6lb Grilse caught on Thursday on the Ruelย by one of our members Scott, who also lost a larger fish estimated at 15 lb
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Bill Rankin got one up on the otters today, with this beautiful 5 1/2 lb Sea-trout, rod and fly caught (No trawling) … well done Bill ๐
DDAC stalwart and ex- president Tom Henry is 80 this weekend, we wish him well and many more years fishing … Happy Birthday Tom ๐
The Pittman Competition ran from Sunday 17th September until Sunday 24th September.
Seventeen members fished the competition over a terrible week of wind and rain. On Sunday 17th September, 3 members weighed in with 5 fish each.
On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, no members weighed in due to high winds and heavy rain. On Friday 22nd September, 5 members fished from 7.30 am until the weigh-in at 5.00 pm at the car park. None of the members had touched a fish.
Two skilled members fished the Reservoir on Saturday from dawn until 3.00 pm and did not touch a fish.
No members weighed in on Sunday 24th due to high winds and rain again.
The results are as follows:
1st โ David Halliday โ 5 fish for total weight 10 lb 6 oz
2nd โ Gordon Cardy โ 5 fish for total weight 9 lb 14 oz
3rd โ Ron Ganley โ 5 fish for total weight 9 lb 12 oz
Heaviest fish โ David Halliday โ 2 lb 10 oz
Therefore David Halliday wins the Pittman Competition and also has the heaviest fish. Well done David!
Davy Landsburgh
Reservoir Convenor
Further work was recently carried
out on the upper Ruel to try and
prevent bank erosion and improve
gravel beds .This helps to prevent
silting of spawning areas.
The work was carried out by Argyll
Fishries Trust with help from
volunteers
Funding was provided by
Salmon Scotland Wild Fisheries
fund, Cruach Mhor Windfarm fund
and South of Scotland Electricity.
Graeme Henry took five fish on the final day of the Tarsan Competition, all fish took a Claret Bumble size 10 .. well done Graeme ๐