Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 20:32 We are very pleased to announce that a new lease on the Craigbell Pool has been negotiated and LLAIA members will once again be able to access it three days a week. There will be no booking system and members will be required to observe the following [...]
Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 20:36 The first clean up of the River Leven this year took place over the weekend of 12/13th May. On both days more than thirty members and ticket holders turned out and put in some real hard graft. It was probably the most systematic clean up of the [...]
Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 21:10 First Salmon of the season from the Loch. A particularly chilly bank holiday weekend, but Loch anglers are a hardy breed. For some it was indeed a very successful weekend..... On Friday 4th of May, Stuart McFarlane, a new member at VOLDAC set out from Balloch. Before [...]
Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 19:57 For many years the Loch Lomond Angling Improvement Association has managed its own hatchery operation. In 2008 the smolt programme was commenced.The following year the hatchery was closed and the operation outsourced to the north west Highlands where fingerlings and parr were reared for introduction to LLAIA [...]
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 08:52 Would all members please note that the River Leven Clean Up is scheduled for Saturday 12th May and Sunday 13th May. Meeting point: Bonhill Bridge at 10am on both dates. Work parties will concentrate on the following sites: Saturday 1. VOLDAC to Black Bridge (tow path) 2. [...]
Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 11:50 River Leven Although April was generally a fairly quiet month it ended with definite signs of spring fish running into the system. On Friday 27th Chris Arthur landed a spring salmon at the Cables. The fish which, which was caught on the fly, weighed in at 12.5 [...]
Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/13/2012 - 20:44 The answer to that question really shouldn't take much thought...... When it comes to improving our salmon stocks, there is no doubt that the only real way forward is through letting nature take it's course. A lot of time, money and dedication was put into our hatchery [...]
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 09:30 We'd like to remind members of the ongoing Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority 2012 Byelaw Review Public Consultation which is currently ongoing, ending on 18 June. One of the issues at stake is the restriction of camping on four of the main islands on Loch [...]
Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/25/2012 - 09:02 The season has started fairly quietly, but there are fish about... Jim McNiven was out on the Loch last weekend and as he was passing Balloch Castle made contact with the first reported springer of the season. Unfortunately for Jim the fish made it's own contribution to [...]
Submitted by admin on Sat, 03/24/2012 - 18:24 A total of 200 returns (~40% of all members) were received. Salmon – 231 salmon taken, 67 declared released, anecdotal evidence suggests more were released Endrick Fruin Leven Lomond March 1–5lb April 3–29.5lb May 1–12lb 9–107.5lb [...]
