SANACC

ScottishAnglersNationalAssociationCompetitionClubs

Welcome to the website for the:-

Scottish National Trout Fly Fishing Championship
Scottish National Rivers Championship
Scottish Club Championship
Champion of Champions
Scottish International Loch Style Teams
Scottish International Rivers Team

Glen Maree Contracts Ltd

Lochgilphead & District AC

National Youth Fly Fishing Championship International Youth Team: If you are under 18 and interested in fishing in the National Youth Fly Fishing Championship or the Scottish Youth Team then contact Andy Boylan: email: andyboylan@ymail.com or phone: 07801760454

Angling for Young People at the Lake of Menteith: click on Lake of Menteith for information on youth angling at the Lake of Menteith

SANACC AGM

The SANACC AGM will be held on Sunday 2nd March 2014 at the King Robert Hotel, Bannockburn. Full details will be sent out to club secretaries in January.


River Team Manager

Subject to approval at the AGM, Ian Wilson has been appointed as the new River Team Manager. Interviews for the post were held in November.

Champion of Champions
Friday 11th October
Lake of Menteith


John Buchanan of Newton Mearns FF is the 2013 Champion of Champions. In a very tight finish John won the Championship by just 4 ounces from Mike Willis of Bridge of Allan 76 AC. read more

Scottish Club Championship
Final


Change FF "B" won the final of the Scottish Club Championship with Newton Mearns in second and Alba Orvis FF "A" in third. read more

Autumn International - Lake of Menteith
Friday 20th September 2013

Scotland decisively won the Autumn International at Menteith to make it three gold medals in a row. The Scottish Team were 28 fish ahead of second place Ireland who in turn were one fish ahead of Wales.

In a clean sweep of the prizes Scotland's Ray Anderson won the Brown Bowl as the top individual and Colin MacDonald caught the heaviest fish.

photo: Ray Anderson
at the weigh-in

The Scottish Team wish to thank the boatmen who helped out on Friday and the sponsors and individuals who supported the fundraising efforts. read more

Scottish Club Championship
Semi-Final 30th August

The winner of the bottle of Speyburn Highland Single Malt Whisky and top team in the second semi was Change FF AC "B".
The top individual rod, who also received a bottle of Speyburn, was John Buchanan of Newton Mearns FF.
The full report is on the Scottish Club Page.

Scottish Club Championship
Semi- Final 23rd August

Strathleven Fly Fishers "A" with 46 fish for 94lb 0.6oz pipped Menteith Ospreys "A" in the first semi. Top individual rod was Campbell Morgan of Strathleven FF with 25 fish for 50lb 0.4oz. The top two clubs and Campbell Morgan each received a bottle of Speyburn Highland Single Malt Whisky. The full report is on the Scottish Club Semi-Finals Page.

2013 Scottish National River Championship
28th July 2013
River Tummel

Paul Buchanan is the 2013 Scottish National River Champion with a convincing win in the final.

Scottish Club Championship - Heat 13
27th July 2013

Strathtyrum won the last heat of the Scottish Club Championship with 29 fish for 60lb 1oz and were presented with a bottle of Speyburn Highland Single Malt Whisky. Change FF AC "B" was second with 21 fish for 45lb 10oz and newcomers Granite City AC were third with 16 fish for 35lb 5oz. The full report is on the Scottish Club Championship page.

Scottish Club Championship
Heat 12 - 20th July

Newton Mearns FF won the sponsor's bottle of Speyburn Highland Single Malt Whisky when they won heat 12 with 24 fish for 50lb 5oz. Dows FFC were second with 7 fish for 15lb 4oz and Menteith Ospreys "B" were third with 6 fish for 15lb 1oz. The full report is on the Scottish Clubs page.

Scottish Club Championship
Heat 11 - 13th July


Bridge of Allan 76AC collected two bottles of Speyburn Highland Single Malt Whisky by winning heat 11 of the Scottish Club Championship. Peter Shepherd of Bridge of Allan 76 AC was the top individual with 7 fish for 14lb 1.2oz.

Scottish Club Championship
Heat 10 - 6th July

Kelso AA "A" won the Speyburn Highland Single Malt Whisky when they won the 10th heat of the Scottish Club Championship with 20 fish for 43lbs. A B C & D AC "A" were second with 17 fish for 37lb 10oz and Saturday AC were third with 17 fish for 35lb. Read the full report on the Scottish Clubs page.

National Semi-Final No 6
Menteith 5th July

The Ridgeline Smock coat provided by sponsors Ridgeline Uk was won by Ken Oliver of Inverclyde FF when he won the last of the semi-finals at Menteith on 5th July. Ken had 17 fish for 35lb 7.8oz and was two fish clear of second placed Jim Adams of RBL Kirkwall who had 15 fish for 30lb 13oz. David McAllister of Port Glasgow AC was third with 13 fish for 29lb 10.8oz. Read the full report on the Nationals Page.

