Dapping on Loch Lomond September 2007 (Page 1).

A RED LETTER DAY FOR ANGUS.

On September 7th 2007 Michael Brady (our chairman) accompanied Angus for a day out on the big loch. Angus was attempting to persuade sea trout to take his killer Dapping flies, whilst Michael was attempting to shoot the events as they took place. We are not quite sure which one had the most difficult task ahead but after much deliberation we gave the vote to Angus. Afterall if Angus failed to rise any fish then Michael would............ have nothing to shoot?
Selecting the right flies for the day in question can make a huge difference to the end result.

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Angus had his boat all prepared and was ready to set sail. "Where the hell is that man Brady?" By the time Michael arrived, Angus was itching to get out. As usual Michael can't function without doing several things at once! He had been out at first light checking the Endrick for signs of poachers or just poachers, before heading to Balmaha to meet up with Angus. "Another ten minutes and I was out without you!" shouted Angus. Angus had taken a spare rod with him and offered it to Michael to use but Michael replied... "just you get the fish and I will get the photo's", with a smile on his face that suggested this should be fun for the two of them.

Since Colin McCrory had been out the previous day and had risen lots of fresh fish all about 2lb to 2.5lb range, drifting into Inch Cruin on a south westerly wind, it seemed sensible to give that area a go first provided the conditions were suitable. The day was rough with a strong S/W Wind at least force four possibly even five. White horses were plentiful and neither of them felt the conditions were good for this particular area. On the positive side it was a nice grey day with low cloud which can be good for sea trout. On the negative side every time the wind died down the rain came on quite heavy, so it was tough going. For whatever reason the fish were either not there or were not interested (probably the latter) so it was decided to head for Inch Lonaig.

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