Sunday 28^th October

Mr Galloway from Ayr, 7 fish = 17lbs 12ozs, Polar Bear

Mr Anderson from Ayr, 3 fish = 13lbs 6ozs, including one @ 8lbs 10ozs, UV Cat

Tuesday 23^rd October

Mr McFarlane from Rothesay, 3 fish = 12lbs 10ozs including one @ 5lbs 12ozs, Black Zonker 

Saturday 20^th October

Autumn Doubles Competition (66 anglers), 273 fish = 718lbs 5ozs 

Sunday 14^th October

Mr J Simpson from Kilwinning, 10 fish = 22lbs, 1oz, Fly 

Thursday 4^th October

Mr Baird (2 anglers) from Glasgow, 4 fish =  10lbs, Bait 

Monday 1^st October

Mr Swinburn from Blantyre, 5 fish = 11lbs 4ozs, Spinner.

September on Loch Fad started well with good sized fish falling to Damsels, Yellow Dancer, Minkies and Blobs, with a best fish weighing 11lbs on a Black and Peacock Spider.  Some nice fish to 9lbs also came off to spinner and worm and then it went a bit quiet.  However, it picked up mid-month with  some good fish on Orange Blobs, Dunkelds, Yellow Dancer, Cats and Viva.  A fish of 10lbs fell to an Orange Blob on the 15^th to Kahts Whisker AC angler D Houston.

The fishing gradually improved, although there was a few dour days, up until the end of the month when some excellent rises of fish came on.  Lots of fish were lost on flies such as Humungus and Orange Blobs, but enough stayed on to give some decent bags.  The last day in September even saw fish being taken on dry flies at the dam end of the loch.   The bait fishing also improved with some better bags coming from the Pumphouse shore and the Fence. 

With the Brown trout season coming to an end, time is running out for a last cast on Loch Quien where some excellent fish have been caught of late.  Good rises of fish to small flies have been seen with fish to 2lbs 8ozs being caught, with much bigger being seen.

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            Sunday 30^th September

            Mr G Bridge from London, 7 fish = 13lbs 12ozs, Orange Blob Fritz.

Thursday 27^th September

Mr McKellar from Rothesay, 2 fish = 4lbs 8ozs, Bait

Sunday 23^rd September

Mr Woodall (4 anglers) from Greenock, 7 fish = 17lbs including one @ 7lbs, Maggots

Wednesday 19^th September

Mr Speirs from Rothesay, 2 fish = 5lbs, Fly

 Wednesday 5^th September

Mr Lynd from Kilmarnock, 4 fish = 8lbs, Fly 

August on Loch Fad was another unpredictable month for the weather with hot sunny days followed by wet and cool days.  Mid-August saw a ten inch rise in the water level in the loch which helped the fishing.  Although the fishing was difficult, some good fish were taken in the 3 – 5 lb bracket with the best fish at 5lbs 8ozs to S McNeil.  Bigger fish were hooked and lost!  Loads of Mayfly, Pond Olives, Sedges and Buzzers with the occasional good rise of fish didn’t seem to make the fishing any easier.

The longer cooler nights should see a drop in temperature in the loch and this should bring on the fish anytime now. An increase in catches towards the end of August was hopefully the start.  Best flies for September are usually Zonkers, Damsels and Daddies. Bank anglers probably fared better that the fly with a few good bags from the fence, pumphouse and boathouse bay.

Some good Pike have been caught with the best estimated at just over 30lbs from the reeds at boathouse bay, caught on a large lure. Prospects for September should be good as the temperature drops and the summer stockies start to come on.

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Tuesday 28^th August

Mr Lancaster (2 anglers) from Wigan, 5 fish = 13lbs, Bait 

Sunday 26^th August

Mr Davidson from Lesmahagow, 4 fish = 9lbs 8ozs including one @ 3lbs, Bait. 

Friday 17^th August

Mr Hill (2 anglers) from Mancheser, 5 fish = 13lbs, Maggots, Sweetcorn

Thursday 16^th August

Mr Hill (2 anglers) from Manchester, 5 fish = 10lbs, Maggots, Sweetcorn

Monday 13^th August

Mr McKay from Shotts, 2 fish = 4lbs, Bait (Concrete Hut) 

Wednesday 1^st August

Mr Haggarty from Kilchattan Bay, 4 fish = 8lbs, Fly. 

The weather on Loch Fad in July was very mixed.  Warm, bright, wet and windy conditions all in the same day was not uncommon.   With the wind changing direction every other day, predicting where fish might be feeding was not easy.  Good hatches of Mayflies were still coming off with occasional good rises early and late in the day. Although the fishing wasn’t easy, there were some decent days and the best fish caught on fly went to Eddie A’Hara and weighed 8lbs 4ozs, caught on an Olive Bumble.  Best areas for fly fishing seemed to be the Barnauld burn and Barmore bay.

Prospects for August are good as there is a good build up of stock in the loch.  Damsels, Cats Whiskers and Olive Zonkers should catch a few with Ace of Spades, Dancers, Blobs and Black Zonkers all worth a go.  Depending on the wind direction the south end of the loch can be a good area at this time of year.

Bait fishing and spinning has also been a bit challenging but some good days were had.  The fence, pumphouse and boathouse bay seem to be the favourite areas.  Popped up baits seem to be working the best. Things have been quieter over the last couple of weeks, and the fishing has been harder, but last couple of days were better, here are some catches from last couple of weeks.

Some nice Pike also coming off, including fish of 27lbs and 25lbs 10ozs.

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Saturday 28^th July

Mr Cameron from Greenock, 3 fish = 6lbs 8ozs, Bait. 

Saturday 21^st July

Mr Sinclair from Glasgow, 7 fish = 12lbs 10ozs, Bait

Mr O’Brien from Glasgow, 6 fish = 10lbs, Bait