PINBRAID FISHERY - 15/03/08.... A damp but mild day with an easterly breeze, not too bad for the first outing of the season considering recent weather conditions. Sixteen members attended and were not to be disappointed as fish after fish came to the net in the first hour. In fact quite a few rods had their bag limit of four fish within this period. The right hand bank was fishing particularly well and a Cats Whisker or Yellow Dancer on a slow intermediate line proved to be the method that brought the best results. As the morning wore on fish were up on top, a tiny black smut enough to provoke interest and although a few anglers tried dry fly this option was unsuccessful. Buzzers, Bloodworm variations and mini lures under a sighter took their fair share especially when the wind dropped away as it did on several occasions during the session. In the afternoon fish were harder to come by and long spells occurred when nothing seemed to get a response. Of the fourteen anglers with a limit bag Robert Irvine's weight of 11:15 for four was best. This included the days heaviest at 3:12. Stewart Wallace was second at 11:08 and Hugh Skeoch third at 10:12. The final total of rainbows at the weigh in was sixty two and this was only two fish short of a club limit. Other patterns worth a mention were the Green Pea, Blobs of various colours and Black Rabbit. A couple of nice browns were returned with Alex Watson having one around the 5:00 mark and Dougie Hek returned a large rainbow after reaching his limit. A highly recommended fishery well worth a visit.