Fly Box Raffle - Autumn International

The final raffle tickets for the fly box filled with flies tied by the Autumn International team were sold at the last of the semis and the draw was done at the weigh-in that night by Autumn Team member Ken Oliver. The winner of the box was Jim Coyne of Carron Valley Fishery.

Semi-Final No 5 - Lake of Menteith
2nd July 2013

Brian Mackenzie of Rowbank AC won the Ridgeline Smock coat provided by sponsors Ridgeline UK for the winner of each semi-final of the National Trout Fly Fishing Championship. Brian had 9 trout for 18lb 12.4oz which was just ahead of Shane Kelly of Hawick AC who had 8 trout for 18lb. Mick Tait was third with 6trout for 13lb 4.2oz. Read the full report on the National Page.

River Fly Fishing International
River Taff - 28th June

Wales followed up their 2012 International win by comfortably winning the 2013 River International on the River Taff with a total of 36 placings. Wales were well clear of England with 55 placings with Ireland and Scotland close behind on 60 placings and 61 placings.

Scottish National Trout Fly Fishing Championship
Semi-Final - 24th June

Scott Miller of Stanley & District AC won the Ridgeline Smock Coat as top rod at the fourth semi-final at Carron with 7 fish. Scott was in the Scottish Gold Medal International Team at Bewl last month. Alex McEwan of Rainbow Warriors was second with 6 fish and Greg Donnelly of Craufurdland FF was third with 7. The full report is on the National Championshop page..

National Trout Fly Fishing Championship
Loch Leven semi-final - 21st June


Ewan Clark of Strathtyrum AC was the winner of the Ridgeline Smock Coat in the third of the semi-finals at Loch Leven. Ewan had 18 trout with his boat partner, Michael Thomson, of Dalry Garnock second with 12 fish and Allan Smith of Kinross AC was third with 7 fish. Read the full report on the National Championship page.

Heat 9 - Scottish Club Championship
29th June 2013


Neilston FF "B" won the 9th heat of the Scottish Club Championship. Balfron Piscatorials were second and Blackbull Fishing Club were third. The report is on the Scottish Clubs page

Scottish Club Championship - 22nd June - Heat 8

Saturday night again saw 14 teams competing. With a choppy wind the temperature dropped and coldness returned which put the fish off the surface in several areas. With conditions hard, 113 rainbows were caught for a total weight of 247lb 3 oz. 46 were returned. The top club and the top individual received a bottle of Speyburn Highland Single Malt Whisky.

Top club on the night was Port Glasgow A.C. with 17 trout for 38lb 4oz. 2nd place went to Kinross A.C. with 12 trout for 24lb 9oz and 3rd place to Drumbowie F.F. with 11 trout for 23lb 9 oz. These teams go through to the second semi-final on 30th August. Top rod on the night was Connor Campbell of Kinross A.C.

photo: Archie Blair, Stewart McCabe and
Dave Downie(Port Glasgow AC) and Connor Campbell

Scottish National Trout Fly Fishing Championship
Semi-Final - Lintrathen 18th June


Rab Maxwell (Clatto & Stratheden AC) won the Ridgeline Smock Coat as the winner of the first of the semi-finals with 9 fish. Richard McHattie of Aberdeen & District AA was second with 5 fish and Wullie Simpson (Rothes Oak AC) was third with 4 fish. The full report is on the Nationals page.

Scottish National Trout Fly Fishing Championship
Carron 19th June


Paul Garner of Alba Orvis FF won the Ridgeline Smock Coat provided by Ridegline UK for the winner of each semi final. Paul won the semi-final with 6 fish with Ian Skilling of Grizzle Cats second with 7 fish and Robbie Mather of Monikie AC third with 7 fish. The full report is on the Nationals page.

Scottish Club Championship
Heat 6 - 8th June


Alba Orvis FF 'B' won heat 6 of the Scottish Club Championship. Read report.

photo: Alba Orvis FF 'B'
Gregor Fleming, Paul Garner
and David Bonnington

Scottish National Trout Fly Fishing Championship
Heat 10 - Lake of Menteith

The last of the heats was won by Jock Royan of Alba Orvis FF who receives a Ridgeline Razorback Soft Shell Jacket. Go to the report on the National page.

