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Weekly Report
Issued 23rd May 2005

Water temperature is still increasing and is now 15C at 6ft. Clarity has dropped (we have had spate conditions) and is now 2.3m on the secchi disk. The water was last stocked on the 20th May (1094 rainbows – including some really fine looking bigger specimens). Hot spots of recent are Hotel Bay, Reedy Point, Stable Point, Dog Isle and the Malling Shore. Buzzers (green) are still the order of the day although there are plenty of fish fry bashing and feeding on the big lake olives and mayflies.

Scottish Police Championship. The 36 competitors boats landed 197 fish for 357lbs. The new Scottish Police Champion is Jimmy McBride of Lothian and Borders (and now Craftye) – pictured (on right) receiving the trophy from Championship organiser Jim Walker. Jimmy caught his fish (7 fish limit for 17lbs 10oz (not incl. 4lb time bonus) in the Stable point and Dog Isle areas. His tactic was to deploy a green holographic diawl bach and a small (#12) red-olive damsel on a midge tip line (1m sinking tip) with a booby on the point (to keep the flies up). No fish were taken on the booby. 2nd was K.Anderson (L&B) with a total of 20lbs 14 and 3rd was S.Bett (Fife) with 18lbs 15oz.
The winning 4 man team was Lothian and borders with 26 fish for 53lbs (65lbs with time bonus). Strathclyde were 2nd with 23 fish (47lbs 10oz). Thanks to G.Niven for the Photo.

Scottish Club Championships Results: The Third Heat of the Scottish club championships sponsored by the Daily Record and Bowmore Whisky was held on the evening of 21st May . 16 three men teams caught 56 fish for 117lbs. Qualifying teams: 1st Lindean Fishery B with 7 fish for 16lbs, 2nd were Port Glasgow B with 6 fish for 14lbs 6oz and 3rd were Balforn Piscatorial with 9 fish for 12lbs 15oz. Individuals through to the Champion of Champions are 1st A. Blair (P.Glasgow, slow glass, white cat, Malling), 2nd J.Milne (Dunfermline), 3rd J.Kyle (Balfron) and 4th G.Niven (Lothian and Borders). Biggest fish G.Niven 5lbs 11oz (diawl Bach, floater, roadshore).

Glenkinchie Boat League: The 4th Glenkinchie boat League Champioship kicked off on 18th May
with 18 new participants we now have 59 anglers fishing the league. It was a calm wet night for the 44 anglers who caught a total of 83 fish for 159 lb 1oz. It was a closely fought with 4oz separating the top 4 rods.
The top rod of the night was David Paterson; he had 5 fish for 12lb 5oz., fishing at the road shore using buzzers on a floating line. Second Equal was John Kaye and Andy Mckay they both had 7 fish for 12lb 4oz. He received a bottle of Glenkinchie as did David Paterson.

Club Results: Edinburgh Trout Anglers 10 boats 62 fish 127lbs, Alloa AC 3 eve boats 7 fish for 16lbs, Perth Civil Service (eve) 18 fish, Falkirk Fly Dressors (6 boats) 37 fish for 64lbs, Pentland FF (6 boats) 34 fish for 76lbs and Stewarton AC (6 boats) 36 fish for 81lbs.