26th to 2nd AUG (& JULY SUMMARY) Tel 01877 385648 (www.menteith-fisheries.co.uk) At Gateside Bay the water temperature has increased to 20C. Secchi disk reading for water clarity is around 5ft. The best drifts continue to be around the deeper water (Heronry, Malling, Arnmach/Inchmahome, Rookery and Gateside). Of late the strong east wind has brought the road shore into the picture and some fine bags have been coming from here on small lures, dries and buzzers. Best flies have been variable e.g. sedges, blae and black buzzers, nymphs, cat and orange blob. The trick has as usual been to find the fish. A task made all the more difficult in the torrential downpours and variable wind direction. The boat average catch for July was 3.46 fish for 8lbs 2oz. (av.fish wt. 2lbs 5 oz). The average catch for the year so far is 4.02 fish for 9.2lbs. The total catch for July was 3799, a little down on last year. Disappointing for July but it does bode well for August/September. The wet weather may be the reason - as stocking is so far well up on last year. Club Results and Best Individuals: 26/7/02. T.Young (Lochgilphead) 9 fish 22lbs, Jim Law (Motherwell) 8 for 20lbs 8oz. A.Roberts (Neilston) 8 fish for 17lbs 4oz, T.Wilson (Dalbeattie) 9 for 18lbs. 27/7/02. Crammond AC 5 boats, 18 fish for 33lbs 4oz. In the evening the 11th Heat of the SCOTTISH INTERCLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS SCOTTISH INTERCLUB CHAMPIONSHIPSsponsored by the DAILY RECORD and TENNANTS. 27 boats (51 anglers) caught 84 fish weighing 201lbs. WINNERS were Lochinch 'B' (K.Miller, A.McEwan, J.Watson) caught 11 fish for 26lbs 6oz, 2nd were C.I.B.A. with 10 fish for 21lbs 10oz and 3rd Strathclyde Police 'B' with 9 fish for 20lbs 8oz. Best Individuals were 1st K.Miller (Lochinch B) with 7 fish for 16lbs 13oz fishing a G+H Dry Sedge from the Prior right over . 2nd P.Womald (CIBA) 6 fish for 13lbs 07oz, 3rd J.Craig (Brechin) 5 fish for 13lbs 5oz, 4th A.Dewar (Aberfeldy) 4 fish for 11lbs. Heaviest Fish A.Dewar 3lbs 8oz. The top club, best individual and captor of the heaviest fish all received a case of Tennants lager. 28/7/02. Gamefair Flyfishers (Berwick, 9 boats) 66 fish for 160lbs, Bridge of Weir River (AC) 9 boats 24 fish for 56lbs. 29/7/02. Cleveland Police 39 fish 78lbs, Colin Boyd (Troon) 10 fish for 21lbs 14oz. 31/7/02. D.Paterson 7 fish limit 19lbs 8oz. GLENKINCHIE BOAT LEAGUE (5 boats) 16 fish 33lbs 4oz Top Bag Ian Earle. 1/8/02. D.MacMillan and son (Shetland) 14 fish on blae and black buzzers all returned.