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Lake of Menteith 19th June

6ft Water Temperature 14.C , Clarity (Secchi disc) 1.95m.

There are signs that clarity is starting to
improve with a change of wind
direction to light westerlies yesterday.
Some great memorable rises and
catches interspersed with periods where
fishing is reported as very hard! The
fish may be on the move with good
catches on buzzers, hoppers and dries
reported from the Rookery, Gateside,
Malling Shore and out in the open - last
night.

Left; Wullie Leitch from Falkirk
rescued this Swift which had captured
an angler’s fly and landed in the drink,
unable to take off. It required a spell
under the hand drier and a high perch for take off. These birds only normally land to breed!

Disabled International Update: We have been blessed with warm and calm weather for this
event and after the first day of the disabled international the Scots have 22 fish, Ireland 15,
England 13 and Wales 11.

Left: Irene Clarke from Cardonald with a 6lb 60oz “ressie”taken on a floating line with Kate
McLaren “along the rope” in Gateside Bay.

In the Scottish Club Championships, sponsored by GROUSE Whisky and
ANGLING ACTIVE, Kenny Millar Reports “Heat 7 started off slightly cold, damp and

windy. Conditions vastly improved making it not too bad a fishing evening. 36 anglers caught
80 fish. 48 were weighed in for 110lbs and 32 were returned. 1st place went to Townhill A.C.
(pictured below, back row, l to r John Michie, Gordon Michie and Colin McGlone) with 11 fish
for 23lb 2oz. 2nd place were Dunfermline Railway with 10 fish for 21lb 6 oz and 3rd place were
Drumbowie Fly Fishers with 10 fish for 21lb. Top Individual was Scottish Youth International
angler Calum Hardie (pictured belowin foreground) of Drumbowie FF with 8 trout for 16lb
9oz. His tactic was (when he wasn’t fooling swifts) reported as buzzers at Lochend on a floater.
2nd place George Mooney Lochinch A.C. with 8 trout for 16lb 1oz. 3rd Jim Hay Dunfermline
Railway with 7 fish for 15lb 5oz. 4th Gordon Michie Townhill A.C. 7 fish for 14lb 1oz and 5th
Davy Wales Heatherfly FF with 5 fish for 11lb 1oz. These individuals will fish the Champ of
Champs on 12th October. Heaviest trout was a rainbow off 3lb 4oz caught by Andrew Hutchison
(son of Wullie) of Greenock & dist A.C. Sunburst had an angler taken unwell at Lake and were re
scheduled till 28th July.”

The Disabled National took Place on Friday 15th, after the
UK Police National Championships (results next week). 29
anglers netted 81 fish. 61 were dispatched and weighed
139lbs. The 2012 Disabled Champ is Jim Crawford from
Ayrshire (left). Also qualifying for the 2013 team were
A.Smith, A.Hunter, S.Fraser, C.Broadhead, W.Barnes,
J.Currie and Barry Hood.

In the sixth Heat of the BAYNES TACKLE (Callander)
Menteith Boat League. Brian MacKenzie (below centre)
picked up another first place with, "over half his fish on
dries - out in the middle". The 23 anglers caught and
returned 74 fish. 2nd placed James Fairlie (below right)
collected the £25 Bayne's tackle voucher and the Taste of
the Trossachs (Callander) Breakfast or meal voucher. Roger
of Baynes Tackle Callander is pictured below left.