 Willie the Ghillie
Week Ending 28th September 2008
The fishing has been very difficult again this past week, plenty of fish showing especially around the North and South Quiech estuaries but are very hard to catch. Big fish have been recorded. The biggest at 5lb 6oz caught by Alistair Petrie fishing with Simon James, it was caught on a Kate McLaren –size 10,with a part orange tail. Alistair was fishing off Roy’s Folly and hooked it on his last cast of the day.
A few other big fish, up to 4lbs were caught in that same area during the week.
Water clarity is 1.2 meters but patchy East of St Serfs, the clarity reached 2.1 meters but with a fresh Westerly wind on Saturday it coloured up down there too. Temperature easing down to 12.7oC
Fish are still feeding on fry when the opportunity arises, but the usual fly patterns are still to the fore – Kate McLaren, Snatchers, Silver Invicta and Sparklers especially Dunkeld, Black and Silver.
Shallow water has been the most productive round St Serfs; the burn mouths share the best of the nest.
The first of the fish are just beginning to run some of the burns the North Quiech, which always hosts the earliest run of fish has had its first run. This is always nice to see and proves to us all that the Loch Leven Trout are making an attempt at good old fashioned regeneration.
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