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There were eight clubs in the 8th heat of the Scottish Club Championship on 28th June with the top four teams going through to the semi-final on 15th August.  The anglers set off into a strong north westerly wind and almost every boat made for the sheltered water.  Just to make conditions a bit harder there was very little cloud cover for most of the evening.  Around 8.30pm the wind softened.

Many anglers struggled to catch fish although a few did master the conditions.  The 24 anglers caught a total of 60 fish with trout of 6lb 4.8oz, 5lb 15oz and further seven over 4lbs being taken to the scales.  The top club on the night was Strathleven FF "B" represented by Alan Brock (6 fish), Nigel Burns (8 fish) and Campbell Morgan (8 fish) with a total of 22 fish for 53lb 13.5oz.  The team received a voucher for £30 provided by Thermo Fisher Scientific and each individual received a pack of flies provided by My Fishing Flies.  In second place with 12 fish for 32lb 1.6oz was Bothwell & Blantyre "A" represented by Paul Wilson (4 fish), Laurie Taylor (5 fish) and Robin Brown (3 fish).  Hawick AC "A" were third with 8 fish for 23lb 9.1oz and they were represented by Kevin Levell (2 fish), Stewart Barclay (3 fish) and Shane Kelly (3 fish).  Costa Ecosse "B" represented by Walter Archibald (4 fish), Mick Marshall (2 fish) and Allan McLachlan were fourth with 6 fish for 16lb 12.3oz.

1.  Nigel Burns of Strathleven FF with 8 fish for 19lb 0.2oz

2.  Campbell Morgan of Strathleven FF with 8 fish for 18lb 13.3oz

3.  Alan Brock of Strathleven FF with 6 fish for 16lb

4.  Laurie Taylor of Bothwell & Blantyre AC with 5 fish for 11lb 11.9oz

5.  Walter Archibald of Costa Ecosse with 4 fish for 11lb 2.3oz

6.  Paul Wilson of Bothwell & Blantyre AC with 4 fish for 11lb 0.1oz

The last of the semi-finals was held at the Lake of Menteith on Friday 27th June.  The rain started as the competitors were setting off and remained on for most of the day.  However the trout weren't put off and quite a few good bags were taken.

Ireland were convincing winners of the River International on the Munster Blackwater with 27 placings which was 20 placings in front of Scotland who had 47 placings.  England were third with 63 placings and Wales were fourth with 64 placings.

The Ireland team filled the top five individual spots with Scotland's Mark Straughen in 6th,  Matthew Skeoch in 8th, Grant Gibson in 9th, Robert Maxwell in 10th and Scott Hamilton in 14th.

The thunder and lightning around the country on the evening of Saturday 21st June 2025 passed over the Lake of Menteith and for safety reasons the committee on duty that night cut the session short.  However prior to that an angler was disqualified resulting in his team also being disqualified. There were ten teams taking part and they caught a total of  26 fish.   The top team on the night was Grimm Anglers "A"  with 5  fish for 16lb 6.5oz.  They were represented by Craig Inglis (2 fish), Scott Pozzi (2 fish) and Billy Marsland (1 fish) and each of them received a box of flies provided by My Fishing Flies and as a team they also received a £30 voucher provided by Thermo Fisher Scientific.  In second place with 5 fish for 15lb 3.7oz were Johnston FF  "A" represented by Michael Ward (2 fish),  Stevie Plank and Bobby Quinn (3 fish).  In third with 6 fish for 13lb 10oz were Glencoe FF "A" represented by Scott Henderson (3 fish),  Ally Kennedy and Robert Wilson (3 fish).   Black Bull FFC  "A" represented by William Davidson, Jamie McLeary (1 fish) and Mike Burke (2 fish) were fourth.  The top four teams qualified for the semi-final on 15th August.  The heaviest fish on the night weighed 4lb 10.9oz and was caught by Calum Fraser of Gartmore Aberfoyle & District.

