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High winds in Dunfermline ,with Stenhouse shut we head up to The Goldenloch and sure enough just a small ripple on the water . Temp 6C the sun is shining and their is a gentle breeze from the west ,the water clarity is crystal clear . This is a sheltered loch from east /west winds and we often find that it is fishible when others are closed . We have a blether with John Nicol before we venture out . There are fish moving but we do not find the answer for an hour . Small red and black snatchers ...

(In which the names of the Fluff Club crew are pseudonyms, but everything else is real).

The four mature 'lakes' and the stretch of the River Dun which wends through them make this probably Hampshire's most beautiful small stillwater fishery. With the additional colours from autumns cloak it looked stunning, despite the sheets of rain doing their best to obscure everything. The Fluff Club last visited Holbury Lane Lakes in episode24, and before that in 3, 14, and 19. The rain hammering ...

A surprisingly calm day without the winds of the previous week, although we did expect some strong gusts but they never materialised, and conditions couldn't have been much better for a great days fishing.
Unfortunately the loch has not been fishing very well of late and it wasn't much better for us in terms of returns.We had 8 anglers out and 8 fish was our total catch.
Everyone struggled to find fish and if it hadn't been for a late flurry the total would only have been 4.
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Strong wind from the North just on the limit for cancelling our outing made this an extremely challenging day.
Only 4 of our members could make it and it was a struggle.Attempting to drift with the drogue wasn't an option
but with two anchors we were able to fish without moving.(much)
Jimmy and Gordon managed their limit using sinking lines,FAB's and snakes doing the damage
Wilson and big Rab found it a bit more difficult to sit in one place but still managed ...

The names of the participants are disguised, all else is factual, (but you should know that by now).

Life is not about finding yourself
Life is about finding fish

RANT: Just back from a two-family holiday in north Devon and here is a new fact (based on driving both ways) - it now takes much longer to drive one-hundred-and-sixty point something miles cross-country than it did twenty years ago. Progress? I think its more a case for the phrase containing the words ...