Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/11/2014 - 07:32 River Leven. Easter might be slightly later this year, but the first springer has arrived bang on time! On Wednesday 9th April, Chic McLean landed the first confirmed salmon this season from the Lomond system at the Managers, a 20lb, sea liced bar of silver. Well done [...]
Submitted by admin on Fri, 11/01/2013 - 23:56 River Leven. We can't complain about the amount of water in the system during October, the rain finally arrived. Fairly steady sport reported on the Leven, mainly on the upper reaches. 29th October, Ian Marshall seen here playing a salmon (8lbs) at the Bonhill Pool. Safely returning [...]
Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/29/2013 - 20:57 Bonhill Pool. Season 2013 on the Lomond System closes on Thursday 31st October. It doesn't seem that long ago since it opened with a ceremony at the Bonhill Pool, a piper and a couple of drams. Many of our members and ticket holders have once again enjoyed [...]
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/17/2013 - 17:20 River Leven. Only two weeks of the season left and the Leven's at a good steady height with more rain forecast. If you fancy a last minute cast, conditions at present are very good. The bailiffs recently came across Sam Burgoyne playing a fish at Linnbrane....... After [...]
Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/27/2013 - 20:44 River Leven. As expected, the Loch level has stayed high and the barrage open. Quite a few sightings of fish moving, but not many hanging about. Andy Patrick was recently caught by the bailiffs at Bonhill Pool with a good healthy bend in his fly rod. Shortly [...]
Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/13/2013 - 20:58 River Leven. The gates have been open all week giving good fishing conditions, however today they were raised again to weekend level. Heavy rain is forecast for the beginning of next week, so we can hope they'll be dropped on Monday. A few grilse landed, mainly off [...]
Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/03/2013 - 19:10 River Leven. Another quiet week on the Leven but it goes without saying that this year's weather has been a complete contrast to last year. Hopefully the rain gods will be good to us soon. On Saturday 30th, the month ended for Andy Patrick at the Bonhill [...]
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/23/2013 - 14:08 River Leven. The gates have been open all week, and with regular sightings of fish heading and tailing, mostly in the upper reaches, we could be heading for a good weekend. Last Saturday, 17th August, the bailiffs came across Neil Sproull playing a good fish at the [...]
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/14/2013 - 19:36 River Leven. At the end of last week the bailiffs reported seeing good runs of grilse heading up river and on Saturday 10th August there were at least six fish lost. but this one stayed on for Iain Morison, fishing the fly at the Garden Stream. Iain [...]
Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/06/2013 - 20:35 River Leven. July’s dry, hot weather had the expected effect on the Lomond system with very few salmon coming to the net. The river’s level stayed at summer low for some time and even the weekend compensation flow didn't make much impression. At the beginning of the [...]
