Main Loch
Very interesting fishing now and October should be a great month
for pleasure anglers who can expect the fish to 'get their heads down'
before the Winter proper arrives. Carp are dominating at the moment
and some super catches are being taken of F1s to well over 3lb that
are in beautiful condition and feeding freely.
Jim Hillhouse had a great
day with a 37lb 12oz net of Carp on Wednesday on peg 11 after Brian
Docherty had a similar catch the day before. Jim fished Pellet over
fishmeal groundbait at 10 metres. Pellet is the positive bait for Carp
but worm is also still working well as Brian found and that is what Simon
Murray used to win the latest Sunday Open. Robert Harper landed
the biggest fish recently with the big Common Carp (Finny!) at around
9lb and a 5lb Mirror Carp in the same session.
With the water cooling between 8 and 12 ft is often the best depth.
This can change from day to day and during each day, but is a good
guide at the moment. Slider and feeder have not produced as well as
the pole and waggler but will become more important as the weather
cools further.
Island Pond
After a poor couple of weeks the Island Pond has come back to form
with a bang and is giving good catches again including plenty of Carp.
Paul Johnston had 38 Carp on Thursday including a 6lb Ghostie among
many fish from 2lb to 3lb. The carp are not responding to pellet at
the moment but corn and worm are working well. Tench and Ide are also
feeding with the odd Tench over 3lb showing in many catches.
It definitely pays to be more careful with your groundbaiting
and feeding at this time of the year compared to the Summer. Take it
easy and you have less chance of spoiling the fishing for yourself and
can build a bigger catch. When nights are cold then the fishing is
likely to be better in the afternoon than the morning and the last
hours before dark can be very good.
Top Pond
The fishing has changed since the first cold spell of the Autumn
and is still settling down. Like the Island Pond it is important not
to feed too much and build up the swim carefully. Ian Whitson has had
a great run in the Monday evening opens on the top pond by catching
lots of Blue Orfe on worm which has been a very consistent bait.
Pellet has been less effective recently and paste baits ( including
fishmeal, bread or cheese) have been working well for the Carp.
Previous Reports
22 July 2005
30 April 2005
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25 March 2005
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February 2005
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January 2005
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December 2004
25 October 2004
27 August 2004
26 June 2004
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27 April 2004
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27 October 2003
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