Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/03/2013 - 19:56 River Leven. 'Return' of the Spring Salmon. The landing of the first spring salmon of season 2013 was reported on Saturday, 30th of March. The fish, weighing 9lbs, was caught on the fly at the tail end of the Street Run by John Low. It was quickly [...]
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/14/2013 - 15:11 River Leven. A very quiet fortnight on the Leven with only a few fresh, liced sea trout reported. Due to the Loch level, the gates closed on Monday and the river is at a summer low. The above photo, sent by Bryan our bailiff, shows the level [...]
Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/26/2013 - 15:30 River Leven. Since opening day the Leven has been fairly quiet with only a handful of anglers on the banks during the week, but busier on Saturdays. Accordingly, there have been few reports of fish seen or caught apart from kelts. New member Jamie Strachan took a [...]
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/14/2013 - 22:17 Endrick Work Party. Early season is a good time to get some work done and last Saturday's weather window provided an opportunity to tackle the removal of the fallen trees at Drumtain. The band of budding lumberjacks assembled on the bank and wasted no time in setting [...]
Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 21:06 Season 2013 Opening Day. River Leven. The opening day of the season on Monday 11th February was marked with a ceremony at Bonhill Bridge. The band of anglers was piped down to the waters edge...... After a short address from the Chairman.... regulars Jack Ferguson and [...]
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 18:23 Arrival of The New Season. The Lomond System fishing season 2013 (migratory species) opens on Monday 11th of February. The ceremony will take place at Bonhill Bridge - 9.00am. So let's get those rods dusted down and reels oiled up for another year . Fly boxes will [...]
Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/01/2012 - 15:00 River Leven. The closing days of the 2012 season saw several good salmon landed and returned. On 23rd October Chic McLean had two fish (20lb) at the Bucks and (6lb) at the Street Run. We reckon that this must be Chic's 15th fish of the season and [...]
Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/26/2012 - 22:54 River Leven. Only a few days left until we pack away our tackle for the season. Where did the year go? Still a few fish about, including this cock salmon in its seasonal colours (18lb) landed at the Piles last Saturday by Stevie Hill, his eighth salmon this year and safely [...]
Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/19/2012 - 18:47 River Leven. Rapidly approaching the end of season but still plenty of anglers out on the river. Last week Pat Casey landed a 20lb salmon at the Double Pipes, which was returned and Bob Baxter (11lb) at McKinnons on the worm. Things had been a bit slower [...]
Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 19:15 River Leven. At the beginning of the week the level fell back slightly but has risen again and looks set to remain at a good height for the rest of the season. On 4th October, Derek Hughes landed this fine 'back end' salmon at the Bonhill pool. [...]
