Trout, Pike and the Scottish Youth International’s Award (Fish of the Week: 30.09.22)

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I was looking out my Pike Fly Fishing gear after too long without a toothy critter and within a few days I got a message from my fishing buddy asking me if I’d like to chase Pike on Menteith or Loch Leven.The algorithm also seems to know a lot these days and throws up fishing temptation on your news feed just at the right time as well, if I was swithering on whether to head out on a Trout loch for predators a 43lb Pike was caught from Chew on the fly!!!

Andy Cheetham’s fish might be a bit out of reach but there’s every chance some high 20s and some 30s are going to be caught as the temperatures drop.

If you’re targeting fish on the Trout lochs, there’s always a temptation to head for the shallows and reeds. Fishing to structure is the most comfortable way and it’s often the most productive on any given day.Drifting on more open water or even anchoring up out in a bit of featureless bay can be a difficult prospect but there’s always more going on under the surface.

15ft seems to be a bit of a sweet spot for me, you have to set yourself to fishing over open water and know you’d catching jacks elsewhere but the chance of that one big fish is why you’ll put the time in.The setup is similar for lure fishing make sure you’ve got your unhooking tools, an unhooking mat and a net that can swallow a big fish.