“Memberships that are not paid this year must give notification of deferment before 1st June 2020, or they will be charged as a new member the following year.”
As per the club constitution.
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The netting that has been taking place in Loch Riddon for 14 years is an undertaking by the Argyll fisheries Trust to determin the extent of the sea lice population in Argyll sea lochs where there are salmon farms in the vicinity, every May and June they catch and check the sea trout smolts that have left the river and are hanging about the loch head area where sea lice from the salmon farms attach themselves to the young fish and if they get to many it weakens the fish so much that it dies, we have netted some fish at 6 inches with up to 40 lice on them so those fish are doomed, all fish after checking are safely returned to the sea, the trust want to monitor the numbers of lice so that they can complain to the fish farms, that is the purpose of the netting.
Big thanks to Colin McDonald (snr) for sending the photos.
Duncan McGillvray very kindly sent this in ….
A few photographs from days gone by, kindly sent in by Colin McDonald (snr)
These three pictures show in 2005 a work party on Loch Riddon shore
clearing an area free from seaweed so that it would be suitable for
netting and in 2006 Archie Young demonstrating fly tying at the
Glendaruel open day to show what the angling club and the Ruel Board
were doing for the benefit of the River Ruel.
Memories like these photos are more than welcome to get posted up on our pages, if any member has photos from the past and would like them published here please send them to dunoonangling@gmail.com , the season might be on hold for the next few months due to the virus restrictions so posts like this are just great to keep the website ticking over.
Bill Rankin and Allan Miller were out on Loch Tarsan on the opening day of 2020 season, these nice brownies were just some of the fish caught, all others were returned. The loch has not been stocked yet but as you can see there are still good fish to be caught.
Dear Members……The main double gate at the left hand side of the Col Dam ( small Dam ) is closed NO VEHICULAR ACCESS ALLOWED until further notice. This is due to a problem with the owner SSE.
President Davy.
Some photos taken by Bob Clark of work being carried out on the upper Ruel, to prevent bank erosion and improve habitat, being undertaken by River Ruel Improvement Association.
Members are reminded that the annual subs are now due for payment, please send to Bill Rankin (Membership Sec) as soon as possible, the address is printed on last years membership card … thanks 🙂
“The Bank of Scotland may not accept cheques with ‘DDAC’ written on them from now on, please write in full ‘Dunoon & District Angling Club’.”
The DDAC Competitions this coming year need to be be looked at with a view to try
and reconstruct them into a more amicable and enjoyable event.
If any member has an idea, please email the committee, all thoughts are welcome.
The Loch Tarsan five Saturday event has decreased over the years to a number not adequate enough to hold a proper competition. There was only two or three
members in 2019 that actually competed over the five Saturdays.
Which ended up with one winner going through to the SANACC National
Competition.
The SANACC Competitions: The National and the Scottish Clubs are not set in stone
within this club, they can be withdrawn, as it is dependent on the numbers fishing our
competitions, we have already withdrawn the one day challenge trophy.
We do recognise that not all members are competition minded, but for those
members who would like to join in, or members who enjoy the local events,
you do not need to go forward to the SANACC Competitions if so desired, after all
competitions are a fun day out, not just to win a place in the SANACC Comps.
The other events excluding the ‘Pitman trophy’ at the Reservoir were not that far
behind in numbers, generally around six or seven members enjoying a day out, a
few more would help improve the day’s enjoyment.
The Loch Eck trophy (or just a day’s fishing anytime) , has the ability to be a great
day out as one does not need to have special rods or flies, only what you would
need for Brown trout fishing, though heavier tippets is a help.
The benefit from joining in on the competitions is we all can learn from the anglers
who fish regular on our waters, after all, we are all members of the same club.
