2022 National
National
Scottish National Trout Fly Fishing Championship
2022
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129th Scottish National Trout Fly Fishing Championship
Sponsored by Ridgeline UK, 7plus7 Construction and R&E Hygiene
Lake of Menteith - 17th September 2022
The 2022 Scottish National Championship started out on 19th April at the Lake of Menteith and was contested by 273 anglers who fought their way through the ten heats and six semi-finals at Menteith, Black Loch, Frandy, Harelaw, Harray, Leven, Lintrathen and Watten. The contestants have put up with cloudless skies, flat calms, driving rain and strong winds during the 2022 championship. Sixty two anglers qualified through the heats and semis to contest the final at the Lake of Menteith on 17th September where they caught a total of 413 trout.
Once again Stewart Marshall played his pipes as the anglers took to the water and we wish to thank him for the many years that he has played at the National final and marched in front of the teams at our international matches.
We also wish to thank our sponsors Ridgeline UK, 7plus7 Constructon and R&E Hygiene who have supported us for many years; the staff at all of the venues; the committees of Dounreay FFA and OTFA who managed the heats at Watten and Harray and the thirty one boatmen who gave up their time to assist at the final. Ridgeline provided their Hybrid Fleeces for the top rod in each of the semi-finals and in the final they provided a Ridgeline Sovereign Coat for the National Champion; a Monsoon jacket for the runner-up and an Accent Soft Shell jacket to the captor of the heaviest fish. 7plus7 Construction sponsored the hook/fly measures that are used throughout the championship and R&E Hygiene sponsored the waterproof paper that is used to record the anglers catches.
The top rod and 2022 Scottish National Champion is Tyler Hay of Lintrathen FF. Tyler caught 18 trout for 38lb 13.2oz which was five clear of the rest of the field.
2022 National Champion
Tyler Hay
Tyler Hay
Martin McCafferty - 2nd
In second place with 13 trout for 28lb 13oz was Tyler's boat partner Martin McCafferty of Future FF and close behind in third with 13 trout for 26lb 10oz was Gregor Fleming of Bridge of Weir Loch AC.
The top 18 anglers qualified for the 2023 Scottish Teams.
Gregor Fleming - 3rd
John Simpson - Heaviest Fish
The heaviest fish of the day was caught by John Simpson of Glasgow Post Office AC and weighed 5lb 4.4oz. John also caught another fish that weighed over 4lb. The prize for the best boatman was won by Allan Barbour of Firecats and he was kept busy throughout the day netting 31 fish. Allan was presented with a bottle of malt by SANACC Chairman Ian Wilson.
Best Boatman Allan Barbour
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Semi-Final No - 6 Menteith 24th June
The last of the semi-finals was at the Lake of Menteith on Friday 24th June and the competitors had bright conditions and a light breeze for their session. It clouded over towards the end of the day but fortunately it stayed dry until after the weigh-in. Thirty three anglers took part and the top 16 qualified for the final. Seven fish were needed to qualify. Top rod was Mark Fleming of Albacats with 16 fish for 33lb 2.8oz. In second place, also with 16 fish, was Mario Fionda of Harelaw AC and Brian Mckenzie of Neilston FF was third with 15 fish.
From Left: Mario Fionda (2nd), Mark Fleming (1st) and Brian Mckenzie (3rd)
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Semi-Final No - 5 Lintrathen 23rd June
Lintrathen hosted their second semi-final on Thursday 23rd June and with mainly light winds and clear skies it wasn't the easiest of days. Fifteen anglers took part and the top 7 qualified for the final. Six fish were needed to qualify. Top rod was local angler Tyler Hay of Lintrathen FF with 13 fish for 21lb 13.2oz. In second was Chris McAllister of Lintrathen FF with 8 fish and Neil Anderson of Monikie AC was third with 8 fish.
Semi-Final No 5 Lintrathen
From Left: Chris McAlliser (2nd), Neil Anderson (3rd) and Tyler Hay (1st)
From Left: Chris McAlliser (2nd), Neil Anderson (3rd) and Tyler Hay (1st)
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Semi-Final No 4 - Lake of Menteith 21st June
The semi-finals moved to the Lake of Menteith on 21st June for the fourth of the semis. Thirty five anglers took part and the top 16 qualified for the final. Nine fish were needed to qualify. Top rod was Keith Renton of Tweed Valley Tanglers with 18 fish for 36lb 8.8oz. In second was Ian Runcie of Brechin AC with 17 fish and Sean McCaffrey of North Shetland FF was third with 16 fish.
