Latest Ayrshire fishing: June 25

Jun 26 2009 by Mike Wilson, Kilmarnock Standard

SPRINGWATER Fishery (Dalrymple): Fly pond continues to fish exceptionally well.

Best catch goes to Colin Walker who released 19 rainbows. Two fish weighed in at 9lb 8oz and 7lb 4oz, the fish were caught on pheasant tail nymphs and diwal bachs. Shorty had a short evening session releasing 10 using small drys.

Bait pond was slow this week with the fish playing hard to get. Coarse pond was a little bit better with some of the small carp starting to show along with good roach and rudd.

PRESTWICK (Raith Reservoir): The week of bad weather kept the less hardy anglers indoors. The ones that braved the elements were rewarded with nice quality fish.

The weekend’s nice weather brought out a good attendance and again it proved worth it. Strangely though, everyone had the same story – they all had to be somewhere else at 11am on Saturday?

Derrick Caldwell had three nice fish on the mepp, son Derrick managed only the one. Jim Gillespie landed two on power bait, one of which was 4lbs, there were no shortages of witnesses to the one that got away. After a long battle, it eventually broke the line.

Eight-year-old grandson Adam also had two for 5lbs on power bait. Henry McConnell had two for 6lbs on a gold head daddies. Another return showed two on a blue peacock spider one of which was 3lbs 14oz.

The back shift arrived in the form of Jock Patterson and Andy Faichney who both had bag limits on the running worm. Sunday was the same but this time Andy had changed tactics and was floating power bait. Included in his bag was a 5lbs blue trout. These two senior citizens give their fish to the less fortunate anglers so nobody went away disappointed.

Ticket outlets: Gamesport of Ayr, Newalls newsagents of Monkton, Pets Aquarium of Prestwick, Torbets of Kilmarnock and Wee Jimmy’s of Bank Street, Irvine.

BURNS TROUT FISHERY (near Tarbolton): The fishery is holding a junior (under 16) open competition (fly or bait) on Saturday, July 4. It will be a four fish limit, heaviest bag wins and will cost £15 with trophies for first three. Bookings to 07904 469707.

Session times and costs as of June 22 are: fly pond adult: any four hours between 9am and 5pm, £10 for two fish then C&R; full day 9am until 5pm £15 for four fish then C&R; evening session 5pm until dusk £10 for two fish then C&R.

Bait pond adult: any four hours between 9am and 5pm, £10 for two fish; full day 9am until 5pm, £15 for four fish; evening session 5pm until dusk, £10 for two fish.

Catch and release fly pond only: full day 9am until 5pm, £10; any four hours between 9am and 5pm, £6; evening session 5pm until dusk, £6.

Junior/concessions bait pond: full day 9am until 5pm, £8 for two fish; junior/concessions fly pond: full say 9am until 5pm, £8 for two fish then C&R.

LAWFIELD TROUT FISHERY (near Kilmacolm): Fishing has been steady through the day with the sport peaking in the evening. Mr Wedlock ten including two at 6lbs and one at 5lbs, Tam Brown 12, Mr Comb and Mr Turner eight, Mr Couburgh one at 6lbs, Mr Caldwell and Mr Auld three, Mr Martin nine, Mr Ward 13, Mr McDowall seven and Mr Johnstone seven up to 5lbs 8oz, Mr Ralston four for 8lbs 2oz, Mr Meighan four for 10lbs 2oz, Mr McWilliams three for 13lbs 4oz including one at 7lbs, Mr Diamond three for 8lbs, Mr Swan two for 6lbs 5oz, Mr Donati two for 8lbs 6oz including one at 5lbs 14oz and Mr Cunningham two for 5lbs 2oz.

Best flies are CDCs, buzzers, sedges, GRHE, diawl bach, invicta, damsel, minkie and yellow owl. Contact Billy on 01505 874182.

MIDDLETON (near Largs): fishing has been challenging at times with the blustery winds and heavy rain putting the fish down best tactics have been small lures fished slow or static buzzers.

Catches: J. Dunning had four fish for 9lb 3oz, J. Dow had two for 5lb 12oz, J. Wright had two for 5lb 8oz, R. Skiffington had four for 12lb 8oz and released two, S. McLaren had three for 8lb, J. Sleeth had two for 5lb, S. Cockburn had three for 7lb 8oz, S. McLeod had three for 7lb 5oz.

Catch and release: B. Fitzpatrick released 16, S. Milne released 16, R. Williamson released 16, J. Evans released five, M. Caisley released six, A. Caisley released five, D. Scott released four, A. Kennedy released four, S. Cairney released six, B. Eadie released eight, S. Grace released eight, F. Edgar released six, C. Sim released six.

Flies: small cats whiskers, small black fritz, small damsels, various buzzers, various pheasant tail nymphs, yellow owl, small black cdc.

The fishery thank all who supported the annual charity night on Saturday. Contact the fishery on 01475 689692