With our competition rules changing to offer more opportunity for our increasing numbers of anglers who use catch and release methods we have put together a simple advisory for catch…
Barbless flies
This service has been brought to our attention by one of our members and given we are trying to be more inclusive towards C&R fishing this might be of interest:…
Catch returns now due
A friendly reminder that catch returns are due back by the 20th November. If you bought your permit via Fishing around the Forth, you can submit a catch return by…
Loch Frandy Outing
This years outing was a good, if not hard, days fishing. Top rod was Ian McDonald with three rainbows and a brownie returned. The weather was mostly ok but with…
River Pollution – what to do?
Last Saturday evening I popped down to the Quarry Bridge pool at around 20.30 with the thought to fish a Connemara black along the bedrock ledges in the hope of…
Trout Alert
I walked part of lower beat 4 with out lead river manager today and I can report that: – the insects are hatching The swallows are swallowing, actually we saw…
Fishing Masterclass
You will see and appreciate the skills of a fishing master, John “the heron” Convoy fishing the dam wall at Bangour a week ago. See how he sits motionless, blending…
Johnnys Chairs
The access stairway to Johnnys chairs have had a makeover, the original stairs have been completely renovated courtesy of River Manager Alan Crawford,….. and an additional set of steps has…
Craigs First Scottish Salmon
This picture, taken in August 2021, just after the heavy rains, shows Craig Blacks fine grilse taken on an olive from lower beat 4. It measured 55cms or 22.6 inches.…
Alan Crawfords grand day out
Please find attached the outcome of Alan Crawfords day out on beat 4 in early August. Alan is establishing himself as the go to expert these days fishing mainly weighted…