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Allan McLachlan of Costa Ecosse is the 2019 Scottish National Trout Fly Fishing Champion.  Allan took 23 fish to win by one trout from the 2018 Champion Derek Pozzi of Thalassa AC.  Martin McCafferty of Future FF was third with 20 fish.

The top 18 qualified for the 2020 Scottish International teams with the spring team going to Lough Melvin, Ireland and the autumn team to Trawsfynydd, Wales.

Top individual rod was David Mateer with 11 fish for 23lbs 0.9ozs.  David took his fish in the cages on cormorants, diawl bachs and boobies on a midge tip line.

Top individual rod was James Litster with 14 fish for 29lbs 2.8ozs.

Top individual rod was Alan Steven with 13 fish for 26lbs 11.8ozs.  Alan took his fish on yellow owls.

The excellent summer weather continued through to the last of our semi-finals at the Lake of Menteith on 28th June when once again the anglers were faced with a cloudless sky and a stiff breeze.  Top rod was Ronnie Gilbert of Menteith Ospreys with 23 fish which were taken on boobies fished on a fast tip in the Kates Brae/Lochend area.  Ronnie will received a Ridgeline Ballistic Hoodie courtesy of our sponsore Ridgeline UK.  Allan McLachlan of Costa Ecosse was second with 21 fish also taken on boobies on a 6ft tip in the Kates Brae area and James Gardiner of Alba Orvis FF was third with 16 fish also taken in the Kates Brae area but on cormorants and fabs on 6ft tip.

With 25 competitors the top 10 qualified for the final.

The penultimate semi-final was fished under a cloudless sky with an easterly breeze.  Top rod was Scott Aitken of Tartan Tyers with 7 fish which were taken on hoppers in the bays. Scott will receive a Ridgeline Ballistic Hoodie courtesy of our sponsores Ridgeline UK. Robin Brown of Bothwell & Blantyre AC was second with 6 fish also taken on dries in the bays and Paul Donegan of Rowbank AC was third with 5 fish also taken on dries in the bays.

With 32 competitors the top 12 qualified for the final.

The competitors in semi-final No 4 had an overcast day with an easterly wind.  The 33 anglers caught 298 fish and the top 13 qualified for the final.  Top rod was Peter Auchterlonie of Menteith Ospreys with 19 fish which were taken on dries in the cages and Malling Shore. Peter will receive a Ridgeline Ballistic Hoodie courtesy of our sponsore Ridgeline UK.  Gregor Fleming of Bridge of Weir Loch AC was second with 18 fish also on dries in the cages and the shallow water markers and Gary Ormiston of Rothes Oak was third with 17 fish taken on dries in International Bay

Top individual rod was Stephen Francis with 12 fish for 24lbs 12.3ozs.  Stephen took his fish in the area around Chicken Leg Bay where he was fishing a dry olive.

Top individual rod was Tyler Hay with 11 fish for 23lbs 7ozs.

Conditions were mixed for the second of our semi-finals which was held at Loch Leven on 14th June.  The day started off in bright conditions but as the cloud cover came in the temperature dropped and it turned cold.  The rain held off until mid afternoon driven in by a north easterly.    Top rod on the day was Ewan Clark of Strathtyrum AC who had 4 trout for 7lbs 10.5ozs.  Ewan took his fish in the north area where he was using buzzers.  

The semi-finals of the National Championship got underway on 11th June at Lintrathen.  Thirty three competitors took part and the top 13 go through to the final.  Top rod with 6 fish for 9lbs 11.6ozs was Douglas Beckett of Aberdour AA.  Douglas will receive a Ridgeline Ballisitic Hoodie courtesy of our sponsors Ridgeline UK.  Wullie Simpson of Rothes Oak was second with 6 fish for 9lbs 10.3ozs and David Mateer of SPRA FFFS North with 6 fish for 8lbs 15.7ozs.

The draw for the box of flies in aid of the Spring Team was drawn by Douglas Fraser after the heat at the Lake on Friday.  The box was won by Thomas McMillan of Select FF who qualified for the semis from his heat at Carron.