The weather forecast for the Saturday evening on 14th June was for torrential rain accompanied by thunder and lightning and it looked unlikely that the heat of the Scottish Club Championship scheduled to be held that night would be able to go ahead.  However the thunder and lightning bypassed Menteith and the eleven teams fished their session with overcast skies and a light wind.  There were 32 anglers in the teams and they caught a total of  106 fish.   The top team on the night was Neilston FF "A"  with 17 fish for 38lb 9.1oz.  They were represented by Brian Mackenzie (5 fish), Tom Burnett (5 fish) and Peter Cameron (7 fish) and each of them received a box of flies provided by My Fishing Flies and as a team they also received a £30 voucher provided by Thermo Fisher Scientific.  In second place with 15 fish for 36lb 7.9oz were Black Bull FFC  "A" represented by Peter Allan (3 fish),  Ian Wright (6 fish) and George Armour (6 fish).  In third with 15 fish for 36lb 6.6oz were Select FF "A" represented by Brian Fletcher (6 fish),  Alex Grant (2 fish) and Craig Hewitson (7 fish).   Harelaw FF  "A" represented by Shug Shaw (4 fish), Barry Lennon (4 fish) and Andy Grey (5 fish) were fourth.  The top four teams qualified for the semi-final on 15th August.  The heaviest fish on the night weighed 5lb 8.5oz and was caught by Brian Munro of Dunfermline Rusty Nail

Fish were capped at 4lb and trout weighing  5lb 8.5oz, 5lb 3oz and four over 4lbs were brought to the scales.

1.  Stuart Lindsay jnr of Kilbirnie AC with 12 fish for 24lb 11.6oz

2.  Craig Hewitson of Select FF with 7 fish for 17lb 1.3oz

3.  Peter Cameron of Neilston FF with 7 fish for 16lb 7.6oz

4.  Brian Fletcher of Select FF with 6 fish for  14lb 8.6oz

5.  George Armour of Black Bull FFC with 6 fish for 13lb 7.5oz

6.  Ian Wright of Black Bull FFC with 6 fish for 13lb 6.2oz

The semi-Final stage of the National started at Lintrathen on 10th June and on another bright day with a cold breeze it wasn't easy for the competitors.  18 anglers contested this semi with the top 9 going through to the final.  They caught a total of 87 fish of which 13 were over 4lb and a further 6 were over 3lb.  At the weigh-in the trout were capped at 3lb with 1.5lb being awarded for each fish.

The first section of the Scottish Club Championship was completed on Saturday 7th June with the 20 teams that qualified from that section going through to the semi-final on 8th August.  Eleven teams contested heat 5 and the 33 anglers caught a total of 121 fish.  It was a cold evening with most of the competitors finding it difficult.  The top team on the night was Perth RASC "A" with 22 fish for 49lb 15.4oz.  They were represented by Andrew Kemp (4 fish), Grant Sutherland (10 fish) and Douglas Beckett (8 fish) and each of them received a box of flies provided by My Fishing Flies and as a team they also received a £30 voucher provided by Thermo Fisher Scientific.  In second place with 18 fish for 44lb 8.7oz were Balfron Piscatorials "A" represented by Bob Robertson (8 fish),  Adam King (6 fish) and Brad Gair (4 fish).  In third with 18 fish for 41.lb 15.6oz were Lintrathen FF "A" represented by Neil Anderson (4 fish),  Alan Ramshaw (7 fish) and Barry Robertson (7 fish).   East Kilbride AC "A" represented by Adam Jukes (3 fish), Craig McKean (6 fish) and Willia Winning (5 fish) were fourth.  The top four teams qualified for the semi-final on 8th August.  The heaviest fish on the night weighed 6lb 13.1oz and was caught by Ryan Mathieson of Leslie & Glenrothes AC

Fish were capped at 4lb and trout weighing  6lb 13.1oz and eight over 4lbs were brought to the scales.

