This week’s entries are full of exciting catches from a variety of areas, including Loch Tay, the River Dee, Magiscroft and Drumtassie Coarse Fisheries and as far away as Norway. Participants landed everything from Brown trout and pike to mirror carp and thnback rays using a variety of gear, including Shakespeare rods and Daiwa reels. Through record-breaking moments, personal bests and heart-pounding battles that showcase the variety of fishing available on our doorstep or wherever your travels take you.
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Beau Nellis, second time carp fishing, landing himself a 11lb 6oz common carp at Drumtassie Coarse Fishery, he caught it on a 8ft shakespeare omni feeder rod from Fishingmegastore.com
Stuart McLauchlin - Caught a nice 15lbs wild trout up at loch tay, only the tenth or so fish I have ever caught and over 3 times my previous PB. Bit of a bitter sweet moment being my tenth catch and I will probably never veat it but it wont stop me from trying.
Caught using a 9ft ugly stick, diawia ninja 18lt with a pike swimbait lure.
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Ainsley Goudie’s fish of the week entry was a thornback ray of 10lb 2oz his first double figure ray taken on a pulley rig rigged with mackerel was one of 12 this 13th August caught on a conti style rod and reel |
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Stuart Miller – caught this fish on my recent trip to Bergsfjord Norway. The big ling was taken on a pirk in 150m of water stripping line from the reel with some strong runs in the match, the ling measured 1.7m and weighed 53lbs |
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Ryan Saba – 2.2lb Ballan wrasse in Dunbar, Caught on a simple scratching rig with a few lugworms, all bought from Edinburgh angling centre, The swells were high and we had no hope of catching anything I pulled it out just after 25 minutes fishing made my day with a new PB wrasse |
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Cody Scade – 12 year old son Cody caught this nice mirror carp at Magiscroft on Monday 12th August using a double maggot. Unbelievably he caught it with a telescopic pen rod and mini reel, understandably it was a very nervous fight to land the fish but both lads managed to get it netted thanks to help from his friend Heath who did a great job with the net |
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Charlie Glover I caught this 6 pound pike in the river Dee the other night. It was caught on a spoon around 7 o’clock. |
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Xander Innes age 12 On his first adventure trip this year with his dad and dad I caught this Pike, it was the biggest fish he ever caught. |
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Shane Hughes age 9 Trout caught from the bank in Loch Ness on worm |
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Tyler Cook – This perch was caught near crocketford Dumfries in my kayak using a basic worm rig drop shot method on a 6.5ft Shakespeare spinning rod shimano reel with 8lb mono has been catching small ones all day and the belter This surprised me with a good fight |
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Kian Clarke – is fishing in Loch Awe and eating dinner. hearing his bite alarm go off. |
Jack Weir with his very first 14.8lb Mirror Carp. Jack and dad Andrew had a Fantastic night netting 3 beauties.
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Michael Stewart – Clyde Salmon |
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Mark Heron – is one of the best fights I’ve ever had in ultralight gear on the local river playing for a good 15 mins solid best fighting wild brown trout I’ve ever caught |
Scott Mackenzie – Fishing along the forss river in caithness with a 10-35g savage gear spinning rod and a black 28g seeker