At each round of the Scottish Club Championship and Champion of Champions the competitors are asked to donate £1 for charity and at the presentation dinners raffles are held and many teams also donate their prize cheques.  On Tuesday 2nd April 2019 Dennis Splaine, Alex Galloway and Paul Barr of the Scottish Club Championship Committee called at Yorkhill where they handed over a cheque for £7,264 to Aileen McConnell, Community Campaigns Manager for Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity.

Brian Mackenzie was the top rod with 7 trout at the Scottish Loch Teams Fundraiser Cup at Markle on 2nd March.  Ally Middlemass was second with 6 trout and Jamie O'Meara and Grant Osler were tied in third with 4 trout.    read more on the fundraising page........

Our second fundraiser was held on Sunday 24th February at the Waterfront Trout Fishery, Coylton and the 32 anglers who were able to attend had excellent weather, excellent catering and excellent fishing.  The 32 anglers were treated to breakfast rolls on their arrival at the Waterfront and for lunch they had soup along with a choice of chicken curry, lasagne or macaroni cheese followed by Mrs Mackenzie's cakes.  Some even found time to fish and they recorded a catch of 230 hard fighting trout of which two were around 8lbs and one was over 10lbs.  The loch teams wish to thank Cameron Dodds and Colin Pang for their support of this fundraiser and Mrs Mackenzie for once again providing the cakes.

There was not a lot between the top half dozen competitors with Stephen Cowan (16 fish) just coming home in front from Brian Brown who also had 16 fish.  Billy Reid was third with 13 fish and Greg McLaren, also with 13 fish, was fourth. see full result....

The first of the fundraisers was held at Parkview Fishery on Saturday 16th February and was won by local angler Sandy Page who gave a demonstration on how to catch fish.  His twenty one fish was two ahead of fellow local man Paul Grant who chased him all the way to the line with his 19 fish.  Jock Kettles was third with thirteen fish.  A total of 171 fish were caught with numerous fish weighing over 3lbs.  Fish were weighed at 8lb 8ozs, 9lbs 5ozs and 9lbs 8ozs but these could not match the heaviest fish of the day that was caught by Stevie Anderson and weighed 11lbs 8ozs.  See full result.......

Wild fisheries

Protecting the rights of anglers.

Anglers in Scotland will be shielded from increased costs. Proposals to introduce rod licences and a new wild fisheries levy will not be taken forward, Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has announced.

The Scottish Government has ruled out these measures as well as the criminalisation of freshwater fishing without written permission and proposals to overhaul the structure and remit of District Salmon Fishery Boards, following a consultation on draft provisions for a Wild Fisheries (Scotland) Bill and draft Wild Fisheries Strategy.

The Scottish Government will facilitate‎ work streams which encourage, empower and support the modernisation of fishery management, including the piloting of voluntary board mergers to identify any existing legislative issues. It will also develop a fishery management plan to trial any changes with boards and will also explore potential freshwater conservation provisions ahead of the introduction of a Bill to Parliament.

Ms Cunningham said:

“The Scottish Government is committed to supporting our famous and valuable wild fisheries, to modernise our fishery management structures and to establish a more secure and sustainable future for this vital sector.

“Our Wild Fisheries Bill will build on our significant conservation achievements to date, including the annual salmon conservation measures, Spring Conservation Orders, and the moratorium on coastal mixed stock fishery netting for three years.

“However it’s important that we represent the interests of our anglers, that’s why we have listened to the sector’s concerns around increasing costs and restricting access to fisheries and are ruling out the introduction of rod licences and a freshwater levy.

“We’ve heard through the consultation that these steps would limit the opportunities for our anglers and potentially discourage young people from taking part. Over and above this we will work with the angling community to identify ways to increase participation and to improve engagement across the sector.

“I am grateful for the considerable time and energy that the wild fisheries sector has given to date to help inform the programme of reform. We will continue to work closely with our stakeholders to make sure the legislation that is ultimately brought forward is robust and fit for purpose, so that anglers have confidence in the management and development of the fisheries that they depend on.”