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Loch Leven Fishing Report – week ending 12th May 2013

Persistent strong winds and unseasonably low temperatures made the fishing at Loch Leven rather hit or miss last week.  On some days, two or three seasons were experienced in the space of a matter of a few hours. Not surprisingly, … Continue reading

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LOCH LEVEN RECORD SMASHED!!!

Tuesday 7th May 2013 is an historic day for Loch Leven.  Around 6pm, Alan Campbell from Kirkcaldy arrived back in the harbour proudly displaying the largest brown trout ever caught on Loch Leven.  He hadn’t just broken the all-time Loch … Continue reading

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Loch Leven Fishing Report – week ending 5th May 2013

Apologies for the late emergence from hibernation of the Willie the Ghillie blog / weekly fishing reports this year but it is down to Spring seemingly being cancelled.  The continued unseasonably cold weather has meant that, in almost all regards, … Continue reading

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Loch Leven Research Update

Many will know that Loch Leven is one of the most researched fresh water lochs / lakes in the world with scientific research having been carried out in various forms for almost 200 years. However, it was in the 1960s … Continue reading

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Loch Leven Winter Report

As 2012 draws to an end, anglers are already starting to think about the forthcoming season which is now less than three months away. We have had very good spawning conditions all through October & November, with flow rates in … Continue reading

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Loch Leven – End of Season Fishing Report

Fishing this past season on Loch Leven was at times very challenging, at times just plain difficult and at times reassuringly ‘busy’!  In truth, the fishing did not perhaps live up to expectations after the success of the 2011 season … Continue reading

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Loch Leven Fishing report – week ending 23rd September 2012

As seems to have been the case for a while, fishing at Loch Leven has been pretty hard work over the last week.  Whilst there have been some lovely fish caught, there has been none over 4 lbs that we … Continue reading

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Loch Leven Fishing Report – week ending 16th September 2012

Strong winds at Loch Leven over the last week have made the fishing fairly testing and the fish have ‘quietened down a bit’, particularly in the open water drifts.  However some nice fish have been turning up in the returns … Continue reading

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Loch Leven Fishing Report – week ending 9th September 2012

Some very mixed weather conditions have resulted in some pretty challenging conditions on Loch Leven over the last week.  Indeed, on Sunday, anglers initially had to contend with a flat calm but by 6 o’clock were having to contend with … Continue reading

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Loch Leven Fishing Report – week ending 2nd September 2012

Fish were still appearing close to the surface last week on Loch Leven but a sudden cold snap on Thursday evening through into Friday morning slowed things up a bit.  However, by Saturday, the fish were back near the surface … Continue reading

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