Bill Rankin had a good day at Loch Tarsan recently with 12 fish taken on a dry fly, all fish were returned to fight another day … well done Bill !
The fifth and final competition for this year,was held on 6th August. A very poor turnout only four members attended the weigh in.
The top rod on the day was Bill Rankin, 6 fish at 4lb 5 ozs.
The overall results for the Tarsans competitions are as follows:
P J Mackenzie was Lee Lindop with 29 fish at 18lbs 12ozs.
The Tarsan Cup was Paul McLean with a fish of 1lb 6 ozs.
Lee Lindop, Bill Rankin & Keith Mackenzie will be representing the club next season at the National prelims.
“Thomson Trophy back in Dunoon!
DDAC and Dunrod had some very enjoyable and challenging fishing today.
Despite strong winds and some rain, teams from both clubs competed
for wild brownies from Dunrod waters high on the hills above Gourock.
This friendly rivalry helps cement the close ties between our two clubs.
Our Dunoon team were comfortable winners and will hold the Thomson Cup
until next year, when we’ll compete all over again.”
Nice photo of a Damsel Fly taken on the bank at the River Ruel by Bill Rankin, not a common sight !
Nothing to do with fishing but I thought I’d post it anyway seeing it’s such a cracking photo.
A very windy day and hard conditions for all.
Sixteen members fished with only seven catching fish.
Lee Lindop won with 7lb 2oz, second was Bill Rankin with 7lb, third was Keith MacKenzie with 6lb 4oz, and fourth was Jake Chambers with 6lb.
Bill Rankin had the heaviest fish at 2lb 8oz.
The Inn at Muckhart was an excellent choice yet again with superb food !
Five members weighed in and Jake Chambers was the winner.
Jake Chambers 10 fish, 7lb 15.3oz
Hamish McInnes 9 7lb 9.8oz
Davy Landsburgh 8 6lb 9.2oz
Jim Nolan 3 2lb 12.7oz
John Pickett 2 1lb 6.5oz
It has been noted that there is a big shortage of “Catch Returns” from members and visitors after fishing the Reservoir.
These slips are important, we need these figures to calculate the numbers of fish left in the water so we can adjust stocking numbers accordingly !
There is a post box for permit slips at the car park area, or if it suits better handed into Campbells Paint Shop in Argyll St. So if anyone has slips still that are in the pocket of their jacket or lying around the house please hand them in, or if its too far to travel please email the details of catch and stub number on the permit to .. dunoonangling@gmail.com.
Regards
DDAC Committee
First place was Lee Lindop with 9 fish at 6lb 3oz.
Second place was Harry Lindop with 3 fish at 2lb 5oz.
Third place was Keith Mackenzie with 3 fish at 2lb 4oz.
Weather wise a good days fishing but fish hard to come by for some.
Only six competitors weighed in at the boathouse.
The last Tarsan competition for 2016 is on Saturday 6 August.
The over 50 competition is on Wednesday 6 July.
Several nice fish caught on Tarsan today by Bill Rankin and Jake Chambers, the fish in the photos were caught by Bill were 1lb 1/2 oz and 1lb 11 1/2 oz. Just goes to show the quality of the stocked brownies that we are getting supplied with this season.
Dunoon and District Angling Club 