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Alton Loch boat and bank fishing fishing for rainbow trout and brown trout on a small loch fishery near Hawick, call 01836 339757.

Clerklands Fly Fishery Clerklands Farm, Melrose, call Wullie Foster on 07870289903.

Kailie Fishings near Peebles, 2 acre fishery, call 01721 720009.

Watch Reservoir, O/S 67/ 660563.

Boat (12 boats) and bank fishing on a 120 acre loch stocked with rainbows, browns and blues. Many of the stocked fish have over wintered, may even been several years in the water - so don't expect these fish to give up without a fight. The fishing is challenging for the angler who likes to fish in a natural setting where grouse call in the heather, ospreys occasionally visit and and the air is full of the call of water fowl and waders. The best fish was a 17.5lb specimen stocked for a competition but it didn't play ball and wasn't caught for a couple of years. The lucky angler was near exhausted by the time he landed the fish (there is a story attached to this which will be told in a feature article in the online magazine)

Contact Bill Taylor on 01361 890331 or visit www.watchfishery.co.uk 

Under new Management see the feature on Watch at: Watch Resevoir

Whinney Lochowned by Ted and Tina Wise who used to have Coldingham Loch, has been developed recently into an exceptionally fine fishery with first class facilities including a very cosy fishing lodge with a picnic and barbeque area outside all maintained by Tina's sister Margaret Nicholl. The loch is 3 acres offering fly only fishing with a single fly, barbless hooks fished on a floating line. Bank fishing for browns, rainbows and blues, reared on site, 6 to 8 rods are considered optimum although you may find up to ten when sessions overlap, the fishery is easily big enough to take that number without overcrowding. Call 018907 71838 for bookings and further information. Click HERE to go to the feature article

Wooden Loch boat and bank fishing for rainbows and brown trout, call 01835 850788.