Dapping on Loch Lomond September 2007 (Introduction).

A recent day out.

Having read the previous dapping article those fairly new to the Loch Lomond system might well be thinking, that was then, but what about now, sea trout stocks on many of our well known rivers and lochs are at an all time low!

The L.L.A.I.A have been trying hard to protect and sustain our own sea trout stocks in a variety of ways. We believe we have been successful in preventing our fish stocks from falling to critical levels like other places. This year has seen the results of such work with varying year classes of sea trout now starting to show through in the catches. Therefore we feel confident that the years ahead now look more promising than we may have expected. Throughout 2007 die hard sea trout fly fishers who fish the loch have been saying how good the sea trout fishing had been this year. Most anglers were simply passing this off as hearsay without really believing what they were being told. When Angus MacRitchie went out with Matt Stewart one day and between them rose fifteen fish landing five of them, there was disbelief, in fact some refused to believe it calling short of accusing Angus of lying!! On another day Angus and his boat partner landed 11 fish returning them all.

It is sad when things get to the point when fellow anglers do not believe the sport possible at that time. We believe you only get out of your sport what you are prepared to put in (unless you are wealthy enough to fish the top waters every day) so our chairman spent a day with Angus just to "prove a point" and hopefully end all doubt.
We think he succeeded beyond even our expectations... read on!

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