Best Brown Trout of the 2005 season 2lb 11oz caught by Roy Paterson.	For the 2008 season the fishery will be stocked weekly with the same hard fighting female and triploid rainbow, blue & brown trout as last season. There is a choice for clubs of lunch or tea included in their day out although this has to be booked a few days in advance. For information call 01259 781352 or email  info@frandyfishery.com

From 1st March 2008 Frandy Fishery will come under the new ownership of Adrian Haldane of Butterstone Loch at Dunkeld. Frandy will remain to be managed by Ken McCutcheon and all enquiries, bookings etc can still be made by phoning 01259 781352 or email info@frandyfishery.com . Improvements to the fishery will be made over a period of time with the first change being an increase of boats for hire from 12 to 14.

Week Ending 4/5/08

Individual Returns: Jim Flockhart (Darvel) and party kept 8 fishing weighing a total of 20lb 4oz. John McTear (Wishaw) kept 5 fish weighing a total of 11lb 8oz. Brian Moffat (Pennycuik) and party kept 13 fish weighing a total of 28lb 4oz and released a further 5. Mr Campbell (Aberfeldy) kept 3 fish weighing a total of 8lb and released 1. Robert Wilson (Dunfermline) kept 5 fish weighing a total of 14lb 8oz and released a further 16. Sam Davies (Cupar) fishing on a sporting ticket released 12. Mr Marshall (Glasgow) kept 4 fish weighing a total of 7lb 12oz and released 2. Mr Graham & Bell (East Kilbride) kept 12 fish weighing a total of 28lb. Mr Chandler & Son (Dunfermline) kept 7 fish weighing a total of 16lb 8oz.

Club Returns: Dunfermline Railway A/C: 35 fish weighing a total of 77lb 15oz. Dollar A/C: 25 fish weighing a total of 59lb 9oz. Milnathort A/C: 28 fish weighing a total of 28lb.

Favourite Fly/Lure: Coral & Yellow Dancer, Ace of Spades, Humungus and Nomad.

Best Areas: Down the South Shore from Smithscleuch Burn to the dam wall + the North Shore from the Dow Burn to the start of the dogleg.

Monthly Report for April 2008

Number of Trout Caught: 794

Average Fish per angler: 3

Best March Lure/Fly: Ace of Spades, Fritz Olive Damsel, Coral and Yellow Dancer and Leggy Bloodworm.

Best line: Intermediate

Best area: South Shore from Smithscleuchs Burn to the Dam wall.

Week Ending 27/4/08

Individual Returns: W Heuer kept 12 fish weighing a total of 27lb. Mr Maxwell & McIntyre (Edinburgh) kept 9 fish weighing a total of 17lb 8oz. Alastair Anderson (Dollar) kept 3 fish weighing a total of 7lb. Mr Godfrey & McBride) kept 11 fish weighing a total of 26lb 8oz and released a further 25.Stevie Nicoll (Crook of Devon) kept 5 fish weighing a total of 123lb 4oz and released 2. Steve Gordon (Stirling kept 2 fish weighing a total of 5lb 12oz. Ronnie Turnbull & Jimmy Millar (Tillicoultry) fishing with a sporting caught and released 19. Ian Porritt (Perth) kept 2 fish weighing a total of 5lb and released 5. Mr Wiseman (Dollar) kept 3 fish weighing a total of 8lb 4oz and released 3. Robert Westwater (Glasgow) kept 2 fish weighing a total of 6lb 8oz and released 12. Murray Dunan (Auchterarder) kept 2 fish weighing a total of 4lb 4oz and released 2. Robert Baird (Menstrie) kept 2 fish weighing a total of 6lb and released 2. Sam Davies (Cupar) kept 2 fish weighing a total of 5lb 12oz and released 13. Club Returns: Dalzell A/C: Kept 24 fish weighing a total of 54lb. Edinburgh Civil Service A/C: Kept 29 fish weighing a total of 61lb 15oz. Grangemouth A/C: Kept 46 fish weighing a total of 108lb – heaviest 5lb. Kinross Ex-Servicemens A/C: Kept 15 fish weighing a total of 33lb 8oz. Favourite Fly/Lure: Coral & Yellow Dancer, Ace of Spades, Nomad, Silover & Gold Humungus and from the bank the Ace of Spades and Leggy Bloodworm.

Best Areas: Down the South Shore from Smithscleuch Burn to the dam wall + the North Shore from the Dow Burn to the start of the dogleg.

