2026 National
National
Scottish National Trout Fly Fishing Championship
2026
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7plus7 Developments and R & E Hygiene
Scottish National Trout Fly Fishing Championship
Sponsored by 7Plus7 Developments and R & E Hygiene
Heat 5 - Lintrathen 7th May 2026
Heat 5 at Lintrathen on 7th May was contested by 34 competitors with the top 18 going through to the semis. It was another cold day with a chilly easterly breeze and many anglers struggled to get trout into their basket.
86 trout were caught with the cut off weight at 3lb.
Some anglers mastered the conditions with the top rod, Ronald Gilbert, of Greys Menteith Ospreys, catching 9 fish for 13lb 2.8oz. In second with 7 fish for 11lb 15.4 oz was Tyler Hay of Fly Boy FF and third spot went to Willie Thomson of Leslie & Glenrothes AC who had 8 fish for 11lb 3.3oz,
Four National Champions, Ronald Gilbert, Tyler Hay, Peter Auchterlonie and Derek Pozzi all finished in the top five.
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Willie Thomson, Ronald Gilbert and Tyler Hay
Scottish National Trout Fly Fishing Championship
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Heat 4 - Frandy - 5th May 2026
Heat 4 at Frandy on 5th May was contested by 26 competitors with the top 13 going through to the semis. It was a cold day with a mix of cloud and sun however the chilly conditions didn't put the fish off.
280 trout were caught with 11 fish needed to qualify for the semis.
Top rod with 18 fish for 37lb 10.6oz was Martin McCafferty of Future FF. Close behind in second was team mate Nicky Cocozza with 18 fish for 35lb 9.10oz. Third with 17 fish for 33lb 14.8oz was Jamie McLeary of Black Bull FFC.
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Martin McCafferty, Jamie McLeary and Nicky Cocozza
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Heat 3- Menteith - 21st April 2026
Heat 3 at Menteith on 21st April was contested by 55 competitors with the top 28 going through to the semis. There was cloud cover over most of the session but with a chilly east wind it was a cold day.
136 trout were caught with four being over 4lbs. The heaviest fish weighed 6lb 1oz.
Top rod with 7 fish for 14lb 1.7oz was Scott Pozzi of Rainbow AC. In second with 6 fish for 13lb 12.40oz was Brian Quinn of Glencoe FF and third place went to Graeme Lynch of Team Flybox with 6 fish for 13lb 2.2oz
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Graeme Lynch, Scott Pozzi
and Brian Quinn
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Heat 2- Harelaw - 17th April 2026
Heat 2 of the National was held at Harelaw on 18th April and the 37 anglers had to contend with cold conditions with occasional blustery showers and hale stones. However that didn't put the fish off and a total of 152 were caught of which 9 were over 4lbs. The top six anglers were only separated by one fish with five having 9 trout and the top rod rod with ten.
Top Rod with ten trout for 20lb 0.6oz was Mario Fionda of Harelaw FF.
In second with 9 trout for 20lb was Alan Harvie of Greys Menteith Ospreys and third place went to Darrell Lindsay of Harelaw FF who had 9 trout for 19lb 12.7oz.
The top 19 qualified for the semis.
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Alan Harvie, Mario Fionda and Darrell Lindsay
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Heat 1- Lake of Menteith - 14th April 2026
The Scottish National Trout Fly Fishing Championship for 2026 got underway with Heat 1 at the Lake of Menteith on 14th April. This year the championship is fished to a one fish kill followed by catch and release with a weight allowance awarded for each returned fish. Heavy fish are capped with the weight of each capped fish being recorded. In the event of a tie in place positions then the exact weight of a capped fish will decide the top place. Should the placings not be sorted by the capped weight then the time of the first caught fish will be the decider. All competitors must record the times that each fish is caught and they must swap catch cards with their boat partner who will be responsible for completing the card each time a fish is caught.
In heat 1 there were 23 anglers with the top 12 going through to the semis. Top rod with 12 fish for 23lb 11oz was Brad Gair of Future FF. In second with 11 fish for 21lb 15.7oz was Blaine O'Donnell of Balfron Piscatorials and third spot with 9 fish for 18lb 9.1oz went to John Simpson of Glasgow Post Office FFC.
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John Simpson, Brad Gair and Blaine O'Donnell
2026 Scottish National Championship Boat Draw
