PASSERS by at Rescobie Loch of late might have been forgiven for thinking that some kind of high speed motor sport was taking place in the vicinity.
But no, it was only the sound of screaming reels as anglers were being stripped down to the backing!
Sport has definitely picked up again in the past week or so with some bumper catches coming off. B. Sutherland, Kirkcaldy, had a rainbow of 8lbs i
n his four for 16lb 12oz, Messrs Milne and Moncur had three at 6lbs in their eight for 30lbs, R. Gray, Montrose, had one at 7lb 4oz which was briefly on the leader board for June's Gow's Fish of the Month.
C. Munro, Forfar, had one at 5lb 4oz, E. Scott, Kirrie, 6lbs, J. Armstrong, Arbroath, 6lb 5oz, A. Innes, Forfar, 5lb 8oz and D. Nicoll, Arbroath, 7lb 4oz. On the leader board at the moment in M. McCrum, Montrose, with an 1lb 4oz rainbow.
There do not appear to be any definite hot spots with the fish well spread out all over the loch and at varying depths as anglers are equally successful on top of the water as they are plumbing depths. The same goes for flies, if you have confidence in it and persevere it will probably do the trick.
Some recent bank catches are, W. Massie, Forfar, four for 10lbs, D. Watson, Brechin, four for 12lbs, A. Lumsden, Forfar, four for 12lb 4oz, G. Cheetham, Monifieth, four for 12lb 8oz, W. Smith, Birkhill, four for 10lb 12oz, R. Smith, Arbroath, four for 9lb 8oz and W. Mudie, Birkhill, four for 11lb 8oz.
From the boats, J. Fletcher, Perth, four for 12lbs, J. Massie, Kirrie, four for 12lbs, C. Duncan, Laurncekirk, four for 13lbs 4oz, S. Forgan, B. Ferry, four for 10lb 4oz, G. Smith, Arbroath, four for 10lbs, R. Hampton, Forfar, four for 12lb 4oz, B. Garthley, Dundee, four for 11lb 12oz and S. Mudie, Kirkcaldy, four for 10lbs.
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