1.  Grant Sutherland of Perth RASC with 10 fish for 23lb 9.3oz

2.  Bob Robertson of Balfron Piscatorials with 8 fish for 19lb 10.2oz

3.  Douglas Beckett of Perth RASC with 8 fish for 16lb 15.7oz

4.  Alan Ramshaw of Lintrathen FF with 7 fish for 15lb 13.3oz

5.  Barry Robertson of Lintrathen FF with 7 fish for 14lb 13.5oz

6.  Adam King of Balfron Piscatorials with 6 fish for 14lb 2oz

The second of the two heats of the River Championship was held on Sunday 1st June on the Rivers Tay and Tummel.  Eleven competitors took part and the top eight qualified for the final.

Top rod was Scott Hamilton of Tweed Valley Tanglers with an impressive catch in all four sessions with a total of 26 fish and 7 place points.  Dick Logan of Coldstream & District AA was second  with 17 place points and Iain Lindsay of Strathgryfe AA was third with 20 place points.

Eight teams took part in the fourth of the Saturday night heats and the 24 anglers caught a total of 121 fish.  It wasn't an easy night and as the competitors assembled for the briefing the rain arrived accompanied by a brisk wind.  Conditions settled shortly after the session started but by 8.15pm the heavy rain and wind returned.  The top team on the night was Balfron Piscatorials "B" with 42 fish for 88lb 5oz.  They were represented by Calum Stephen (20 fish), Bradie Heggie (12 fish) and Blaine O'Donnell (10 fish) and each of them received a box of flies provided by My Fishing Flies and as a team they also received a £30 voucher provided by Thermo Fisher Scientific.  In second place with 26 fish for 60lb 0.1oz were Snowbee Albacats "B" represented by Mark Fleming (4 fish),  Joseph Wood  (10 fish) and Gregor Fleming (12 fish).  In third with 16 fish for 39lb 5.2oz were Military Veterand FFC "A" represented by John Maestri (5 fish),  Graeme Fetguson (2 fish) and Glen Lamont (9 fish).   Dalzell AC "B" represented by Ross Carnegie (7 fish), Jim Donnelly (2 fish) and Sam Harrison (6 fish) were fourth.  The top four teams qualified for the semi-final on 8th August.  The heaviest fish on the night weighed 7lb 9.8oz and was caught by Calum Stephen of Balfron Piscatorials.

Fish were capped at 4lb and trout weighing  7lb 9.8oz, 6lb 2.4oz, 5lb 4.6, 4lb 14.7oz, 4lb 12.4oz, 4lb 12oz, 4lb 2.5oz and 4lb 2.4oz were brought to the scales.

1.  Calum Stephen of Balfron Piscatorials with 20 trout for 42lb 14oz

2.  Gregor Fleming of Snowbee Albacats with 12 trout for 25lb 9.5oz

3.  Bradie Heggie of Balfron Piscatorials with 12 trout for 25lb 0.9oz

4.  Joseph Wood of Snowbee Albacats with 10 trout for 23lb 2.1oz

5.  Glen Lamont of Military Veterans with 9 trout for 20lb 11.1oz

6.  Blaine O'Donnell of Balfron Piscatorials with 10 trout for 20lb 6.1oz

The first of the two heats of the River Championship were held on Sunday 25th May on the Rivers Tay and Tummel.  Eight competitors took part and the top six qualified for the final.

Top rod was Colin Macdonald of Saltire FF with a total of 11 place points.  Ross McKean of Crown FF was second with 13 place points and Stevie Plank of Johnstone FF was third with 14 place points.

