Scottish fly fishing for trout and pike.

Yet again Butterstone, like most others, has had mixed weather conditions making the fishing interesting. The fish have moved up in the water and the recommended line choice now is floating line or midge tips although a slow intermediate is still a good bet. Fly choice remains very similar with small dark traditional wets like the Bibio, Connemara Black and the Black Pennell doing best but the small dark Snatchers, Diawl Bach's and Buzzers have started to feature once more. Also working to good effect are mini lures the likes of the White Cat and Cormorants. Water temperature is now a warm 17'C.

The recommended areas are now Buoys Bay towards the harbour just inside the 2M shelf also from Nether Cardney cottage to three trees is now producing good returns as the fish are hugging tight into the margins in that area. Top Bay is also a good bet for taking a couple of fish, but they are a little spooky to say the least. The average of fish at the moment is just over the 2ln 8oz mark with fish anything up to 5 lbs regularly being weighed in and also included in the catches are some fantastically hard fighting Blues, One or two Brownies are being weighed in averaging around 1lb 4oz mark but most are being returned.

Ian and Alex yet again had a good day weighing in 10 fish for 22lb 4oz and returning a further 6, Messrs. Eadie and Campbell also had a reasonable day returning 10 safely back to the loch and, S Malcolm managed 5 for 12 lbs and J McTurk had 4 for 9lb 6oz, On the club front Stanley AC managed 33 fish for 83lb 6oz for 7 boats, Rowbank Ac weighed in 35 fish for 74lbs for 10 boats, Newmarket AC 8 fish for 21lb11oz for 3 boats.

Conditions for this week are predominantly heavy showers with a few bright spells mixed in wind conditions are low but changing direction throughout the week temperatures are mid teens.

On Thursday June the 19th Butterstone is looking for anglers that would be interested in helping out on a corporate day Ghillying. £40:00 for the day. Those interested please contact Adie ASAP on either 01350 724238 or Mob 07710 771715

Would all anglers please remember to disinfect their MOTORS and BASS BAGS on arrival at the loch. Also personal NETS and DROGUES are not to be used on the loch as nets are in the boats, and drogues will be supplied on request.

From this week on there are three boat seats for hire at Butterstone these can be hired for the day for a nominal fee of £3.00

DAIWA Exceler 11'3" 3 piece 7/9 weight almost new used twice £85:00. interested parties call Adie on 01350 724238/07710 771715.

1x Orvis large arbour reel with spool has been dredged off the Bottom of the loch. As it is still in pretty good condition I would recon it hasen't been down that long so if anyone has lost it over the side of their boat and wishes to reclaim it please contact Adie at the fishery office.

BUTTERSTONE LOCH SUMMER LEAGUE

COMPETITOR	8 May		15 May		22 May		29 May		5 June		12 June		19 June		26 June		Totals
	No	Wt	No	Wt	No	Wt	No	Wt	No	Wt	No	Wt	No	Wt	No	Wt	No
S. Boag	6	12.11	0	0	5	10.12	5	11.1	4	10.15	3	6.8	x	xx	6	10.10	29	62.9
C. Miller	6	13.13	6	13.6	x	xx	6	12.8	6	12.1	1	1.11	x	xx	6	8.12	31	62.3
D. Barwick	5	9.13	6	13.10	x	xx	3	6.14	4	8.6	x	xx	6	10.4	6	10.2	30	59.1
S. Miller	6	11.15	4	7.13	6	11.11	6	12.4	x	xx	4	7.1	6	8.4	4	6.5	32	59.0
I. Birtch	6	12.2	x	xx	6	12.3	5	10.12	5	8.6	6	9.12	3	5.9	x	xx	31	58.12
J. Hutchison	x	xx	x	xx	6	12.5	5	10.6	2	4.3	3	5.12	6	9.13	6	9.3	28	51.10
T. Black	6	13.9	4	9.12	6	12.13	2	4.11	x	xx	x	xx	5	8.9	1	1.4	24	50.10
A. Cannon	4	7.5	3	6.0	1	1.15	3	5.9	5	9.6	0	0	6	11.3	6	10.4	27	49.11
I. Law	x	xx	x	xx	6	11.15	4	9.6	2	3.11	6	9.15	6	10.0	3	4.8	27	49.7
D. Winn	1	1.8	6	10.15	6	12.4	1	2.0	2	4.8	0	0	4	6.15	2	2.13	21	39.7
I. Christie	0	0	4	8.6	4	7.12	1	2.0	x	xx	x	xx	6	11.4	6	9.12	21	38.14
H. Law	2	3.5	5	9.8	x	xx	5	9.12	x	xx	4	6.10	x	xx	4	7.2	20	36.5
A. Young	6	10.6	6	12.0	x	xx	x	xx	x	xx	x	xx	5	7.10	x	xx	17	30.0
J. Richards	5	10.9	0	0	3	6.14	x	xx	1	2.0	x	xx	1	1.12	5	8.4	15	29.7
H. Mailer	2	3.3	x	xx	4	8.14	0	0	3	6.6	1	1.4	x	xx	6	9.0	16	28.11
K. Doig	x	xx	3	5.10	x	xx	1	1.9	1	1.12	5	7.12	x	xx	5	8.8	15	25.2
S. Goodlad	x	xx	x	xx	5	10.7	1	2.0	2	3.13	1	1.14	2	4.0	2	3.0	13	25.2
M. Smith	6	10.12	4	8.5	1	1.12	0	0	x	xx	x	xx	x	xx	x	xx	11	20.13
F. Angus	4	9.10	0	0	0	0	2	4.11	0	0	1	1.10	x	xx	0	0	7	15.15
J. Goodlad	x	xx	x	xx	1	2.2	1	2.1	0	0	2	3.4	3	3.14	2	2.15	9	14.4

Heaviest Bag		C.Miller		D.Barwick		T.Black		C.Miller		C.Miller		I.Law		I.Christie		S.Boag

Heaviest Fish: S.Boag 4lb 14oz

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