Latest News - what's been happening at Butterstone!

UPDATE - Monday 29th 2009

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Due to roadwork's on the A9 at BANKFOOT Butterstone suggests that anglers add another 30 mins to their journey time and leave earlier to compensate most journey delays are between 5 and 10 mins but you can at times be delayed far longer these works are due to run for an estimated 22 weeks.

Due to the Game Fair this weekend there are a no of Boats available. 13 on Saturday and 17 on Sunday.

At the start of the week in the boiling hot sunshine the loch was fishing great, but slowly as the week progressed and it became more overcast and oppressive finding the right tactics became harder. With the depth of fish being unpredictable some days they would be just sub surface feeding in the surface film and other days for no apparent reason they would be down around 6- 8 feet. The Sunday day session was very frustrating as fish rose all day but would hardly take anything thrown at them, then around 6 o'clock there was a really good rain shower and up they came rising steady into the late evening. Water temperature is still at a reasonable 19'C with clarity now at a phenomenal 2.75M.

The Butterstone Summer league has now come to a close with an exciting final round. Four anglers had an outside chance of taking the crown with Keith Doig winning the event from Iain Law by 1 ounce. A Total of £222:00 was raised for a charity to be nominated by Keith at the Prize giving. The final results board can be found on the Summer League page of the Butterstone website. Finally a really big thank you goes out to all that fished the event and made the league the fun and friendly event that it has become and I hope that for next year we can raise the numbers back to what it used to be. Thanks guys!!

The past week's best areas remain to be from reed end to the picnic area but the fish are getting wary and choosier as to what they will take and across the shelf and just beyond in the deeper water to three trees and the gap. There were also pods of fish to be found down the reeds from lily bay to pike point and into cottage bay

Regular angler Ian Yuill minus his boat partner Alec this week managed 6 for 15lb 12oz and returned a further 5, Messrs. Smeaton and Perrie weighed in 12 for 28lbs, Messrs. Scougal and Wilson returning from a poor fishing holiday up in Sutherland weighed in 9 fish for 23lbs, Messrs. Smeaton and Gibson 10 fish for 26lb 14oz and finally Mr Macgregor senior and Junior weighed in 8 fish for 18lb 14oz.

On the club front Stormontfield AC 19 fish for 43lb 8oz for 5 boats, Perthshire FC 16 fish for 37lb 15 for 5boats, Perth Anglers 18 fish for 42lb 5oz for 7½ boats, Stanley AC 26 fish for 62 lb 12oz for 6boats and finally Dunfermline Artisans 35 fish for 80lb 11 oz for 6 boats.

The next 5 day BBC Weather predictions are again mixed with rain due from Wednesday onwards, just in time for the Scone Game fair. Average temperatures are again due to be a muggy high teens to mid twenties. With winds mainly from the E – ESE ranging from 2 – 7 mph.

Butterstone has its first float tube.

Ian Guthrie of Leslie & Glenrothes AC brought his Float tube to Butterstone last week he managed 1 for his efforts, but only fished for a couple of hours before his legs started cramping. If you fancy a shot of Tubing the loch please feal free to come on up and have a cast.

Photos to follow.

Important Messages:

Butterstone is now giving anglers the choice of two start times on a Sunday Morning either the usual 9am - 5pm or alternatively a slightly later 10am - 6pm.

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 five boat seats for hire at Butterstone these can be hired for the day for a nominal fee of £3.00

For Sale:

DAIWA Exceler 11'3" 3 piece 7/9 weight almost new used twice £50:00. interested parties call Adie on 01350 724238/07710 771715.

Cloan Hatcheries Ltd, Butterstone Loch, Nr Dunkeld, Perthshire, PH8 0HH

Tel: 01350 724238 Fax: 01350 724215

Mobile: 07710 771715

VAT No: 271 3622 74