Week Ending 20/4/07

Derek Main (Auchterarder) with the heaviest fish of the season so far a 7lb 4oz rainbow

Individual Returns: D.Blane kept 4 fish weighing a total of 10lb 4oz – heaviest 4lb 7oz. John Wilson (Dunfermline) 5 fish weighing a total of 12lb 8oz – heaviest 3lb 12oz and released a further 2. Robert Wilson (Dunfermline) kept 3 fish weighing a total of 6lb 12oz. Season Ticket Holder Robert Baird (Menstrie) kept his allocated 2 fish weighing a total of 4lb 8oz. John Beattie (Gateside) fishing with a sporting ticket caught and released 9. Alex Prentice (Clackmannan) kept 2 fish weighing a total of 4lb and released a further 4. Season Ticket Holder Jim Donnelly (Tullibody) kept 1 fish weighing 4lb 9oz and released a further 9. Club Returns: Clubs had a tough weekend with strong North West Winds to contend with on Saturday & Sunday. Townhill A/C: 55 fish weighing a total of 133lb 8oz.Tillicoultry A/C: 6 fish weighing a total of 16lb 12oz.

Favourite Fly/Lure: Leggy Bloodworm, Olive Fritz Damsel, Cormorant, Ace of Spades, Nomad and Yellow Dancer

Best Areas: With the water now dropping the fish are spreading out to all areas of the fishery – the majority are getting caught on the South Shore from the Smithscleuch burn to the dam wall.

Week Ending 13/4/08

Season Ticket Holder Allan Hawthorne (Inverkeithing) with this superbly conditioned 5lb Rainbow Trout Individual Returns: Allan Hawthorne (Inverkeithing) kept 2 fish weighing a total of 7lb – heaviest a superbly conditioned 5lb Rainbow – and released a further 3. Derek Main (Auchterarder) had the heaviest fish of the season so far a 7lb 4oz Rainbow. Robert Pedan (Kelty) kept his limit of 5 fish weighing a total of 11lb 8oz and released 7. Season Ticket Holder Davie Simpson (Dunfermline) kept 4 fish weighing a total of 8lb 10oz and released 4. Hamish Fulton (Menstrie) kept 2 fish weighing a total of 4lb 10oz and released 6. S Pringle (Perth) kept 2 fish weighing 4lb 4oz. M. Dewar (Cardenden) fishing on a sporting ticket caught and released 9. John Beattie (Gateside) also fishing on a sporting ticket caught and released 5. Willie Gibson (Stenhousemuir) kept 2 weighing a total of 5lb 8oz and released 3. Jim Arnott (Kirkcaldy) 8 fish weighing a total of 17lb 3oz. Club Returns: Alexanders Fly Fishing Club: kept 65 fish weighing a total of 141lb 10z. Kelvinside Academicals A/C: 18 fish weighing a total of 37lb 11oz and released a further 3. Favourite Fly/Lure: Bloodworm, Ace of Spades, Viva, Leggy Bloodworm, Various Boobies and Fritz Olive Damsel. Best Areas: On the South Shore from the Smithscleuch Burn to the Corim Burn beside the fishery Lodge.

Week Ending 6/4/08

Individual Returns: Stevie Nicoll (Crook of Devon) 3 fish weighing a total of 7lb 8oz. Davie Simpson (Dunfernline) 3 fish weighing a total of 5lb 8oz. Robert Westwater (Glasgow) kept 2 fish weighing a total of 4lb u8oz and released a further 8. John Robertson (Auchterarder) kept 2 fish weighing 4lb and released 1. Archie Millar (Perth) caught and released 5. Alex Prentice (Clackmannan) kept 4 fish weighing 8lb 12oz and released 1. A. Glasgow (Strathallan) kept 2 fish weighing 5lb. Club Returns: Catch 22 A/C: 3 anglers braved the wintry conditions on Sunday from the club and kept 4 fish weighing a total of 9lb. Favourite Fly/Lure: Ace of Spades, Cormorant, Leggy Bloodworm and Fritz Olive Damsel. Best Areas: Fishing with intermediate lines on the South Shore from the Corim Burn to the dam wall.

