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Another cold cold day but fairly dry , wind from the south west temp 5C water very clear to 7 feet . Wendy Callison Bailiff for the day has the stove pumping out heat with Fally heating his hands . A cup of tea and a blether with Alfie and Jim Currie and on the water at 10.00. All 3 boats are fishing the east side off the point of the island towards the 3 bushes . Fally is into one almost right away . Half an hour later he has a big one in the net weighing in at 3lbs 8ozs. Jim Currie hits one ...

Cold and blustery on the loch temp 4C wind from the east .Dry spells followed by hard rain all day . The only boat on the loch with 3 Bank anglers Lost one and caught one with a couple of follows . Tequilla fab on a static line . The bank anglers caught 2 with lures . Nice to retreat to the Bothy and the log burning stove at lunchtime and catch up on the latest fishing news .

Went up to visit an old friend ,many many years since I have been to the Fitty . Its looking in good condition with plenty of wild life about . Walked round to the old piers which have now disintegrated . The Coal Board when they took over the Loch demolished the buildings and left it in ruins . Its such a shame We were hoping the opencast was going to drain the loch and when it was reinstated the problem with Argulis would have disappeared ,it was not to be .I saw no signs of fish on the surface ...

Change of venue today ,bank fishing is not my favourite but ice was driving me further afield . A wee visit to John Callisons excellent fishery at Newton . I must say he has the water in excellent condition with the odd fish moving on the surface . An overcast day with little wind and a temperature of 3C . John and helpers was putting a lot of effort into clearing weed at the top end . 4 Anglers on the water with a fair number of fish being caught . I was on the water for 3 hours caught 2 and lost ...

On the water at 10.00 crystal clear with air temperature 4C slight wind . Fish moving at the top end of the loch taking black flies wets /Dhial Bachs virtually static takes . Other anglers on the bank very little getting caught . I was the only boat on the water . The place is fishing well and the owner John Nicol is always on hand to give you the latest flies that are doing the business. Came off at 3.00pm Caught 4 lost 2 ,not a bad day at all.