Tag Archives: brown trout

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Some nice big fish have been showing up in returns at Loch Leven over the last week, with the pick of the bunch being a lovely brownie weighing in at 5 lbs 4 ozs caught by Chic Young (the angler, … Continue reading →