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* Club Bookings – mailto: <club-bookings@monikie-angling-club.org.uk> or phone: 01382 477996.
Let fellow fly fishers know how you got on at Monikie
So if you've had a good day at Monikie, why not drop us an email at admin@monikie-angling-club.org.uk to let us know how you got on? We’d be delighted to hear from you.
Please remember that once anglers have kept their allocated rod limit of fish they must stop fishing and leave the water.
Where fishing catch and release (using barbless or de-barbed hooks) anglers must stop fishing when they have their limit, and have released 15 fish.
RETURNS 2025
Week Ending April 26
Better weather and catches are on the up with a lot of fish over the 3 lb mark!
There were many reports of fish being difficult to hold, with some casts being broken by the energetic rainbows.
Floating and midge tip lines were the most effective with fish lying near the surface, and successful flies included Black and Green, Buzzers, Blobs, Hot Head Damsel, Cormorant, Cruncher, Diawl Bach and small Goldhead Buzzers.
Island Pond, Day
12 boats (16 rods) keeping 30 fish for 108 lbs 6 ozs, with 34 fish returned.
Island Pond, Evening
4 boats (6 rods) keeping 4 fish for 13 lbs 6 ozs, with 23 fish returned.
North Pond, Day
No boats out.
North Pond, Evening
No boats out.
Clubs Out
Aberdeen BT Angling Club, 2 boats (4 rods) keeping 8 fish for 19 lbs 11 ozs.
Notable Catches
First and foremost, it's congratulations to D Rollie who caught his first-ever trout with a beauty at 3 lbs 6 ozs!
Frank Ross, 5 returned.
Jim Watson, 2 for 4 lbs 8 ozs, 3 returned.
J Stephen, 4 for 10 lbs 14 ozs, 3 returned.
Dave Anderson and Ian Walton, 5 for 16 lbs 10 ozs.
Murray Ferguson, 5 returned.
D Hamilton, 2 for 6 lbs 12 ozs.
Ken Forbes and George Bruce, 6 for 19 lbs 8 ozs, 2 returned.
Week Ending April 19
Very cold weather over the last month has had a huge effect on the fishing but, happily, the last couple of weeks has seen a big increase in the numbers of fish coming to the fly. Successful lines include floating, midge tip and intermediate, which, coupled with Dunkeld, Diawl Bach, Snatchers, small Cats Whisker, Damsels, and small black and green lures, proved to be the most productive combinations with fish often taking just sub-surface.
Island Pond, Day
46 boats (78 rods) 52 fish for 149 lbs 4 ozs, 99 returned.
North Pond, Day
3 boats (5 rods), no fish.
Island Pond, Evening
2 boat (3 rods) 6 fish for 14 lbs 6 ozs, 9 returned.
North Pond, Evening
No boats out.
Clubs Out
Dundee West End, 5 boats (10 rods), no fish.
Aberdeen BT Angling Club, 2 boats (4 rods), 5 for 6 lbs.
Ferry Flydressers Angling Club, 3 boats (6 rods), 6 for 17 lbs, 6 returned.
Notable Catches
B Heggie and R Gibson (visitors) returned 23 fish.
J Stephen, 9 returned.
D Roy returned 5.
D Hamilton and D Ross kept 4 fish and returned 4.
D Nicoll and W Ramsay, 5 returned.
A Carmichael and B Gall, 3 for 9 lbs 8 ozs, 3 returned.
B Selvie and M Selvie keeping 1 at just over 3 pounds, 4 returned.
R Smith, 2 for 6 lbs.
D Coupar, 2 for 8 lbs, 2 returned.
Week Ending March 22
Another cold week, which may be putting anglers off fishing. On a brighter note, big hatches of flies were being reported towards the end of the week with anglers having to walk through dense clouds of buzzers, etc, to get to the boats.
Island Pond
9 boats (14 rods) 3 fish for 3 lbs 11 ozs, 3 returned.
North Pond
No boats out.
Clubs Out
Arbroath AC, 5 boats (9 rods) 3 for 3 lbs 11 ozs.
Notable Returns
Davie Roy, 2 returned.
Week Ending March 15
A chilly week with two days lost to strong winds.
Island Pond
15 boats (19 rods) keeping 2 fish for 4 lbs 13 ozs, with 2 returned.
North Pond
No boats out.
Notable Catches
Colin Warden, 1 fish for 2 lbs 12 ozs.
Week Ending March 8
(Includes Opening Day, March 1)
Weather hasn’t been the best, but anglers are reporting fish being caught all over the Island Pond, many around three to four feet below the surface.
Successful flies included, Diawl Bach, Wee Kate, Yellow Dancer, Sunshine Cat and Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear, fished on floating or intermediate line.
Island Pond
29 boats, 45 rods, keeping 21 Rainbows and returning 53.
North Pond
1 boat, 2 rods.
Notable Catches
R. Malkowski with a superb fish weighing in at 2 lbs 12 ozs.
K. Robertson with another beauty at 2 lbs 8 ozs.
A. Brown and S. Richmond, 2 for 4 lbs 14 ozs.
