I apologise for the lack of reports recently, I was unavoidably detained in a hot country with nothing to do except laze around, admire the view and drink water!

The water level is still ridiculously low- however the catches have been reasonable considering the conditions - hot and sunny then wet and windy.

Mr McNiel from Edinburgh, fishing from the North Bank, caught 2 good sized Pike - 10lbs and 12lbs - 5th July.

Mr brian West from Dunfermline caught a fantastic 19lb specimen using a mackerel tail from the boat,  Peter Ireland , visiting from Surrey,caught a14lb Pike using sardine bait from the boat on Fiday 2nd July.

Trout catches have largely gone unreported, we continually ask for the returns to be given to the Boathouse. this information is vital to us and will help formulate our future fishery policy. - Some of the reported catches-

Alan Prentice from Glenrothes landed a1.5lb brownie using a red/black, fishing from the Port Ellen bank, Mr G Morton from Stirling landed a 1.75 brownie from the boat using a maggot-

So the fishing continues, and the recent dry spell  has seen a lot of anglers enjoying the view and the scenery as well as enjoying this fantastic location for Fishing.

The survey I reported on earlier has now concluded and I await the results. This report and reccomendations from it will greatly influence our future Fishery Policy.

I will continue to monitor the catches on the Loch and look forward to your cooperation in maintaining the high standards we hope to achieve on Loch Venachar.