Geoff Bailey Trophy

It was the Barclays vs BOS Fly fishing match this week and the Scotts managed to win a great fought contest.

Practice day was a lovely day on the lake without the expected rain and midway through the afternoon they switched on and Mike and i had a few fish at Loch End. They didn't seem to want to take the naturals much although there were a few buzzer coming off and also, strangely what seemed to be small blue bottles, although i can only think that the water levels had come up.

Competition day was really enjoyable with Stevie Nichol and we settled into two boobies and a cormorant on a Slow Glass or Midge tip. There were loads of follows and rises and it was a great challenge for us to convert them. The gale force winds predicted seem to miss us slightly although it was high winds and gusty. The rain fell though all afternoon but we kept picking up fish to lift the spirits. Stevie fished well and beat me 10-8 but between us it was enough to win the best boat of the day and the Geoff Bailey Trophy.