Nine teams took part in the third of the Saturday night heats and the 26 anglers caught a total of 100 fish.  The evening started off overcast with a brisk wind and as the session progressed the wind eased and by the end of the match it was raining. The top team on the night was Greys Menteith Ospreys "A" with 27 fish for 58lb 4.9oz.  They were represented by Martin McCafferty (13 fish), Michael Low (6 fish) and Ronnie Gilbert (8 fish) and each of them received a box of flies provided by My Fishing Flies and as a team they also received a £30 voucher provided by Thermo Fisher Scientific.  In second place with 17 fish for 39lb 21.6oz were Snowbee Albacats "A" represented by Greig Davie (4 fish),  Jim Mckinlay  (8 fish) and Stevie Welsh (5 fish).  In third with 15 fish for 37lb 0.7oz were West Linton AC "A" represented by George Charters (2 fish),  Mike Devenney (7 fish) and Gordon Leavy (6 fish).   Dalzell AC "A" represented by Stevie Whitehead (4 fish), Kenny Gray (3 fish) and Eck Moffat (2 fish) were fourth.  The top four teams qualified for the semi-final on 8th August.  The heaviest fish on the night weighed 5lb 1.9oz and was caught by Jim Mckinlay of Snowbee Albacats.

Fish were capped at 4lb and trout weighing  5lb 1.9oz, 5lb 0.4oz, 4lb 9.1oz, 4lb 7.1oz and 4lb 6.3oz were brought to the scales.

1.  Martin McCafferty of Greys Menteith Ospreys with 13 trout for 26lb 0.8oz

2.  Jim Mckinlay of Snowbee Albacats with 8 trout for 19lb 11.6oz

3.  Ronnie Gilbert of Greys Menteith Ospreys with 8 trout for 18lb 14oz

4.  Mike Devenney of West Linton AC with 7 trout for 17lb 0.1oz

5.  Tony Beagan of Barrhead AC with 6 trout for 14lb 7.4oz

6.  Gordon Leavy of West Linton AC with 6 trout for 14lb 5.4oz

The last of the 2025 National heats was held at the Lake of Menteith on Friday 23rd May and once again the competitors were faced with a warm sunny day.  They had a light breeze in the morning which gradually picked up as the session progressed.  Trout were on the surface in many areas and the boats were well spread out.  Quite a few heavy fish were caught with trout of 7lb 8oz, 5lb 14oz, 5lb 8oz, 4lb 9oz and 4lb 4oz brought to the scales.

The top 16 qualified for the semi-finals and the cut off weight was 10lb 15.5oz

There is a break for a couple of weeks with the semis starting at Lintrathen on 10th June.

The raffle for the box of flies tied by the Spring Team was drawn on 23rd May just before the last of the heats.  The draw was supervised by Douglas Fraser and the winner of the box is Sean McCaffrey.

The penultimate National heat was held at Loch Leven on a day when there was rarely any clouds in the sky.  However the Loch Leven trout weren't put off by a bit of sun and the 22 competitors netted 49 trout.  Of the trout brought to the scales there was one at 2lb 13oz and another at 3lb 2oz.

Ten teams took part in the second of the Saturday night heats and the 30 anglers caught a total of 150 fish.  The top team on the night was Firecats "B" with 36 fish for 72lb 7.9oz.  They were represented by Kenni Hope(10 fish), Campbell Cree(17 fish) and Dominic McAvoy (9 fish) and each of them received a box of flies provided by My Fishing Flies and as a team they also received a £30 voucher provided by Thermo Fisher Scientific.  In second place with 20 fish for 43lb 2.4oz were Costa Ecosse "A" represented by Murray Hunter(3 fish),  Gus Armour (10 fish) and Andy Smith (7 fish).  In third with 19 fish for 41lb 6.7oz were Stranraer & District AA "A" represented by Harris Campbell (6 fish),  Calum Crosbie (10 fish) and Kevin McIntyre (3 fish).   Lochgilphead & District AC "A" represented by Archie MacGilp (4 fish), James Montgomery (10 fish) and George Mitchell were fourth.  The top four teams qualified for the semi-final on 8th August.  The heaviest fish on the night weighed 7lb 5.6oz and was caught by Stuart McDonald of Strathleven FF.

