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2009 Autumn International
Lake of Menteith - 11th September 2009

The Autumn International week started off badly with with very wet and windy conditions but improved quickly to give good conditions on competition day.

The Scottish Team put in a magnificent performance to boat 108 trout which was 34 trout more than any of their competitors. Their weight of 229lb 13.2oz was 68lb 15oz better than their nearest rival, England, who were second.

The Brown Bowl for the top rod on the day was Andy McKay with 11 trout for 23lb 01oz and Scotland had the top four individual rods with Erlend Hutchison, Sandy McConnachie and Ken Oliver being 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Three other Scottish rods, Andy Dunn, Campbell Morgan and Jim McBride were also in the top 10.

Scotland's Autumn Team
Back Row: Moc Morgan(IFFA President) Andrew Morgan Ken Oliver John Ross(Manager) Erlend Hutchison David Wales Alan Hill Jim McBride John Watt Sandy McConnachie Calum Crosbie Ian Campbell (IFFA Secretary)
Front Row: George Mackenzie(International Secretary) Andy Dunn Campbell Morgan(captain) Andy McKay Willie Leach Ronnie Gilbert

2009 Spring International
Chew Valley Lake - 15th May 2009

Conditions on the practice days were excellent but, as so often seems to happen, the weather took a turn and on competition day it was cold, wet and windy. This was a closely contested event at which Wales found the better quality trout to take the gold medal. At the end of the day Wales had 44 trout for 101.26lbs which was heavier than the 47 trout for 99.91lbs landed by England. Scotland also had 44 trout but their weight of 94.34lbs put them in 3rd place.

Back row: Moc Morgan (IFFA President) Jock Royan George Mackenzie(International Secretary) Douglas Scott
Stan Headley Alan Porteous Steven Welsh George Martin Hamish Simpson and Ian Campbell(IFFA Secretary)
Front row: David McKay Ian Guthrie John Ross(manager) Jock Kettles(captain) Kevin McCabe Nigel Burns and Ewan Clark