Angling reports: October 22

Oct 22 2010 by Mike WIlson, Ayrshire Post (main ed)

SPRINGWATER FISHERY (Dalrymple): fly pond fishing steadily. George Milliken released nine while Ian Crossan released five. Best flies black nats and yellow dancers. New catch and release ticket is £7 for four hour afternoon.

Bait pond fishing well. George Allardyce from Airdrie had five fish for 9lb 5oz. Young David Jack, who has never fished before, was on a two fish ticket and caught them on his first two casts. Best bait is worm and power bait.

Coarse pond fishing well. Ewan Weed won the D&T Security winter league with a weight of 22lbs. Dez, on a pleasure session, had 12 carp from 3lb up to 9lbs. Plenty of silver fish being caught. Best bait is pellet and corn.

RAITH RESERVOIR (Prestwick): a magnificent week’s weather saw only the retirees able to take the advantage.

T. Wilson six fish on power bait, Andy McKissock five on power bait, Murray Spence four, John Lothian oneon power bait along with Curdy Hay, G. Lewis, and W. McIntosh.

This sportingly left some for the workers and juniors who made their appearance on Saturday morning to find the water a flat calm and a bright sun with no cloud cover.

There was no shortage of fish showing themselves in the shallows. This display went all day as if they were playing. Although the conditions were difficult and the fish were not taking, Derrick Caldwell jnr took one on an Orange Mepp and three on power bait, dad Derrick snr managed only one on power bait. Alex McNeil had four on power bait for 8lbs 4oz, while Neil McGinn one on power bait for 2lbs.

Sunday was better attended with better conditions which saw John Anderson take three rainbows with three casts on a Fire Tiger Rapala.

Fearing his day would be over too quickly, he changed tactics to the floating worm and never had another offer unlike brother-in-law Andy Wilson who had two on the floating worm.

Nephew Andrew Anderson also had one on power bait. Alex McNeil had four rainbows on power bait, as did John Balfour for 8lbs, Jock Patterson took four on the Running Worm, Neil McGinn had two nice Blues on power bait. Another two fish were taken by D. Kelly while Davie Boyd was happy with his one on power bait.

Ticket outlets: Gamesport of Ayr, Newalls newsagents of Monkton, Pets Aquarium of Prestwick, Torbets of Kilmarnock and Wee Jimmy’s of Bank Street, Irvine.

COYLE WATER FISHERY (Coylton): a steady week at Coyle Water. With the bait pond re-opened and a hefty stocking, most bags are filled fairly quickly. The fly pond is producing good results for most anglers.

Catches: I. Robertson one for 1.15lb, J. McDonald two for 3.4lb, J. Mowat two for 3.8lb, G. McClure two for 4lb, M. McClure two for 4lb, K. Roberts (age five) five for 11.4lb, J. Lumsden two for 4.10lb, M. Wallace three for 7.2lb, S. McNab two for 4.3lb, J. Marshall four for 8.7lb, R. McIlwraith one for 2.5lb.

Catch and release: R. McIlwraith released five, J. Lumsden one, B. McIntyre four, P. Hilton three, B. Stewart two, B. Oliver three, C. Wilson one, D. Wilson three, S. Marshall one.

Powerbait one to two feet down from the float is still the most effective method but now that bait has been moved back to the original bait pond, various depths and baits will work just as well.

On the fly, lures are still proving the most effective. Fish are still rising quite often and Buzzers seem to be what they are going for.

The old bait pond is now open making it bait only again and the fly pond is now back to fly only.

BROOMHILL FISHERY (Rankinston/Patna B730): condolences to the family of Dick Campbell who passed away at the week-end.

Fly pond: fishing has been steadily improving, fish just under the surface. Flies doing well, black spider, diahlback, cats whiskers, green and black fritz and kate mclarrens.

Danny Szulc 11 c/r, Richie McDonald three c/r, Andy Bailey one kept 1lb 11.5oz, Archie Thom five c/r, Robbie Kerr four kept 7lb 5oz, Allie Haggerty four kept 7lb 2oz and six c/r, Brian Strachan two kept 3lb 4oz, Andy Wyper two kept 4lb 3oz, Paul McNair two kept 3lb 3oz, Davie Hamilton two kept 4lb 6oz, Rab Dunsmuir four c/r, R. Huggins two kept 3lb 8oz, J. Huggins one kept 1lb 10oz, Gabriel Gorman one kept 1lb 8oz, Pat Gorman one c/r, Richard Paton two kept 3lb 4oz.

Bait pond: Niamh McDonald one kept 1lb 11oz, Ryan McDonald two kept 3lb 10oz, Jasmin Scott (age five) one rainbow 2lb 10oz, D Barker four kept 8lb 2oz, R. Hopkin five kept 9lb 11oz, T. Hopkin three kept 6lb 11oz. Power bait and maggots favoured bait.