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MASTERS 2010

CAN YOU BE OUR 2010 MASTERS CHAMPION?

Competition Dates

Qualifiers
25 May (Evening session)
1 June (Evening session)
8 June (Evening session)                
29 June (Evening session)
6 July  (Evening session)
13 July (Evening evening session)
 

Semis

Thurs 22 July - Day session
Tues 27 July - Evening session
 
Final
Sunday 8 August

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Carron Valley Fishery would like to thank all our customers who fished with us during 2009 and wish them all a prosperous "off" season and look forward to seeing you again next year.
 
We would also like to thank the teams from Daiwa and The Scottish Sun for their sponsorship and support of The Masters.................watch this space for details of an even bigger and better MASTERS in 2010. Click the link below for printable entry form.

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Many fine fish were caught throughout the season with some record 'bags' into the bargain as well. Some of the most notable were Derek McAlpines 17lb + rainbow and C MacKinnons 9lb 9oz wild brownie although in terms of fit fish James Lister's 13lb (est) blue takes a bit of beating.
 
Look forward to seeing you all again next year!
 
Fraser McGowan

CARRON VALLEY MASTERS 2009

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6th September 2009

Despite the torrential rain we've seen throughout August the fishing has continued to be excellent and until the last few days the vast majority of large bags have been taken on dries. Over the last few days as the temperature has dropped the fish have gone down 6-12" or so and mostly taking shimmies, blobs, bibios, black pennells and Carron rabbits.

 
A few extracts from the catch return over the last few weeks.......
 
Pencaitland AC, 35 fish for 60lb 2oz & 6 returned
Perth RASC, 23 for 47lb 5oz
Kelso AC, 44 for 98lb & 27 returned
Dunfermline Artisan, 39 fish (no weight recorded)
Port Glasgow, 54 for 95lb 8oz
C Osborne & Mr Kerr, 7 for 10lb & 40 returned
J LItster / A Cairnie, 16 rainbows & 25 browns inc one at (est) 15lb,all returned.
 
The bank anglers have done exceptionally well and often better than the boats..........two clubs braved the bank in what could only be described as not the best of conditions and recorded the following.........:
Dreghorn AC, 28 for 48lb & 13 returned
IBM, 24 for 52lb 4oz & 7 returned with the biggest being 8lb 9ozto Derek Kennan.
 
 

 
5th July 2009

Recent sport has been excellent and over the last two weeks or so the majority of fish have been caught on a mixture of small dries, sedges & hoppers. The east wind hasn't had any effect at all to either fly life or fishing and we have seen consistently good catches from most anglers . Evening rises have been a sight to behold and on some nights the water has been bubbling.

 
Some recent catches:

 

Clydesdale Bank - 42 for 76lb 14oz & 12 returned
Middleton FF - 30 for 53lb 10oz & 14 returned
Sana Youths - 46 all returned
Townhill AC- 34for 57lb 5oz & 3 returned
Grizzlecats - 67 for 75lb & 20 returned
Alan Ferguson (Larbert) - 15 all returned
Mr Anderson & Mr Murphy (Stirling) - 10 for 21lb 7oz & 10 returned

 


2009 .... the first week

Although the weather hasn’t been particularly kind Carron Valley has got off to a flying start with many great catches from boat and bank and some of the nicest over-wintered fish we’ve seen. Despite a hard winter both the Rainbows and Brownies have came through in fantastic condition and much fuller than we’ve seen in recent years.

The best patterns over the last week have been mainly lures although some have had success with buzzers during the recent sunny spell.

Dunkeld Sparkler was the best fly on opening day, catching most of the 27 fish caught by Chris Sutherland and George McMahon from Middleton. Largest fish in their catch was a 9lb rainbow however the prize was a beautifully conditioned three and a half pound wild brownie.

Peter Burnett from Glasgow Angling Centre had 5 for 19 lb 7oz including one at 7lb 11oz and another at 5lb.

