The fishery is open for Fly and Bait Fishing from 8am till 5pm, 7 days per week.
Despite the weather an excellent week of fishing with many caught, and many more released from 2lb to 12lb+
The two fly only lochans and the bait fishing lochan all fished well with Rainbows, Blues and Browns are featuring amongst the catches.
Wellsfield Fishery is pleased offers Catch & Release Permits for Fly Fishing. Anglers will be able to fish on once they have caught their bag limit for the duration of their permits. We also now offer Sporting Permits (100% C&R).
Wellsfield Fishery has a new Facebook Page – search for “Wellsfield Trout Fishery” on Facebook.
Fish are taking teams of buzzers, Lime Green, Black, Traffic lights, Green Eggs. Fish are chasing lures and nymphs at the moment just under surface depending on weather conditions on the day and water temperature. Floating line with a long leader is working.
There are many specimen fish being stocked weekly at the moment at the fishery.
One Red Tagged £50 Prize trout was caught this week by lucky angler S Whitelaw (Denny) Middle Pond. Green Tag 4 hour permit prize caught by A Hamilton (Falkirk) Bait Pond
Most fly fishers caught fish using floating lines with a long leader. Best flies this week: Black/Green Fritz, Cormorant, Viva, Nomad, Yellow Dancer, Orange Nomad, Claret Damsel, Ally McCoist, Bruisers, Lime Green & Black Buzzers, Green Egg..
Bait anglers best methods: Maggots, Brambling Worms, Orange or Green Power Bait.
This weekly fishery report can be viewed on the Wellsfield Farm website: www.wellsfield.co.uk
Fish of the Week:
9lb 8oz rainbow – M Tully (Bo’ness)
8lb rainbow – M Tilley (Glasgow),
8lb 8oz rainbow – J Jarvie (Larbet)
7lb 8oz rainbow – I Hamilton (Glasgow)
6lb rainbow – J Walker (Falkirk)
Best Catches:
W Smith (Stirling) 5 for 16lb 8oz,
I Carr (Coatbridge) 5 for 15lb 12oz
K Wilson (Falkirk) 5 for 15lb 8oz, heaviest 6lb,
K Smith (Cumbernauld) 5 for 15lb,
I Cochrane (Bonnybridge) 5 for 14lb 8oz,
G Wilkie (Coatbridge) 5 for 14lb 8oz,
B Foote (Glasgow) 5 for 13lb,
C Caffrey (Glasgow) 5 for 13lb,
N MacFarlane (Denny) 5 for 12lb,
B Jones (Airdrie) 4 for 15lb,
B Jamieson (Wishaw) 4 for 14lb,
B Falcner (Bo’ness) 4 for 13lb 8oz,
I O’Brian (B’ness) 4 for 13lb,
L McGowan (Denny) 4 for 12lb 8oz,
D Symme (Tullibody) 4 for 12lb,
K Little (Stirling) 4 for 12lb,
A Wilson (Stenhousemuir) 4 for 12lb,
B Muldoon (Falkirk) 4 for 11lb 12oz,
I Humphries (B’Ness) 4 for 11lb 8oz,
I Brown (Denny) 4 for 11lb 4 oz,
I Cooper (Falkirk) 4 for 11lb,
I Stark (Grangemouth) 4 for 10lb 8oz,
M Tully (Bo’ness) 3 for 15lb 8oz, heaviest 9lb 8oz,
J Jarvie (Larbet) 3 for 13lb 8oz, heaviest 8lb 8oz,
M Goldie (Chapelhall) 3 for 13lb,
G Havelock (Cumbernauld) 3 for 12lb,
K Little (Coatbridge) 3 for 12lb,
A Burke (Falkirk) 3 for 10lb,
F Simmonds (Bainsford) 3 for 9lb 12oz,
I Taylor (Tullibody) 3 for 9lb 8oz,
S Preeck (Bansford) 3 for 9lb 4oz,
P Allan (Stenhousemuir) 3 for 9lb,
B Monteith (Glasgow) 3 for 9lb,
D McInnes (West Calder) 3 for 8lb 8oz,
G Burnett (Stenhousehour) 3 for 8lb 8oz,
J Brogan (Airdrie) 3 for 8lb 4oz,
G Forbes (Airdrie) 3 for 8lb,
W Cameron (Glasgow) 3 for 8lb,
G Smith (Blantyre) 3 for 8lb,
A Georgeron (Stenhousemuir) 3 for 8lb,
C Coyle (Falkirk) 3 for 7lb 8oz,
L Coyle (Falkirk) 3 for 7lb 4oz,
J Patrick (Fankerton) 3 for 7lb 40z,
G Portis (Bo’ness) 3 for 6lb 12oz,
J Barratt (Stirling) 3 for 7lb,
T Lawton (Stirling) 3 for 7lb,
J Price (Fankerton) 3 for 5lb 8oz,
B Masson (Falkirk) 2 for 6lb 8oz,
G Rigley (Callander) 2 for 6lb 8oz,
K Armatage (Bainsford) 2 for 6lb 4oz,
J McGowan (Stirling) 2 for 6lb,
I Gibson (Stenhopusemuir) 2 for 6lb,
H Kilpatrick (Larbet) 2 for 12lb,
H McKlintock (Stirling) 2 for 6lb,
S Cameron (Calander) 2 for 6lb.
T Walker (Coatbridge) 2 for 5lb 12oz,
G McGregor (Falkirk) 2 for 5lb 8oz,
N Preeck (Bansford) 2 for 5lb 8oz,
I Pettigrew (Stenhousemuir) 2 for 5lb
We are now taking club bookings for the 2016 fishing season – call 01324 822800 to book. We
offer clubs discounts on bookings of 12 or more rods.
For more information on Wellsfield Trout Fishery, please visit: www.wellsfield.co.uk or call 01324 822800