What a week

Red Rover
 varient classic salmon fly favourite of the north east scottish rivers

From wishing for rain to wishing it would go away we have had it all. But the good thing is it has brought fish in anglers out on the river have been doing very well with the days they could get out with reports of nos caught in a day, into double  figures and a lot of them into the 12 to 14lb category a couple at 17lb and a 20 even reported.
Sad
    Anglers need to be reminded of etiquette on the river please read and take heed of some things in your permit books which we have to re highlight here after reading of and recieving complaints from members of some members behaviour and possible day ticket visitors behaviour which is not acceptable,

                                           ETIQUETTE ON THE RIVER
1,You must not begin fishing in front of any other angler without his consent
2,If you leave the river for any reason, this does not give you the right to walk back to the position where you were fishing,without consent from the anglers that are fishing behind you, In which case you may start fishing at the top of the pool or run when it is your turn to do so
3,You must not fish in one spot continuosly,it should be cast then two steps,cast then two steps repeating as you fish down the pool, Also leave a reasonable space between you and any other anglers
4,The taking of alcohol and drugs whilst fishing is totally irresponsable and unsafe for yourself and others on the river, so this will not be tolerated
5, Under law you are not aloud to take alchol or drugs in a public place

Very Annoying
                  There are guys who spend a lot of time tidying and improving the banks  for our members and visitors, that are quite disapointed to put it in a mannerable way, Especially after the improvements at the weir, When members and on good  knowledge some day ticket visitors have basically left there rubbish and empty beer and bottles as well as disregard for the association rules and guidlines the countryside, A well respected face who is willing with friends to improve the river they fish for themselves members visitors and river usersWho is,also willing to help less experienced and visiting anglers, gets this kind of insult, Ashamed isnt the words
 People complain about the scottish water pollution but think its alright to leave there rubbish, well start taking your mess away and dispose of it properly get a bit of respect for the river and others who use and do respect it, then you may get some respect back and be welcome at the river, carry on like this honestly then you are not welcome
 Some more information recieved an angler walking his dog at the weir pool had to take the dog to the vets for a cut caused by a broken bottle
 Next an angler just having his Simms waders  repaired was down only to get them damaged on an empty local drinks bottle, that was thrown in the water


Ballon Caddis

 River Walkabout
 In the constant battle and trying to address pollution issues we have a river walkabout planned along with Scottish water and Sepa to identify and try to help remidy pollution problems
 Meet at David Livingston footbridge Blantyre 09/07/2012, 10.00am the walk wil cover the river from Blantyre to Uddingston. This is open to anyone who wants to attend even local people who may just like to walk the dog or take a stroll along the river

Looking down from David Livingston footbridge to the Mill stream  before the river rounds the corner to the Flats

Casting Tackle Clinic

Unfortunatley due to the rain we have no choice but to cancel tommorows casting / tackle event its just not safe to do so
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