2009 opening day success - a 7 3/4lb Rainbow caught on a Black & Green Cat

Other catches included;

J Patrick, Kilsyth - 5 for 11.5lbs

D Paterson & A Martin - 10 for 19lb 10 oz plus 14 returned

D Splaine & G McKenzie (+2) - 20 for 39lbs plus 19 returned

J Lister & A Martin - 6 for 19lb 10oz Plus 34 returned

Best flies……..mini cat, orange blob, green & black cat, yellow dancer, silver butcher and bibio

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For information or booking contact:

Carron Valley Fishery
Fishing Lodge
Carron Valley
nr Denny
Stirlingshire, FK6 5JL

Tel: 01324 823698

or via e-mail at

fishing@carronvalley.com

 

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2008 Season at Carron Valley

Carron Valley Report 15th Sept 08

The water has continued to fish extremely well recently with most action on the top or just under the surface. The most successful flies in recent weeks have been Bibio, Kate MacLaren, D’ Bach and Loch Ordie, the first two more so in snatcher form. On the sunnier or colder days white cats have worked well however most fish are being taken right on the surface and extremely close to the bank.

A few entries from the catch return book as follows:

Mr Marshall & Mr Wallace, Cumbernauld – 10 for 23lb 7oz + 4 returned

Mr Middlemass, Mid Calder – 3 for 5lb + 40 returned

Thack A C – 34 for 67lb + 7 returned

R Kenning / A Moffat, Mallaig – 7 for 19lbs 8oz + 5 returned

CSP – 24 for 44lb + 30 returned

Special mention to Mr Moir from Stirling who landed one of the nicest Brown Trout we’ve seen at Carron. It weighed 5lb 13oz which, although certainly not the largest, was an absolute cracker ....

Mr Moir with his 5lb 13 oz brown trout
 
 
 
Bill Holeran with a 9 lb Blue
 
 
Bobby Moore with a 9lb 3oz Rainbow
 

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Fishing has been excellent over the last few weeks despite the heavy rain and some really nice bags as well as individual fish have been caught. The most prolific fly recently has been a Bibio, followed closely by Kate MacLaren and Loch Ordie.

The recent heavy downpours have brought the loch back up a few feet and exposed a lot of natural feeding, bringing on some excellent rises.

Some recent catches

Townhill AC – 23 for 43lb 1oz + 5 returned

R McConachie – 57 all returned

Central Scotland Police – 18 for 46lb 3oz + 11 returned

SANA Youth – 75 for 143lb 9oz + 21 returned. Largest fish 8lb 1.5oz – Grant Osler

Some other notable fish

Bill Holleran, Bo’ness – 9lb Blue

Bobby Moore, Cumbernauld – 9lb 3oz R’bow

Grant Hendry, Falkirk – 10lb R’bow

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A late July rainbow taken from the shore on a Diawl Bach

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Again we’ve seen some good catches over the last week or so with most fish being taken on dries, buzzers and sedgehogs in the evening sessions and a mixture of nearly everything during the day sessions. The warmer weather has brought some terrific rises, mainly in the evenings although some day sessions have shown great rises when the weather has been favourable.

We’ve seen a whole load of blues coming off to both the anglers and the Ospreys, as well as a fair number of double figure rainbows.

Some recent catches include;

Gartmore AC – 24 for 45lb 10oz + 25 returned (biggest 10lb)

Bill Holleran has returned 43 fish over two outings

D McAlpine – 36 all returned

Mr Brunton & Mr Mason – 8 for 18lb 4oz + 17 returned

Scottish Fire & Rescue – 38 for 75lb 1oz +12 returned

Special mention to Mrs Sinclair from Glasgow who landed a lovely 9lb 4 oz fish on her second outing this year.

