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2012 Scottish Club Championship

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Semi Finals & Final

Scottish Club Championship Final - 28th September

The twenty teams that had qualified through the Saturday night heats and the two semi finals contested the final on Friday 28th September at the Lake of Menteith. Conditions were hard with a biting wind that blew up three or four times during the day when it drove the rain across the water. The competition was on a partial catch and release basis with anglers retaining their first two fish and being awarded 2lb for every fish returned thereafter.

There was only a couple of fish separating the top three teams with the Menteith Ospreys Club coming out on on top 23 fish for 50lb 12.8oz with their team of Ronnie Gilbert, George Whyte and Peter Auchterlone taking 11, 6 and 6 trout respectively.

In second place was Strathleven FF with 21 fish for 46lb 12.8oz. Their fish came from Campbell Morgan (9), Donald Forbes (8) and Peter Batchelor (4). In third place was Newton Mearns FF with 21 fish for 46lb 0.6oz. Their fish came from Billy Dewar (9), John Buchanan (7) and kenny Hunter (5).

Ronnie took his trout on blobs and cormorants on a midge tip line. He stuck to the quieter water at Lochend and had 7 trout by 1pm. Things slowed down after a squall about 1pm with his other fish coming steadily thereafter. Peter took his trout at Reedy Point and Gateside Bay. At Reedy Point he fished a tequila fab on a midge tip line while in Gateside Bay he used tequila blobs and boobies on a DI5. George stuck to Lochend and the Butts and took his trout on a tequila fab and a claret snatcher on a midge tip line.

2012 winners Menteith Osprey
Peter Auchterlonie Martin Grantham (Angling Active)
Ronnie Gilbert and George Whyte

Semi Final No 2 - 21st September 2012

There were twenty two teams in the second semi final with the top ten going through to the final. The top club was Change FF 'B' with 27 trout for 59lb 2oz. Newton Mearns was second with 23 trout for 52lb 10oz. Crieff FF 'A' were third with 23 trout for 48lb 1oz.
The top individual rod was John Buchanan of Newton Mearns FF with 17 trout for 36lb 2oz. John is on a roll having won the Brown Bowl as the top rod at the International at Llyn Brenig two weeks ago. John took his fish in Gateside Bay and Lochend on boobies fished on a DI 3 line.

Semi Final No 1 - 7th September 2012

Nineteen clubs, including five previous winners, took part in the first of the semi finals with the top ten going through to the final. The competition was fished as partial catch and release with two fish being retained and 2lbs awarded for each returned trout. The top team was Kinross AC 'A' with 27 fish for 57lb 7oz and their Allan Smith was the top individual rod with 14 fish for 28lb 2oz. Allan took his fish from Reedy Bay through to Hotel Bay with a red diawl bach and a gold buzzer fished between two boobies. A total of 334 trout were caught of which 221 were returned.

1st Semi Final - Friday 7th September

Ayr Travellers FF 'B'
Balfron Piscatorials 'A'
Bridge of Allan 76 AC 'A'
Clan Chiefs 'B'
Crieff FF 'B'
Drumbowie FF 'A'
Dunfermline Railway AC 'B'
East Kilbride AC 'A'
Grizzle Cats 'A'
Kinross AC 'A'
Kinross AC 'B'
Lothian & Borders Police AC
Neilston FF
Rainbow Warriors 'A'
Rescobie Loch DA 'A'
Rothes Oak AC 'B'
Saltire FF
Strathclyde Police RAAS
Strathleven FF 'A'
Strathleven FF 'B'
Townhill AC

2nd Semi Final - Friday 21st September

Alba Orvis FF 'A'
Brechin AC 'A'
Caley Liners FF 'A'
Change FF AC 'A'
Change FF AC 'B'
Clan Chiefs 'A'
Crieff FF 'B'
Dows FF
East Kilbride AC 'B'
Falkirk FD
Kinross Ex Servicemans AC
Leslie & Glenrothes AC 'A'
Leslie & Glenrothes AC 'B'
Lochinch AC 'B'
Newton Mearns FF
Port Glasgow AC 'A'
Raemoir Trout Fishers
Saturday AC
Thack AC