Scottish Club Championship
Heat 4 - 25th May

Cupar AC won heat 4 of the Scottish Club Championship with father and son Sandy Robertson (jnr) and Sandy Robertson (snr) each receiving a bottle of Speyburn Single Malt Whisky for being the top individual rod and captain of the winning team. The full report is on the Scottish Club page.



photo:
Sandy and Sandy

Scottish National Trout Fly Fishing Championship
Heat 8 - Loch Leven - 21st May


Tom Burnett of Neilston FF, who has just returned from Bewl where he was part of the Gold Medal Scottish Team, won the Ridgeline Razorback Soft Shell jacket when he was the top rod with 6 trout at Heat 8 at Loch Leven.

Scottish National Trout Fly Fishing Championship
Heat 9 - Lintrathen 22nd May

Neil Anderson of Monikie AC won the Ridgeline Razorback Soft Shell Jacket in Heat 9 with his 6 trout being good enough to take the first spot.

Scottish National River Championship
Heat 3

Robert Irvine won the third heat of the River Chamionship. Full report is on the Rivers Page

Scottish National River Championship - Heat 4

The fourth heat of the Rivers Championship was won by Andy Foggin with the top four going through to the final. Douglas Graham was second, Robert Murray was third and Grant Gibson was fourth.

Spring International - Bewl Water - 17th May

Scotland continued on winning ways by taking the Gold Medal at the Spring International at Bewl Water on 17th May. The Scottish Team had rounded off 2012 by taking the Gold Medal at the Autumn International at Llyn Brenig and followed up at Bewl with a convincing win. The fourteen man team, Captained by Ronnie Glass of Kelso AA, netted 63 trout for 127lbs 14oz which was well clear of England who were second with 42 trout for 79lb 8.5oz. Wales were third with 32 trout for 61lb 11.5oz and Ireland were fourth with 21 trout for 42lb 3.5oz.

The top three individual spots were filled by Scotsmen all of whom had 9 trout. Peter Auchterlonie of St Fillans & Lochearn AA won the Brown Bowl as the top rod with 9 trout for 20lb 5oz. Andrew Glasgow of Ferry FF and Kevin Porteous of Dounreay AC tied for second with 9 trout for 16lb 11oz. The full report is on the Spring International Page

Captain Ronnie Glass

Peter Auchterlonie

Andrew Glasgow

Kevin Porteous

Scottish National Trout Fly Fishing Championship
Heat 6 - Carron Valley - 9th May

Steven Welsh of Denny & District AC won the Ridgeline Jacket as the top rod in Heat 6. Steven had 9 trout at Carron Valley Fishery for 7lb 1.5oz.

National Fly Fishing Championship
Heat 7 - Loch of Harray

Ian Hutcheon, the 2012 National Champion, won this years' heat on the Loch of Harray. The full result is on the Nationals page

Scottish National Trout Fly Fishing Championship
Heat 4 - Lake of Menteith - 2nd May


Thirteen competitors had double figure bags at Heat 4 of the National at the Lake of Menteith on 2nd May. Top rod, with 20 fish and winner of the Ridgeline Razorback Soft Sheel Fleece, was Chris McAllister of Raemoir TF.

Scottish National Trout Fly Fishing Championship
Heat 5 - Lake of Menteith 7th May


George Whyte of Crieff FF won the Ridgeline Razorback jacket as the top rod in Heat 5 with 15 fish.

Jock Kettles, Captain of the Spring Loch Team which is going to Lough Sheelin this year, recently met with Michael Wilson of Fishers and is now able to announce that Fishers will sponsor the loch teams for the next five years.

Michael provided support to the teams last year and is now stepping up that support alongside his plans to expand Fishers. Fishers is a dedicated tackle store situated in John Street Precinct, Penicuik and is owned and run by Michael Wilson. Despite being a new company established in 2009 Fishers has experienced rapid growth with plans for expansion in 2012.

Fishers retail Game, Sea, Coarse & Predator tackle, fly tying equipment, clothing and baits most of which are available either in store or online at www.fishersdirect.com

Michael stocks huge brands such as Hardy, Greys, Airflo, Vision, Wychwood, Rio, Snowbee, Riverge, Veniard, Flybox, Kamasan, Fulling Mill, Caledonia, Masterline, Cortland, Loon, Anvil, Drennan, Redington, Shimano, Lee Wulff, Fishpond and many more.

photo: Jock (left) with
Michael Wilson

Michael explained that the Fishers' reputation for first class service and competitive pricing has come straight from the anglers who use us and not from bold advertising claims, leading to the decision to give something back to the sport with Fishers being a proud sponsor of the Scottish International fly fishing squad 2012.

Jock described the sponsorship as fantastic news for the teams. The cost of the internationals increases each year and when this sponsorship is put alongside all the other support that is provided for the teams and the fundraisers they run each year it means that representing Scotland at the loch internationals is affordable for all.

World Fly Fishing Championships 2009 - Scotland

The report on the 2009 World Fly Fishing Championships held in Scotland can be viewed on the World Fly Fishing Championships 2009 page