forbes of Kingennie Fishing reports

Week ending: 11th May 2008

The long awaited improvement in the weather was welcomed by anglers at Kingennie with the rise in both air and water temperature bringing some good rises of fish on all ponds. The Bankside Pond in particular saw some prolific rises in the evenings, though day rods also reported fish moving steadily throughout day. Many went away happy with limit baskets taken on small black buzzers and black bodied CDC's which proved to be the most successful combination. Even those who found them hard to tempt were astonished by the numbers of fish they saw rising.

Mr Godfrey and Mr Gunn, fishing catch and release together, had 15 for their session, including a superbly conditioned brownie of around three and a half pounds. Mr Martin and his fishing partner had a great day on Saturday, taking 12 for 29lbs 10ozs.

The Specimen Pond also saw fish cruising and feeding at the surface, and Mr Willis and guests, fishing for two days, had 23 fish for 174lbs, including 3 doubles.

The any legal lure Woodside Pond saw good numbers of fish to 2lbs taken, with worm, maggot, spinner and powerbait all taking their share of trout.

Water clarity is excellent on all Ponds, and with more good weather forecast for the next week, prospects for fly hatches and more good rises of fish are excellent.

The Fishing Team, Kingennie

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