Hi guys,does anyone know if the season has started yet on the above mensioned reservoir? I fancy giving it a go this weekend after catching my first broonie of the season today on another reservoir

goggs

Was up there at the end of January and checked the notice board at the sailing club - season starts on 1 April. Sorry!

Neil

Thanks mate.......Time to start searching for somewhere else to fish then

Hope you found somewhere. What was the other reservoir? Am looking to take a pal out for wild brownies in the lothians...

Cheers

Neil

Try Hopes reservoir, south of Gifford, not sure, but think it opens on 15th, used to be scottish water reservoir, so should be on their website, as will all the scottish water reservoirs in lothians

Fishing

Failing that do a google on "angling in the lothians" used to be a very concise book before tinternet took over!!
regards
bert

Hi Goggs

How did you go at Whiteadder! I have a boat booked for Monday of next week and was keen to get a feel for what to expect. Any recommendations for flies and tactics

Thanks

Tom

Was up on Saturday fishing from the bank. Wind was... energetic! Reckon you'll want to drift. Take a drogue and a life jacket!

Team of traditional wets works for me, though I often stick an ace of spades on the point. I also caught on a size 16 PTN and a size 14 olive hare's ear, just drifting them round on the gale. The fish were sitting pretty high up in the water, so floating line probably your best bet.

Barbless/debarbed is the way to go as most of the fish are not takable size.

Watch out for the submerged breakwater, just opposite the cottage that lies to the west of the sailing club. it's marked on the map at the fishing club as "dangerous wading" (which is an understatement). It's usually under water, but depending on how full the reservoir is, it might be quite close to the surface. Actually, that might be a good fish holding area...

There's a pretty steep drop-off by the roadside bank, about 30/40 yards off the high water mark, between the submerged breakwater and the satelite car park. (Possibly also on the other side of the breakwater, nearer the sailing club, but I haven't looked there.) But if the reservoir is still as full as it was at the weekend then it'll be pretty hard to fish that effectively since it'll be under a good three metres of water.

The southern most (middle?) bay leading up to the inflow stream is pretty shallow and usually productive. I can wade out 20m or so and the water is still only up to the knee, so in a boat you'll probably want to fish fairly far off that shore.

Let us know how you get on - I've never fished it from a boat but my pal prefers boat to bank so it'd be good to hear what the story is on hire etc

Neil

PS Try a Kate McLaren or a Clan Chief on the top dropper. Black is the way to go.

Thanks shpeil

Actually may consider trying the bank as given the forecast for wind dont think my small drogue would handle the pace. Can anyone recommend soemwhere to get a decent drogue at short notice - Mieks perhaps?
Guys at Whiteadder could not have been more helpful and told me that I just need to pay the cash into the machine and the boat woulod be there waiting for me whenever I arrive (i am a bit of an early starter).

How did you get on then, Tom? Full report and pics required!

Neil

Neil

Mixed day! ended up taking a boat and spen the day fishing the North shoreline. a good number of reasonable fish moving and I took and returned a coupld of brrons around 3/4 pound. both fish were taken on a cinamon and gold in the bright sun. Also lost a couple of smaller fish.

Great day and would highly recommend to anyone wanting the challange of wild broons

Tom