14 EsoxEcosse Magazine
extended events report
extended paas
events report
February and March is always a busy time on the events front, prior to the trout season getting underway and this year
was no different, with five events through March on three venues. It’s pretty much a tale of the Good, the Not So Bad and
the downright UGLY! This time of year can be normally difficult, a bit hit and miss, the weather playing a big part in any
successes or failures, though some notable captures did turn up for our members, thankfully.
they wish in a numbered boat given to them, but
Cairnie. This was over Saturday and Sunday,
working out who got to fish where from the bank
1st and 2nd of March, the first proper bank event
posed a question at the start of the day. With only
we have held in my time on events, something
two boats at the start and later only one available
that has in the past been considered but difficult
to ferry anglers around, it was decided a draw of
to implement. Harelaw gave the opportunity to
fishing pairings be fair and the order drawn gave the
eventually give it a go and I must say it went pretty
opportunity to those drawn first, be ferried out with
their gear and given first choice of available swims.
venue, ferrying anglers and the gear around the
This worked out well, most anglers getting to fish
loch by boat was a little time consuming.
The first scheduled overnight bank fishing event in
over 3 years at Harelaw
fishery upon invitation
from Alex Cairnie
Boat events are easy as anglers can fish where
to Harelaw Fishery, at the kind invitation of Alex
well, although with no surrounding road on the
the
Good
First events on our calendar this year was a visit
an area they were happy with and I was surprised
by the choice of some, Declan being one, not
immediately heading for the Island where his 28lb
"...apparently it did get a little stormy through the night,
high winds and heavy rain being reported to me by all,
fortunately I managed to sleep through it all..."
8oz PB came from on our last visit.
Rory and William were first to choose where they
wanted to fish and headed for a shallow area close
to the shooting hut on the southeast corner of the
loch, Declan, Jason and Danny decided on Donkey