Sean McCaffrey (3rd), Ian Runcie (2nd) and Keith Renton (1st)
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Semi-Final No 3 - Loch Leven 17th June
The third semi final was at Loch Leven on 17th June and was won by Derek Halliday of Kelso AA with one fish at 14.8oz
Derek Halliday
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Semi-Final No 2 - Harelaw 16th June
Harelaw hosted a semi-final for the first time on Thursday 16th June and produced quality fishing to accompany the near perfect weather. 24 anglers were in the semi and the top 11 qualified for the final. Top rod was Mark McNaughton of Lochend FF with 15 fish for 30lb 10.4. Kenny McClymont of Beith St Inans was second with 12 fish and John Simpson of Glasgow PO AC, also with 12 fish, was third. The 24 anglers caught a total of 162 fish and 7 fish were required to qualify.
From left: John Simpson (3rd), Mark McNaughton (1st) and Kenny McClymont (2nd)
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Semi-Final No 1 - Lintrathen 14th June
The semi-finals of the National started at Lintrathen on 14th June. 22 anglers were in the semi and the top 10 qualified for the final. Top rod was Kevin McCabe of Change FF AC with 12 fish for 19lb 8.2oz. Jock Kettles of Change FF AC was second with 9 fish and Lee Anderson of Arbroath AC, also with 9 fish, was third.
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Heat 10 - Harray 22nd May 2022
The OTFA hosted heat 10 on Harray on Sunday 22nd May. 20 anglers took part and the top 10 go through to the semi-finals. Top rod with 9 fish for 8lb 4.5oz was John Munson of W.S. Sinclair FF. Ian Hutcheon of OTFA Kirkwall was second with 8 fish and Allan McConnachie of Aurora Orkney FF was third with 6fish.
From left: Ian Hutcheon (2nd), John Munson (1st) and Allan McConnachie (3rd)
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Heat 9 - Lake of Menteith 20th May 2022
The Lake of Menteith hosted heat 9 on Friday 20th May and the session started off with excellent conditions but deteriorated to rain by lunchtime. 32 anglers took part and the top 16 go through to the semi-finals. Top rod with 20 fish for 40lb 1.6oz was Neill Barrett of Gateside FC. In second was Michael Low of Menteith Ospreys with 16 fish 33lb 13.5oz and Allan Gamble of Raf Fish Hawks was third with 14 fish for 29lb 6.6oz. The 32 anglers caught a total of 237 fish.
From left: Michael Low (2nd), Neill Barrett (1st) and Allan Gamble (3rd)
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Heat 8 - Loch Leven 17th May 2022
We were at Loch Leven on 17th May for heat 8 of the National. 14 anglers took part and the top 7 go through to the semi-finals. Top rod with 6 fish for 9lb 5.20z was Robert Wilson of Glencoe FF. In second was Scott Henderson also of Glencoe FF with 3 fish for 5lb 3.1oz and Tom Burnett of St Mirin AC was third with 2 fish for 2lb 11.9oz.
From left: Scott Henderson (2nd), Robert Wilson (1st) and Tom Burnett (3rd)
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Heat 7 - Loch Watten 14th May 2022
Dounreay FFC hosted heat 7 for us on Loch watten on 14th May. Five anglers took part and the top 3 qualified for the semis. The heat was won by Frank Watt of Shetland AA with 5fish for 5lb 5oz. Ian Cannop of Dounreay FFC was second with 3 fish for 3lb 6oz and Toby Bracey of Dounreay FFC was third with 2 fish for 2lb 12oz.