Scottish Youth Team member Calum McIver with a good Carron brown trout

To book please contact 01324 823698

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After a slightly quieter spell the recent weather seems to have flicked the switch back on with some great catches over the last week or so. Dries and buzzers seem to be the order of the day when cloud cover is good, while traditionals (Kate MacLaren, Diawl Bach) and mini lures (Carron Rabbit, Viva, Ace of Spades etc.) are working well when the sun is out. The bigger catches of Rainbows seem to be coming on day sessions while the Browns are out in force in the evenings.

Some recent catches:

SANA Youth team – 28 for 49lb 2oz + 39 returned

Thack A C- 30 for 63lb

Falkirk FD – 30 for 52lb + 4 returned

I Wallace / G Annal – 10 for 19lb 3oz + 7 returned

Bank anglers are also doing very well at the moment as the following two examples show.

P Rae Kilsyth – 9, all returned

R Fitzpatrick Kilsyth – 3 for 5lb 8oz + 10 returned

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The recent spell of weather has brought some great hatches and even better rises to Carron over the last week and we’ve also seen large numbers of mayfly appearing which is a first for us.

Even in the bright sunshine and flat calm during the day, plenty of fish are coming off to those going down for them and in the evenings most sport is to be found on the surface with some great dry fly fishing on the warm evenings.

Congratulations to Mr J Fotheringham from Stenhousemuir who landed the biggest fish this week (and this season so far) at 11lb 11oz (see photograph below).

Also congratulations to Campbell Morgan and Donald Forbes who won the Scierra pairs and to Steve Welsh, Rob Denson, Tom Graham and George Leishman who all qualified. 

Some of this week's catches include:

S & G Robinson, Newcastle – 10 for 20lb 10oz + 14 returned

Mr McFarlane & Mr Grant, Bothwell – 9 for 17lb 4oz + 10 returned

Falkirk Municipal AC – 33 for 56lb 8oz + 8 returned

Team Canada (3 anglers) – 26 all returned

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An 11lbs 11 oz Carron rainbow trout for Mr J Fotheringham of Stenhousemuir

 


The fishing over the last few weeks has again continued to be first class with a mixture of large bags and large fish.

The recent weather has seen a huge increase in surface activity and some of the rises seen here over the last few weeks have been nothing short of spectacular. In the evenings fishing dries seems to be the answer and cdc’s, Loch Ordie and snatchers have all done well throughout the day.

A few mentions from the last week:

Mr Stevens & Mr Macleod, Cumbernauld – 16 all returned. Richard Kenning, Mallaig – 3 for 6lb + 16 returned. D Forbes, P Batchelor – 5 for 16lb 2oz + 12 returned (biggest 8lb 8oz). J Patrick jnr & J Patrick Snr, Kilsyth – 10 for 18lb 4oz + 26 returned. G Sloan & N McNeil, Kilmarnock – 10 for 18lb +19 returned. Largest fish of the week was Kenny Scott from Earlston A.C with a 9lb 2oz Rainbow.

Day two of the World team selection saw 21 anglers take 280 fish.

On this note I’d like to congratulate Calum Crosbie, Willie Leach, Jim Lister, Donald Forbes, Davy Chalmers and Simon Cocker on their performance over the 4 days and winning their places on the team. Not only a great bunch of guys but as good a team as you’ll get.

For bookings please contact 01324 823698

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The first two weeks of May have seen some tremendous sport with no let up in the quantity of fish being caught. Dries and buzzers are working very well especially in the evening sessions and the bright sunshine we’ve had of late hasn’t put the fish off at all. Water temp is up and some decent hatches have produced some great rises and top of the water sport.

The majority of anglers have had large catches and while it’s impossible to list them all a few examples are shown below.

D Kelly / A Deans – 12 for 28lb 7oz + 15 returned

D Paterson / W Leach – 23 all returned

R Guthrie – 3 for 6lb 4oz + 19 returned

S Walker – 21 returned

R Petrie – 10 for 19lb 7oz + 17 returned

Milngavie AC – 28 for 56lb (biggest 6lb 3oz)

Clydesdale bank – 76 fish kept + 39 returned

 

Some notable individual fish

Graham Walsh - 10lb 10oz (+ 5lb 14oz Brown)

Kevin Porteus – 10lb 5oz

Sam Montgomery – 9lb 12oz

John Benson – 9lb 13oz

D Chalmers – 7lb Blue

 

For Bookings please tel: 01324 823698

 

and some pics ......

