Angling reports: August 3

Aug 3 2012 by Mike WIlson, Ayrshire Post (main ed)

SPRINGWATER FISHERY (Dalrymple): fly loch fishing well. Scott Allardyce released 14, biggest at over 7lbs caught on a yellow dancer. Andy Dunlop released 11 on a black cat. There were many other good catches.

Bait continues to fish well. The Black family from Dundee had four fish for 10lbs 3oz. John Allardyce four for 7lbs 14oz.

Coarse loch still fishing well. Dave Morris had six carp between 5lbs and 10lbs. Bream fishing is better in the deeper part of the loch feeding pellet with corn or pellet on the hook.

BURNS TROUT FISHERY (Tarbolton): the fishery will hold the Mima Harvey open fly and the Burns Trout Fishery open bait competition on Sunday, August 12 from 8am to 4pm. Cost is £15, both competitions will be four fish limit, heaviest bag wins, trophies for first in both. Bookings to 07527 405715 or go to Burns Trout Fishery on Facebook.

The Good Year AC visited. At their weigh-in, heaviest bag went to W Barkley snr with four fish for 7lb 9oz, 12 fish were caught in total.

Fly pond: J Webster two for 7lb, Titch four for 10lb, M Rewcastle four for 8lb 10oz, M Dovaston two for 4lb 6oz, Tam Boyle two for 4lb 6oz, Bert two for 4lb 2oz, K Owens one for 2lb 2oz, F Galloway two for 4lb 13oz, M Cochrane two for 3lb 12oz, G Harris two for 4lb.

Bait pond: R Gibson four for 8lb 6oz, G Todman four for 8lb, J McGarry two for 5lb, A Hunter two for 5lb, Harry (wee Broun) Broun one for 2lb 2oz, Kari (wee Boab) Dunlop one for 2lb, Kim three for 7lb 10oz, E Caldwell four for 7lb 10oz, A Crockett four for 7lb 6oz, D Robb one for 3lb 6oz, B McGill one for 3lb 10oz, J Galloway two for 4lb 9oz, S Griffiths one for 2lb 2oz, I McKerr one for 2lb 4oz, M Paul one for 2lb 2oz, B Paul one for 2lb 2oz, C McFarlane one for 2lb 2oz, L Davis one for 2lb, E McGuiness one for 2lb, G Dovaston two for 4lb, L Dovaston two for 4lb, R Purdie one for 2lb, R Owens one for 2lb, K Owens one for 2lb, A Fechnie two for 4lb 10oz, K Livingston one for 2lb, A Boyd one for 2lb, J Galloway two for 4lb 4oz.

BROOMHILL FLY & COARSE FISHERY (Patna/Rankinston B730): fly pond continues to fish well, with culdays /blobs, buzzers and various dries very successful.

Fly pond: Davie Duncan seven c/r, W. Mitchell one c/r, Stevie Grayson five c/r, Billy Wilson one c/r, Reid Wilson two kept 4lb 3oz, Logan Wilson two kept 4lb 6oz, Davie Hamilton two kept 5lb 2oz and five c/r, John one kept 3lb 2oz, John Graham one c/r, Davie Duncan six c/r (second visit) Willie McKean one c/r, Jack Bradley one c/r, Kyle Courtney seven c/r, Tommy Jarvie 10 c/r, D. Stevenson four kept 7lb2oz, Stevie Gault two c/r, Duncan Murphy two c/r, Duncan C. Murphy three c/r, Geordie Kerr four c/r, Davie Hamilton three kept 7lb 8oz, Rab Dunsmuir five c/r, Budgie three c/r, Archie Thom four c/r, Ally Haggarty two c/r, Robbie Kerr two c/r, Danny Szulc three c/r, Dave Campbell seven c/r, Tom Muir one c/r, Hugh Munro one c/r, Dave Dick eight c/r one brownie 2lb 12oz, Harry Barclay three c/r, Bill McGartland three c/r, Ian Kilpatrick two c/r, Brian Giiingham two kept 4lb 6oz.

Coarse pond: Brian Docherty won last Wednesday’s match with 69lb 4oz, only 5lb off the current match record, second was Harvey Maule with 38lb, third was Tommmy Mitchell (Miracle Baits) 30lb.

Sunday’s golden peg match was won by Jim Anderson with 64lb 4oz, second was Craig Cameron with 60lb 4oz, third was Keith Chadwick with 35lb 7oz.

COYLE WATER FISHERY (Coylton): the bright conditions have made the fly fishing difficult with the bait fishermen coming out on top.

Bait pond: D. Hall from Prestwick caught 10 fish weighing 25.5 lb, B.M.C. from Kirkconnel eight fish weighing 30lb, J. Kerr from Ayr four fish weighing 8.57 lb, W. Doak from Glasgow caught two fish weighing 5.1 lb, P. Riddocks from Forehill two fish weighing 5.78 lb, eight-year-old J. Park from Prestwick two fish weighing 4.25 lb, four-year-old Victor Duddy from Cadiz, Spain caught his first rainbow trout weighing 2 lb.

Fly pond: Mick McGarvey from Ayr caught nine fish using an okee dokee, T. Jarvie from Drongan two fish using a nomad, G. Porter from Airdrie two fish using a muddler, T. Wilson from Ayr two fish using dry flies, J. Aston from Auchinleck two fish using a black hopper, L. Hutchison from Ayr two fish using various dry flies, G. Lancaster from Glasgow caught a nice rainbow trout using a caldy.

RAITH RESERVOIR (Prestwick): a poorly attended week but not an unproductive one for those in attendance.

Resident John Lothian at least nine for the week but forgot to register, D. Johnstone same problem but managed eight, W. McIntosh from Auchinleck four, Bernie Dunlop from Ayr four. Now here’s a man that can fill in a return, I am Legend Shalako just back from Alaska, four specimen blues for 11¼lbs on the blue Hughie, Chris Taylor two rainbow for 5lbs and one blue for 2lbs all on power bait off Swan Isle.

Saturday is the founder members, over 60s and junior competition. Day tickets are still more than welcome to fish as normal but cannot compete.