Hi Guys

Im keen to add more waters to my "tubed list" last year i had been meaning to tube Loch Lubnaig as id only ever bait fished this deep Loch. However expecting failure i always cried off and ended up on the Tay or Earn there escapee rainbows the incentive, however over the last year ive tied of rainbows and wild brown trout have become my chosen quarry.

Yesterday i finally got round to tube the Loch 10am-about 4pm, 14 oC-16 oC, very strong winds however not a huge wave that i love
The wind was very erratic one second from the south, then north, then east this was repeated all day, which was pretty enjoying.



A moody looking sky over Loch Lubnaig.

I used a three fly team of wets on a floating line with a 11' leader on my 9' 3# Vision Cult. I entered the water at the first car park and headed out across the the far side and a weedy looking bay had "fish" written all over it ! be i trout or perch i didnt care. Sadly not a nibble ...............



At no point during the day did i see a fish jump, rise, roll or any sign what so ever of fish ! Even in slack water close to the shore under trees were you normally see wee browns sipping terrestrial's......nothing !

Pulled a shore on the far side for lunch (see above photo) after lunch i worked my way further up the far bank past the forest lodges its alot shallower here than on the road side which drops off steepy to very deep water !




Finally as i past the lodges heading back toward the river Leny whilst fished a black hopper (wet), wingless wickhams, and Hot tail Kate top dropper with a slow fig 8 retrieve allowing the hopper to fish deep ........a "savage take" as soon as i lifted the rod a very fit 13" brownie lunched its self skyward !! And then took off putting a lovely deep bend in my Cult and putting up a great scrap till he came to my net mission accomplished i hadnt blanked but i had to work hard to get my prize. The fish had taken my black hopper and must have really wanted it because it was well down.



No other fish or tugs after that and still no sign of fish moving. However i achieved my goal i.e tubed the Lubnaig and caught which i really hadnt expected i had the feeling it was going to be hard going and i was right. Possible with sinking lines etc it may prove more productive ?

When ever ive bait fished it with friends in the past a feeder or ledger right on the bottom always produced trout, Perch and Char so there certainly plenty on the bottom.

Not sure i will tube it again any time soon but an enjoyable day and another Loch ticked off my list

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Englander

"Barbless since 2008"

Vision GT Four catapult 9' 6#
Vision GT Four SW 9' 9#
Vision 3 Zone 9' 5#
Vision Cult 9' 3#
Shakespeare Trion 9' 5/6#
Cortland Endurance 9' 6#
Shakespeare Expedition float tube
Vosseler DC3 reel
Okuma Helios 8/9 reel
Greys G series 3/4 reel
Snowbee Geo 3/4 reel

I stayed in those lodges a couple of years ago in late May. I didn't see any sign of fish all week. I wasn't tubing though.

Its a funny place mate when i used to bait fish it about 5 years ago i rarely ever saw a fish rise ?? The Loch is packed with minnows infact the one i caught on the hopper had a 3" partly digested fish/minnow in it !!

And a caught a fat 15" Brownie years back on ledgered maggots it had a good sized handful of minnows in it too !

Reckon there must be a some huge browns in there if the are stuffing themselves on minnows ! Just how to catch them ??

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Englander

"Barbless since 2008"

Vision GT Four catapult 9' 6#
Vision GT Four SW 9' 9#
Vision 3 Zone 9' 5#
Vision Cult 9' 3#
Shakespeare Trion 9' 5/6#
Cortland Endurance 9' 6#
Shakespeare Expedition float tube
Vosseler DC3 reel
Okuma Helios 8/9 reel
Greys G series 3/4 reel
Snowbee Geo 3/4 reel

Well done on a hard earned fish

Di 7/8 and 2 or 3 minkies

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Cheers Danny

Co-Founder of S.S.F.D 2010

Well done Stephen, nice wee fishy weather looking good for tuesday - wed so going to head up to Drunkie with the van and tube will let you know how I get on

dunk

Stephen

Great report. Always fancied fishing it but not heard too many people signing its praises.

It does get a late run of salmon so that cracking new #3 weight, a float tube and a double figure fresh run fish could be the fishing story of a lifetime

Where exactly is this Loch? I'm sure I've been here but can't quite remember where its situated (please dont say Scotland).

North of Callander on the same road it will take you past, loch Voil, loch Earn and up on to Loch Tay etc

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Gotya thanks, I thought it was in that area somewhere, must take a look up there sometime to drown some flies.