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Fishery Report Menteith Weekly Report 16th October

SCOTTISH CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006
Troots Pip Soldiers by 2oz
The tightness of the margin of victory after 14 heats and two semi-finals involving over 250 three man club teams, must have left one or two folk thinking “what if” over the weekend. Full credit to the Edinburgh Trout Anglers – and it is their name that will be gold leafed in the board room at Menteith. Thanks to our main sponsors the Daily Record and to the Angling Centre Stirling for additional prizes.

Kenny Woods, Dave Bonnington and Walter Archibald of Edinburgh Trout Anglers.

Club Championship Results

Dave Bonnington 36 of Loanhead said that the dull overhead conditions suited the trooties tactics which were to stay high up in the water with imitative patterns (predominantly slender cormorants and white cats). Dave caught most of his 8 fish in the top 18” whilst fishing in the rookery. Kenny Wood 50, of Longniddry had his 9 fish on a fast glass fishing off the Rookery and Reedy Point. Walter Archibald of Ormiston 52, had his 8 fish on a sink tip – and landed two in the last five minutes. Hardlines to the Soldier Palmers (Ronnie Christie, Jock Ryan and James Gardiner – now firmly established as one of the best fly fishing teams in the UK. Third placed were Rothes Oak AC.

Top rod on the day was Peter Auchterlonie with 10 fish for 22lbs 9oz, 2nd equal were Jock Ryan and Bill Barnes with 11 fish and Championship secretary Kenny Miller was 3rd with 10 fish for 21lbs 10oz. Full Results: 54 anglers landed 274 trout for 610lbs 12oz. 7 fish over 4lbs. First 4 fish were kept thereafter fish were returned except large specimens for the pot.

18th Ardrossan and Eglington 7 fish for 16lbs 4 oz; Wooden spoon.
17th Kinross AC 10 fish for 21lbs 11oz; 3 bottles of wine.
16th Stirling Castle 11 fish for 21lbs 11oz; £20.
15th Ayr AC 11 for 24lbs 5oz; £25
14th Rowbank AC 12 fish for 27lbs 1oz; £30
13th West Coast FF 13 fish for 30lbs 2oz; £35
12th Avonbank 13 fish for 30lbs 15oz; £40
11th Strathtyrum 14 fish for 30lbs 15oz; £45
10th St.Serfs 15 fish for 32lbs 6oz; £50
9th Bridge of Allan 76 14 fish for 32lbs 12oz; £55
8th Thack 13 fish for 33lbs; £60
7th IBM 16 fish for 33lbs 7oz; £65
6th Creiff 16 fish for 38lbs 4oz; £70
5th Edinburgh Vets 18 fish for 39lbs 6oz; £90
4th SANA 18 fish for 39lbs 13oz; £100
3rd Rothes Oak 23 fish for 48lbs 15oz; £200 and 3 fly lines.
2nd Soldier Palmers 25 fish for 53lbs 6oz; £300 and 3 reels
1st Edinburgh Trout Anglers 25 fish for 53lbs 8oz; £500 and 3 rods.

Other Menteith News

A fit and fantastic on grown rainbow of 10lbs 13oz caught by Alan Lawson (above) from Finzean Aberdeenshire, who writes….
“My fish was caught in close to the now ashore cages, I was using a Di 7 line and an orange tailed Humungus. We had all agreed that it would be the last cast of the day before we went in, so perseverance counts.”

Some great looking on grown specimens have appeared in the catches this week. The final stocking of the Lake for 2006 will take place this week with 800 fish poised to be released.

Fishing has been mainly in the top couple of feet of water with a lot of catches tending to be close into the reeds where the Lake fry find sanctuary. Top areas have been the Shore Road to Lochend and up to the Butts, Heronry and cages and the Rookery.

First Lake Cormorants Youth Champion
Max McKinstrie of Kippen receives the Cormorants Championship Shield from Scottish Anglers National Association President Ronnie Picking.

Club Returns for the week:
SSEB 10 boats 31 fish for 79lbs, Kelvinside AC 5 boats 18 fish for 40lbs, Milngavie 5 boats 12 fish for 37lbs, Phoenix 8 fish for 20lbs, Tap shop 6 boats 21 fish 44lbs, Monifeith 5 boats 23 fish for 47lbs.

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