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Index => Rivers & Lochs => Topic started by: Jim Eddie on 16/09/2017 at 16:53

Title: Backwater Reservoir
Post by: Jim Eddie on 16/09/2017 at 16:53
My pal  John and I had a day up at Backwater on Friday. Its a magnificent location in Glen Isla run by the Kirriemuir Angling association. Permits are £10 for the day from the hut a Lintrathen reservoir.

Its a big body of water, probably about 4 miles of bank to fish, bank fishing only, no boats or wading, not stocked just Brownies, generally 1/2lb to 3/4lb but there are big fish caught every year.

Weather was better than forecast at first though the wind did get up late afternoon , we had the best of the day by then though. It was a strange but enjoyable day fro me, I was fishing a pearly pennell  on the point and a partridge and lemon spider on the dropper. First 6 takes resulted in 6 fish to hand, after that despite numerous takes only 3 more landed. John was fishing a rubber leg thing and a  sedgehog and did really well. Both had a really enjoyable day


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Jim
Title: Re: Backwater Reservoir
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 18/09/2017 at 08:01
Have not fished there in probably 25 years...must get back. Fish size looks the same although fishing a Zonker on a sinking line early season produced a few better fish :)

Its an interesting place to fish.