1.  Campbell Cree of Firecats with 17 trout for 35lb 0.2oz

2.  John Riley of Barrhead AC with 10 trout for 21lb 15.1oz

3.  James Montgomery of Lochgilphead & District AC with 10 trout for 21lb 9.9oz

4.  Calum Crobsie of Stranraer & District  with 10 trout for 21lb 3.3oz

5   Gus Armour of Costa Ecosse with 10 trout for 20lb 15.9oz

6.  Kenni Hope of Firecats with 10 trout for 20lb 6.5oz

Ten teams took part in the first of the Saturday night heats and the 30 anglers caught a total of 131 fish.  The top team on the night was Heriot AC "A" with 26 fish for 58lb 2.4oz.  They were represented by Keith Logan(15 fish), Darrell Young (4 fish) and Jimmy McBride (7 fish) and each of them received a box of flies provided by My Fishing Flies and as a team they also received a £30 voucher provided by Thermo Fisher Scientific.  In second place with 19 fish for 43lb 11.7oz were Team Flybox "A" represented by Kyle Courtney(11 fish),  Alex Bowler (3 fish) and Kevin Andrews (5 fish).  In third with 15 fish for 35lb 9.3oz were Firecats "A" represented by Calum Clark (7 fish),  Martyn Shaw (2 fish) and Allan Barbour (6 fish).  Aberdeen & District AA "A" represented by Paul Toseland(5 fish),  Ernie Mackay (6 fish) and Graeme McPherson (4 fish) were fourth.  These four teams qualified for the semi-final on 8th August.  The heaviest fish on the night weighed 5lb 14.2oz and was caught by Scott Reith of Arbroath AC.

1.  Keith Logan of Heriot AC with 15 trout for 32lb 13.5oz

2.  Kyle Courtney of Team Flybox with 11 trout for 24lb 4oz

3.  George Gall of Arbroath AC with 7 trout for 17lb 9.8oz

4.  Calum Clark of Firecats with 7 trout for 16lb 3.6oz

5  Jimmy McBride with 7 trout for 16lb 0.8oz

6.  Derek Glasgow of Port Glasgow AC with 7 trout for 15lb 5.2oz

For the fifth heat of the National we were at Lintrathen and the competitors had to contend with a sunny day coupled with a chilly breeze that was constantly changing direction.  37 anglers took part in the heat and caught a total of 54 fish for 116lb 13.9oz  The top 19 qualified for the semi-finals.

Top rod was Jim Mckinlay of East Kilbride AC with 5 fish for 8lb 13.4oz.  Jim received a pair of Vision sunglasses provided by our sponsors Fishers Direct and Vision Fly Fishing UK. In second with 4 trout for 8 lb 10.7oz was Ian Wilson of CSSC Rosyth and third with 4 trout for 7 lb 11.3 oz was John Maestri of Military Veterans FF.  

We moved to Frandy for the fourth heat of the National and the 25 competitors caught a total of 250 trout for 492lb 15oz.

Top rod with with 20 trout for 40lb 1.5oz was Nigel Burns of Crieff AC.  Nigel received a pair of Vision sunglasses provided by our sponsors Fishers Direct and Vision Fly Fishing UK. In second with 19 trout for 38 lb 1.6oz was Paul Clarke of Priory AC and third with 16 trout for 31 lb 12.4oz was Mark Tweedie of Strathleven FF.  The top 14 anglers qualified for the semi-finals.

We were back at the Lake of Menteith for the third heat of the National and the 52 competitors had near perfect conditions with a mix of flat clam, a light breeze, sun and clouds.  A total of 686 trout were caught of which one was over 5lb and 15 were over 4lb.  

Top rod with with 40 trout for 82lb 8.8oz was Tyler Hay of Tartan Tyers.  In second with 33 trout for 68 lb 3.4oz was Calum Clark of Firecats and third with 30 trout for 60lb 7.4oz was Campbell Cree also of Firecats.  Tyler received a pair Vision sunglasses provided by sponsors Vision Fly Fishing UK and Fishers Direct.  The top 26 qualified for the semi-finals.

