had 25 fish for 51lb 14oz, and CSSC Perth AC kept 41 fish weighing 89lb 8oz and released a further seven.

The best working flies included Bibio, Bibio Hopper, Sedge Muddler, Sedgehogs and Cormorants.

At ORCHILL LOCH it was a mixed week with unsettled weather, so the fish have been taking at different depths on dries and lures.

Allan Mitchell from Stirling had three fish for 10lb 4oz on a Yellow Owl, and Henry Lawrence Jr of Glasgow had two fish for 5lb on Buzzers.

At LAKE OF MENTEITH Welsh angler Phil Thomas did extremely well on Saturday night with a Midge Tip set up, Fab on the point and Diawl Bachs above, catching 20 at Lochend.

Top areas are Gateside, Western Drifts and Lochend Kates Brae.

Heat 13 of the Scottish Club Championships saw mixed weather.

The top three teams qualified for the second semi-final on August 25 are: 1 RAF Fish Hawks, 41 fish for 82lb 6.4oz; 2 Change FF B, 20 fish for 42lb 14oz; 3 Saturday AC, 19 fish for 42lb 5.5oz.

The top five anglers going through to the Champion of Champions are: 1 Phil Thomas, RAF Fish Hawks, 20 fish for 39lb 11.6oz; 2 Wullie Leach, Change FF B, 12 fish for 25lb 4.10oz; 3 Alan Gamble, RAF Fish Hawks, 12 fish for 24lb 15oz; 4 Robert Ewing, Saturday AC, 11 fish for 23lb 0.6oz; 5 Si Gaines, RAF Fish Hawks, nine fish for 17lb 11.8oz.

Fish of the night: Alex Frew of Largs and Dist A, a 5lb 1.2oz rainbow.