We’ve moaned about the lack of water recently now we’re most definitely fed up with the stuff falling on us during July.

In saying that it’s meant for great fishing. I think it’s fair to say excellent fishing.

Karen McLauchlan took a 15lb 20z YES FIFTEEN POUNDS rainbow with a hothead damsel (which I think I may have tied her myself, a’hem – he boasts!!!)

Her husband Gerry has been remarkably quiet the last few times I’ves seen him!

Wendy was very keen for me to stress to our adoring public out there that a woman holds the fish of the month.

I’m not going to get into a battle of the sexes. Especially with a woman.

So there. Call me a coward if you like.

Al, Alan Martin, Sammy Wylie and Tam Robertson have all had big fish too.

Tam had a 13lb 7oz on a red blood worm – which I also tied him – do you see a pattern emerging  !! 

 Sammy just this afternoon lent into what I can only describe as a submarine – and I conservatively estimate it at 14 lb – we can’t be more accurate because said sub broke poor Mr Gilmartin’s scales!

 I kid you not!

The bait pond has had it’s fair share of big fish action too with the fish still being fairly deep and a mixture of baits doing well. Popping a bait up a couple of foot is still the most effective method at the moment.

As for flees on the fluff pond – damsel nymph, green and black montana, small buzzers of various colours have all been doing well as have the ubiqutous cats whiskers and dancers. My only advice is that if you want to target bigger fish - try going down the ‘naturals’ route.

Hopefully I’ll have some photographs up on the site through the week.

till then, the tightest of lines, and no’ uppa tree!

Paul