Linlithgow Loch Fishery, Catch Report – 13/05/2024 – 19/05/2024
- Linlithgow Loch Fishery
- May 20, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 6
There were 53 boats out over the week, 93 fish were kept, weighing 139 lbs, and 104 fish were returned. Water clarity is still excellent. The best tactics were: Floating, Midge-Tip. Flies doing the taking were Buzzers, Candy Boobies, Diawl Bachs, Muskins, orange Blobs, Fabs, and Cats; also, successful were mini-Lures and Snakes.
Linlithgow Loch Fishery, Catch Report. The best catches Monday-Friday were by;
On Monday, Owen Brogan with his mate Sandy Dunsmore managed to net and release 1 Rainbow
Steve Saunders, out on Tuesday, returned 4 fish.
On Wednesday, Mr Penman and friends, out in two boats, returned 9 trout. Mr Milne and his partner kept 4 fish for 12 Lbs and returned 6. Andy Lambert, with his brother, managed to net and release 2 using a sink tip and one fly (a good day for him, as he only fishes once or twice a year and can’t cast far). Mr Lawson and his partner kept 3 fish weighing 7 Lbs and released 3.
Thursday saw Mr Forsyth with 2 boats keeping 6 fish for 21 Lbs 10 oz, while Marty Nelson had a cracking day keeping 2 trout weighing just over 6 Lbs and returning 11 into the Loch. fishing solo, returning 4 fish.
Friday saw Gavin Dunn and Jim Mackie keep 4 fish weighing 11½ Lbs and return 8 rainbows, Robin Smith with George Mackintosh returned 5. Freddie Padden returned 8 trout, while Jimmy Russell also fished solo, returning 21 fish. SSEB HQ AC, with three boats, didn’t fare well with only 2 fish for 8 Lbs
On Saturday, IBM Freshwater AC’s 8 anglers kept 10 trout weighing in at 34 Lbs 15 oz and returned 13. Gilmerton Fly Fishers 7 anglers kept 11 Rainbows for 27 Lbs. Graham Bell and his brother kept two fish, one weighing 7 Lbs 14 oz, and another at 4 Lbs, as shown in the photo.
Sunday saw Rosyth Civil Service AC with 7 boats keep 18 Rainbows weighing 55 Lbs 7 oz, George Pellini returned 3 trout. Jimmy Russell, out with Gavin Dunn, returned 19 trout to the Loch. Balbeggie AC, with six boats, kept 29 fish weighing 88 Lbs 5 oz.
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