 

Mr Ashworth with his blue trout

 

John Patrick with a hefty brace

 

 

Kevin Porteous with a trout of 10 lbs 5 ozs

 

Fine Specimens - L Renfrew and R Orr with a nice catch

 

Another May Rainbow from Carron

 

Another fine fish

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14th April 08.

This week has seen yet another fantastic week with some superb catches being recorded despite the cold conditions. Top angler on Saturday was John Thomson from Falkirk, fishing from the bank he kept one Rainbow for 6.5 lbs and stopped counting his returns when he reached 40, all on size 14 flies and a floating line no less. Bitter cold conditions and bright sunshine certainly hasn’t put the fishing off in any way whatsoever as seen in a sample of this weeks catches below.

J Patrick – 4 for 23lb 14oz. 1 at 9lb 10oz & 1 at 9lb 7oz

G McGregor / A Daisley – 34 all returned

J McGonagle – 6 for 17lb 5oz. 1 at 8lb 12oz

R Ambrose – 12 for 26lb 8oz + 11 returned

R Robertson – 3 for 12lb

A Brock – 17, all returned

R McLay – 5 for 8lb 6oz+ 9 returned

Grangemouth AC – 35 for 81 lb 6oz

 

To book please contact 01324 823698

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Despite the freezing cold conditions and driving snow we’ve seen recently the fishing has continued to be absolutely superb at Carron with most anglers getting their limit and more. Many of the fish caught have been larger and some overwintered, all in fabulous condition.

A special mention to Mr B Paton from Kilsyth who managed to land a 6.5lb Blue trout on only the second time he’s held a fishing rod. Two friends he was fishing with scored extremely well also. John Wilson landed a 9lb rainbow while his mate Matt Angus landed a 4lb 7oz wild brown trout.

Some other recent catches:

Grizzlecats AC – 68 for 129lb 6oz + 57 returned

A Donaghy – 3 for 8lb 4oz + 24 returned

E Clark/K Thom – 10 for 19lb + 4 returned

A Brock – 17, all returned

I Skilling – 5 for 9lb 6oz + 17 returned

M Low / R Gilbert – 10 for 18lb 7oz + 17 returned

For bookings please tell 01324 823698

A few photographs of recent catches

John Wilson from Kilsyth with his 9lb rainbow. If you think this fish may not look 9 lbs ... you really need to see the size of Mr Wilson to appreciate the scale.

 

Matt Angus from Kilsyth with his 4lb 7oz brownie

 

Yet another Kilsyth angler with a 6.5 lb blue trout.

 

A Great Start to 2008 on Carron

Opening weekend 2008 was a great success for anglers at Carron Valley.

Opening day (Sat 15th) seen 36 anglers weighing in 145 fish for 257lb and returning a further 129 fish.

Some notable catches on opening day:

J&N Ross – 6 for 20lb 11oz + 9 returned

I&S Muckle – 5 for 9lb 9 oz + 23 returned

R Gilbert / B McKenna – 11 for 17lb 3oz + 6 returned

J Milne / I Bell – 4 for 7lb 4oz + 12 returned

G McGregor/Mr Galloway – 7 for 13lb 3 oz + 9 returned

Best fish of the day was a 4.8oz brownie caught by David McFall from Lenzie who, along with his father, had 13 fish in total.

The following day was a harder day with double the wind speed and a few degrees colder however the best over all catch of the weekend was had on the Sunday by R Watson & W Muir from Ayrshire who had a total of 31 fish (24 Rainbows + 7 Browns).

Best fly of the weekend was a size 10 Bibio with small lures (Ace of Spades, Carron Rabbit, Viva etc) closely behind.

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