We moved to Harelaw for the second of the National heats where the competitors had to contend with unseasonable conditions.  It was cold and blustery and later in the day the rain came in which made for hard conditions for the anglers.  Stevie Plank of Johnstone FF however managed to cope with the conditions and netted 10 trout for 20lb 0.2ozs.  Stevie received a pair of Vision sunglasses provided by our sponsors Vision Fly Fishing UK and Fishers Direct.  Close behind in second with 8 trout for 17lb 5oz was Michael Ward a.lso of Johnstoner FF and Keith Renton of Tweed Valley Tanglers took the third spot with 7 trout for for 14lb 1.2oz.

33 competitors took part and the top 17 qualified for the semi-finals.

The first heat of the National was won by Darren Heenan of Arbroath AC who netted 25 trout for 51lb 10.8oz.  Joseph Wood of Snowbee Albacats  was second with 24 trout and Gil Farid of East Kilbride AC was 3rd with 23 trout.  The 45 anglers caught a total of 474 trout for 1011lb 2.1 oz.  The heaviest fish was 5lb 11oz and the catch included two fish over 5lbs and 7 over 4lbs.  The top 23 qualified for the semi-finals

The 2025 International teams wish to thank Wullie Simpson along with Jim and Edna at the Parkview Fishery for running a fundraiser for them at Parkview.  They also wish to thank French Vehicle Services, David Bonnington Joinery, Ian Hutcheon, Smith Street Motors, and Allan Smith for sponsoring pegs and everyone who donated prizes, Angus Angling and Fishers Direct for providing vouchers for prizes and everyone who bought raffle tickets. The twenty anglers had wind, rain and sun and at the end of the day they netted 114 fish.

Top rod with 13 fish was fundraiser regular Stevie Anderson.  In second place with with 12 fish was Brian Mackenzie.  Colin Macdonald was third with 11 fish and Ronnie Gilbert was fourth with 10 fish.

his prize from

Wullie Simpson

Wild fisheries

Protecting the rights of anglers.

Anglers in Scotland will be shielded from increased costs. Proposals to introduce rod licences and a new wild fisheries levy will not be taken forward, Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has announced.

The Scottish Government has ruled out these measures as well as the criminalisation of freshwater fishing without written permission and proposals to overhaul the structure and remit of District Salmon Fishery Boards, following a consultation on draft provisions for a Wild Fisheries (Scotland) Bill and draft Wild Fisheries Strategy.

The Scottish Government will facilitate‎ work streams which encourage, empower and support the modernisation of fishery management, including the piloting of voluntary board mergers to identify any existing legislative issues. It will also develop a fishery management plan to trial any changes with boards and will also explore potential freshwater conservation provisions ahead of the introduction of a Bill to Parliament.

Ms Cunningham said:

“The Scottish Government is committed to supporting our famous and valuable wild fisheries, to modernise our fishery management structures and to establish a more secure and sustainable future for this vital sector.

“Our Wild Fisheries Bill will build on our significant conservation achievements to date, including the annual salmon conservation measures, Spring Conservation Orders, and the moratorium on coastal mixed stock fishery netting for three years.

“However it’s important that we represent the interests of our anglers, that’s why we have listened to the sector’s concerns around increasing costs and restricting access to fisheries and are ruling out the introduction of rod licences and a freshwater levy.

“We’ve heard through the consultation that these steps would limit the opportunities for our anglers and potentially discourage young people from taking part. Over and above this we will work with the angling community to identify ways to increase participation and to improve engagement across the sector.  

“I am grateful for the considerable time and energy that the wild fisheries sector has given to date to help inform the programme of reform. We will continue to work closely with our stakeholders to make sure the legislation that is ultimately brought forward is robust and fit for purpose, so that anglers have confidence in the management and development of the fisheries that they depend on.”