Tag: Pendreich

East wind that blows no good: well some!

I was itching to get out yesterday evening, was a cracking day and as the weekend is likely to be blown out got to make the most of opportunities. However, the wind is currently Easterly and that’s not good for fishing up at Pendreich. Aside from the wind, I thought it might be busy with so many on holiday just now. I took a run up mid-afternoon and was surprised there was no one there, though seeing the waves coming across the loch and the wind slamming into the Dam wall, maybe I should not have been.

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Great day on Pendreich

I went to my club water today and though it was a gorgeous morning it was not that warm. Not cold either but needed a fleece on most of the day.There was not much activity which surprised me and so I fished some nymph and buzzers initially- a black buzzer on point, a PTN on the middle dropper and a red holo Diawl Bach on top. Nothing.

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A Game of Two Halves: Cocksburn Reservoir 19th/20th March

Had a few hours to spare Saturday afternoon while providing “Dad’s Taxi” service to our son who was going out with his mates for a few hours in the afternoon. As I was also on call (for work) going anywhere to fish where its going to cost me is strictly out of the question- my pager would go as soon as I wet a line. So I popped up to Cocksburn Reservoir (Pendriech) at the back of Bridge of Allan to fish the club water for a few hours.

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