 Willie the Ghillie
Week Ending 28th June 2009
Some big fish showed up in the catch returns this past week,with the biggest being a brownie of 6lb 9oz caught by Ian Brown on a size 14 Leven Spider in relatively shallow water between the Castle Island and Reed Bower.
John Hamilton, on a short fishing break from Ireland, had three good fish on Friday evening with the best weighing 4lb 6oz and his total weight 6lb 14oz. However, Loch Leven continues to behave at its enigmatic best with some sessions experiencing big rises and lovely conditioned fish being landed whilst other anglers in different sessions particularly at the weekend found fish hard to come by. The criteria appears to be that, if you can get among a good hatch of buzzers, fish will be seen in large numbers on occasion and all being well you should ‘be in business’.
Buzzer hatches at last are appearing in several locations. Sunday early morning saw a huge buzzer hatch just East of St Serfsand a very good rise of fish took place but they were very difficult to tempt.
Water clarity is good at 3.2 meters, the temperature now at 17.8°c. Weed growth is now very prolific, and patches of weed now seen in most places. Algae are now present but the total biomass of the algae is still relatively low.
Zoo plankton still very much in evidence (Daphnia and Cyclops) and the big numbers of juvenile trout are certainly taking advantage of this very important high protein food source.
Reed Bower, Point of St Serfs, Hale ‘O’ the Inch and Old Manse remain the best areas.
Kate McLaren, various Snatchers and Muddlers are all working not forgetting the wee Leven Spider mentioned earlier.
Fish are certainly available but not always easy to catch; the condition of the fish this year is particularly good pointing to the fact they may not feed even when the anglers expect them to – very frustrating!
|
