A Team Outing Sunday 12th May 2013

The Cygnets A Team outing to Harviestoun Fishery near Alva will take place on Sunday 12th May 2013.

 

The price is £14 for 4 hours with a 3 fish limit.

 

Time 9.00 for 9.30 start; finish 1.30.

 

Please make sure you have sufficient warm and waterproof clothing.

 

Also bring snack/packed lunch.
 

Please meet at Klondyke Garden Centre car park (opposite Morrisons Garage) Glasgow Road, Stirling at 8.30 if you need a lift or want to follow someone. Harviestoun is located on the A91 between Alva and Tillicoultry.
 

PLEASE CONTACT EITHER MORNA (email swanswater@aol.com or phone 01786 814805) OR JIM ALLAN (01236 824830) AND LET US KNOW WHETHER OR NOT YOU WILL BE GOING TO THE OUTING. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE KNOW HOW MANY WILL BE ATTENDING IN ADVANCE SO PLEASE SAY YES OR NO BEFORE WEDNESDAY 8^th MAY.
 

   Spaces have been booked for A Team Cygnets only.

 

 

 

 

The Cygnets B team will be fishing at Swanswater as normal 09.15am for fishing from 09.30am

Sunday 28th April 2013

There were 11 Cygnets at the session today. The weather was mixed with periods of rain and sunshine. There was a brisk wind which made it feel cold and made it tricky to fish certain platforms. However, Thomas Anderson, casting instructor was on hand to give advice on techniques on casting with the wind direction.

Cygnets Honorary President Paul Young came along today to see the Cygnets to give them encouragement and some words of wisdom.

 

 

 

 

The successful Cygnets today were:-

Eddie McKillop -   2 fish retained and 2 fish returned

Alasdair Anderson - 2 fish retained

Robert Fyfe -  2 fish retained

William Addison - 1 fish retained

 

 

 

 

Following the fishing session the Cygnets attended fly tying with Jimmy Miller. Today the Cygnets were shown and tied the "Adams Dry Fly"

 

 

"Adams Dry Fly"

 

 

The next Cygnets session is on Sunday 12th May 2013



Mill Pond layout

Here is a picture of the Layout of the Mill Pond identifying the numbered platforms/pegs for reference that you will be fishing during the Cygnets session.
 

Remember -

 

At every move you miss 2 platforms/pegs from where you were fishing and fish the 3rd

 

To esure the session is fair and fun for all - This will be adhered to for the entire session. 

If you fish the wrong platform /peg you will be asked to move to where you were suposed to be fishing

 

 

Sunday 14th April 2013

Today's session was blighted by heavy rain and moderate winds, however this did not deter the Cygnets from fishing. There were fish showing around the Mill pond so the Cygnets were eager to start. Following the session safety brief the Cygnets drew their first platform to start fishing. The Cygnets move platforms after a period of time throughout the session to make the session fun and fair. The Cygnets miss 2 platforms at every move and fish the next.

There was good sport today with a number of Cygnets hooking fish around the Mill Pond. One Cygnet Cameron Smith struck it lucky after the second move when he was fishing at the bottom corner. Cameron got his 2 fish limit within minutes and went on to release a further 4 fish within 20 minutes. There was a large shoal of fish sitting at the outflow. Throughout the session this was most definitely the hot spot. There were a few fish hooked at the top end of the pond at the start of the session. Unfortunately after the break after the second move the pond started to colour at the top end of the Mill Pond. With the water becoming dirty at the top end of the pond the fish appeared to move down to the bottom corner.

 

The Cygnets fished hard despite the heavy rain and strengthening wind and water becoming dirty. As the session was near to finishing the rain stopped and the sun came out!!!! 

Lure such as the Cats Whisker, White Nomad and Blob, stalking bugs such as the Ricky Special, Hares Ear were the successful patterns today.

 

The Cygnets were asked at the break from fishing to elect and vote for 2 of their A Team to become part of the Junior Committee. There were only 2 nominations and both Cygnets were proposed and seconded by their Cygnet members. The junior committee elected for 2013 was Alasdair Anderson and Robert Fyfe. 

The next Cygnets session is on Sunday 28th April at 09:15am for start of fishing at 09:30am.

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