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Lake of Menteith 15

Clarity 2.8m and 6ft Water temperature 9 C
th
 May
Another blustery week with snow on the hills saw the anglers more often seeking shelter
first and fish second – never ideal! The most popular tactic continued to be a sink tip line
or slow glass with a booby on the point and diawl bachs, buzzers or cormorants higher
up. More recently anglers have opted for a couple of dries with a buzzer in between with
some notable success. Best areas have varied from all over including Hotel Bay (in the
calmer weather) to the shelter of Lochend, Butts and Gateside in the wilder moments.
Congratulations to new Disabled National Champion Jim Curry from Irvine (pictured
left). 37 anglers took part in the National Final at Lake of Menteith on Sunday 12th May
and landed 124 fish, returning 47 of these. The fishing was sponsored by the Lake of
Menteith Fisheries.  The top seven rods plus 1 reserve will represent SDFFA Team
Scotland at Eyebrook in England in 2014. The full team in order are Jim Curry (12 fish),
Wullie Brash (8), Fraser Renwick(8), Tom Ward(8), Wullie Fulton(7), Bill Barnes(5)
and Tony Lithgow(6). Graham Steele(6) is travelling reserve. Full results can be seen at
www.sana.org.uk  
In  the SANACC national
was  top rod with 15 fish,
George Whyte of Crieff
Robbie Mather
(Monikie) was 2nd with rd
12 fish and Alex McEwan  (Rainbow Warriors) 3
with 11. George took all his  trout in the Lochend
area where he fished diawl  bachs and a tequila
stinger on slow glass and  midge tip lines. Full
Results and Photos at http://www.sanacc.org.uk/2013_heats.html
In the second heat of the Scottish Club Championships sponsored by Speyburn Malt whisky and Angling Active –
the top team on the night was Roscobie Loch (pictured above l to r; Scott MacGregor, Charlie Walls and George
Gall). The 45 anglers landed 115 fish. Also qualifying for the semis were Butcher Boy B and Heriots A. Top rod
on the the night was Scott MacGregor who took his fish in hotel bay on a slow glass and slow retrieve with cat
booby, buzzer and cormorant. Also qualifying for the Champion of
Champions were Phil Hunter, Lennox Lindsay, Andy Kennedy and Darren
Scott. Full details at http://www.sanacc.org.uk/. 
In the boat League – soponsored by Baynes Tackle Callander. Ken Oliver
was top rod with 8 fish. The 17 anglers landed 68 fish.
David Ogg from
Acharacle came down for
the day to fish with his
club Bothwell and
Blantyre. David managed
a nice double of pike and
overwintered trout. The
club’s tally with 9 boats
was 57 trout for 130lbs
plus 20 rtd.