Week Ending 30/3/08

Individual Catches: Mr Board (Huntingdon) 7 fish weighing a total of 17lb. R.Baird (Menstrie) kept 3 fish weighing a total of 8lb 60z and released a further 3. Davie Simpson ( Dunfermline ) kept 3 fish weighing a total of 7lb 4oz and released a further 3. B McCann kept 2 fish weighing 3lb 12oz. Season Ticket Holder Ben McGovern (Alloa) caught and released 6. Fred Patton (Falkirk) 5 fish weighing a total of 12lb and his son Scott 3 fish weighing 7lb 12oz. Mr Rankine (Falkirk) 2 fish weighing 4lb 4oz. Club Returns: Luggiebank Fly Fishers : 15 fish weighing a total of 37lb – heaviest weighing 5lb 12oz. Favourite Fly/Lure: Ace of Spades, Coral Booby, Leggy Bloodworm, Fritz Olive Damsel Dawsons Olive and various Dancers. The most successful line this week has been intermediate. Best Areas: From the start of the dogleg to the dam wall on the South Shore .

Season Ticket holder Raymond Pirrie with the 1st Blue Trout of the 2008 season

Report Week Ending 16/3/08

Individual Catches: Stevie Nicoll & Paul Sharp (Crook of Devon) kept 9 fish weighing a total of 21lb. Mr Kerr (Menstrie) 5 fish weighing a total of 10lb 4oz. Tom McArtney (Menstrie) kept 5 fish weighing a total of 11lb and returned a further 3. Ian Anderson (Menstrie) kept 5 fish weighing a total of 11lb 4oz. Mr Strang & Son (Kirkintilloch) kept 8 fish weighing a total of 20lb 8oz and returned a further 12. Mr Barr (Kirkintilloch) kept 4 fish weighing a total of 9lb 4oz and returned a further 4. William Bremner (Dunfermline) kept 4 fish weighing a total of 8lb 2oz and returned a further 4. Season Ticket Holder Alan Hawthorne (Inverkeithing) kept 2 fish weighing a total of 5lb 8oz and returned a further 12. Season Ticket Holder Robert Baird kept 2 fish weighing a total of 6lb and released a further 2. John Beattie (Gateside) fishing a sporting ticket released 9.            

Favourite Fly/Lure: Cats Whisker, Olive Fritz Damsel and Bloodworm fished with an intermediate line.

Report Week Ending 9/3/08   The fishery has been plagued by high winds and heavy showers this week but for the anglers that were prepared to put up with the conditions they were rewarded with some excellent catches.

Individual returns:  Mr Manson (Keith) kept 4 fish weighing a total of 9lb 6oz and returned a further 16. Mr Murray (Huntly) kept 4 fish weighing a total of 8lb 10oz and returned 7. Mr McCaw (Turriff) kept 4 fish weighing a total of 11lb 4oz – heaviest weighing 5lb and returned 6. Season Ticket holder Robert Baird (Menstrie) kept 2 fish weighing a total of 5lb. Season Ticket holder Alex Prentice (Clackmannan) kept 2 fish weighing a total of 4lb 8oz and returned 6.  Alex Galloway (Kinross) kept 3 fish weighing a total of 7lb 8oz and released a further 8. Season Ticket holder Bob McRobbie (Tillicoultry) kept 2 fish weighing a total of 5lb and released 4. Ian Porritt (Perth) kept 2 fish weighing a total of 5lb and returned 2. Bobby Conlon (East Kilbride) kept 2 fish weighing 8lb 8oz  - heaviest 6lb 2oz. Best fly/lure:  Cats Whisker, Fritz Olive Damsel, leggy Bloodworm.

Best area: South Shore from Corim Burn to Dam Wall

Report Week Ending 2/3/08

Frandy opened for the 2008 season on Saturday the 1^st March  with many anglers taking the fishery up on the weekend offer. Initially the weather looked good but unfortunately a strong North West Wind picked up and forced the majority of boat anglers in to fish from the shore.   Individual returns: Andy McReary (Dunfermline) and party kept 28 fish weighing a total of 64lb – heaviest 5lb 8oz. Jim Arnott (Cowdenbeath) and party kept 16 fish weighing 38lb.Ian Dickson (Dollar) 3 fish weighing 6lb 8oz and returned a further 6. Stevie Nicoll (Crook of Devon) 5 fish weighing 10lb 12oz. Best fly/lure: Fritz Damsel, Yellow and Coral Dancers,  Ace of Spades, Kate Maclaren, Leggy Bloodworm.

Best area: South Shore from Corim Burn to Dam wall