Scottish National Trout Fly Fishing Championship
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Heat 7 - Loch Watten
From Left: Ian Cannop(2nd), Frank Watt (1st) and Toby Bracey (3rd)
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Heat 7 - Loch Watten
From Left: Ian Cannop(2nd), Frank Watt (1st) and Toby Bracey (3rd)
Scottish National Trout Fly Fishing Championship Sponsored by Ridgeline UK Heat 7 - Loch Watten - 14th May 2022 | ||||||||
| Retained Fish | Returned Fish | |||||||
| Club | Total | Weight | ||||||
1 | Frank Watt | Shetland AA | 3 | 3lb 5oz | 2 | 2lb | 5 | 5lb 5oz |
2 | Ian Cannop | Dounreay FFC | 3 | 3lb 6oz | 3 | 3lb 6oz | ||
3 | Toby Bracey | Dounreay FFC | 3 | 2lb 12oz | 3 | 2lb 12oz | ||
| 4 | Arthur MacDonald | Kilmallie AC | 2 | 1lb 13oz | 2 | 1lb 13oz | ||
| 5 | Alex Donald | Dounreay FFC | 2 | 1lb 11.5oz | 2 | 1lb 11.5oz | ||
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Heat 6 - Lintrathen 10th May 2022
Lintrathen hosted heat 6 and the location of the reservoir, being sheltered from the worst of the wind, saved the day for us. 20 anglers took part and the top 10 go through to the semi-finals. Top rod with 9 fish for 14lb 15.9oz was Robert Ewing of Saturday AC. In second was Bradley Chalmers of Gateside FFC with 8 fish for 13lb 13.6oz. Derek Pozzi, defending champion, was third with 10 fish for 13lb 0.4oz and Derek Purves of Thalassa AC was fourth with 6 fish for 9lb 4.8oz.
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Heat 5 - Black Loch 5th May 2022
We were at Black Loch Fishery for heat 5 and with 22 anglers taking part the top 11 go through to the semi-finals. Top rod with 11 fish for 23lb 7.2oz was Chris Harkess of Phoenix FF. In second was Laurie Taylor of Bothwell & Blantyre AC with 11 fish for 22lb 8.8oz. Alan Steven of Tartan Tyers was third with 9 fish for 17lb 13.6oz and Mario Fionda of Harelaw AC was fourth with 7 fish for 14lb 10.3oz.
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Heat 4 - Frandy Fishery 3rd May 2022
Frandy Fishery hosted our fourth heat and with 25 anglers taking part the top 13 go through to the semi-finals. Top rod with 16 fish for 32lb 10.2oz was Martin McCafferty of Future FF. In second was Grant Gibson of St Boswells Newtown & District with 12 fish for 24lb 8.6oz. Scott Aitken of Tartan Tyers was third with 11 fish for 23lb and Gil Farid of Central Belters was fourth with 11 fish for 22lb 0.1oz.
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Heat 3 - Lake of Menteith 28th April 2022
We returned to the Lake of Menteith for the third heat and with 55 anglers taking part the top 29 go through to the semi-finals. Top rod with 34 fish for 69lb 14.2oz was Kevin Andrews of Future FF. In second was Joseph Woods of Bridge of Weir (Loch) AC with 19 fish for 38lb 1oz. Brian Kennedy of Glasgow PO AC was third with 15 fish for 30lb 4.6oz and Neil Anderson of Monikie AC was fourth with 15 fish for 30lb 1.7oz.
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Heat 2 - Harelaw Fishery 21st April 2022
We moved to Harelaw Fishery for our second heat and with 39 anglers taking part the top 20 go through to the semi-finals. Top rod with 7 fish for 14lb 14.10oz was Alex Grant of Select FF. In second was Campbell Morgan of FNF Falcons with 7 fish for 14lb 10.3oz. Craig Inglis of Grimm Anglers was third with 6 fish for 12lb 9.3oz and Kevin Malcolm of Strathy AC was fourth with 6 fish for 12lb 2.6oz
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Heat 1 - Lake of Menteith 19th April 2022
It's been a long time coming but the 2022 National Championship got off to a great start at the Lake of Menteith on 19th April. 41 anglers set off at 9am with a cloudless sky and not a breath of wind and almost all boats set out for the Road Shore, Lochend and the Butts. Between them they caught 222 fish and a minimum of 5 were needed to get through to the next round. 21 competitors qualified for the semis. Top rod was Robbie Gibson of Balfron Piscatorials with 18 fish for 37lb 5.7ozs. Scott Reith of Arbroath AC was second with 11 for 24lb 8.8ozs and Willie Leach of Change FF AC was third with 12 fish for 24lb 3.6oz.
