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River Championship
2014 Scottish National River Championship
Heat 4 - 25th May
At the final heat the day started off quite cool with the threat of rain from some very dark, ominous clouds in the surrounding sky.
It warmed up and there were a few fish showing on the upper stretch with a few olives, yellow mays and even less march browns.
There was a heavy shower towards the end of the second session and reports were of some quite good catches.
A stiff wind appeared for the afternoon and it got a bit cooler
The winner Davie Downie caught on dries in the two morning sessions and it was wetfliy and nymphs in the afternoon.
2nd place Martin Stewart caught 8 of his fish on nymphs with 2 on dryfly.
3rd place Calum Crosbie was the opposite and caught on wet fly in the morning sessions and dries in the afternoon.
photo:
David, Calum and Martin
Heat 3 - 18th May
Heat 2 - 4th May
Eight competitors turned out for the second heat on the River Tummel on 4th May and the top three are guaranteed a place in the final.
Derick Logan of Coldstream & District AA was the top rod with 7 place points. Derick won the first session with four fish to take an early lead and with two firsts a second and a third he held that lead throughout the day.
In seond place was Richard McHattie of D & B FF. Richard won the second session with four fish and pulled level with Derick. He finished up with two firsts a second and a fifth for 10 place points. John Watson of Rainbow Warriors took the third place with a second, third, fourth and eighth for 17 place points.
photos:
Richard, Derick and John
Heat 1 - 27th April
Seven anglers took part in the first of the 2014 heats with the top three qualifying for the final. The river was running 2ft6in above summer level. Conditions were warm with very little wind and fish were caught on a mixture of wets , dries and bugging methods. A total of 48 fish were caught and returned of which 47 were trout. The largest, measuring 42cm, was caught by Jim Litster of Neilston FF. Only one grayling was caught which measured 30.2 cm and was caught by Simon Cocker of D & B FF. Simon landed 13 fish for second place behind winner James Mackie of Dalzell AC whose 12 fish were slightly larger earning him first place overall. Mike Cordiner of Aberdeen & District AA was third with 10 fish.
Heat 2 is on Sunday 4th May
photo:
Mike Cordiner, Jim Mackie and SImon Cocker
Heat 1 |
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Sunday 27th April |
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River Tummel |
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Competitor |
Club |
Simon Cocker |
D & B Flyfishing |
Mike Cordiner |
Aberdeen & District AA |
Andrew Foggin |
Earlston AA |
Alan Hill |
SPRA FFS West |
James Litster |
Neilston FF |
James Mackie |
Dalzell AC |
Connor MacLennan |
Strathgryfe AA |
Fred McDonald |
NCR AC |
Heat 2 |
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Sunday 4th May |
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River Tummel |
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Competitor |
Club |
Jim Fairgrieve |
Coldstream & District AA |
Derick Logan |
Coldstream & District AA |
Ernie Mackay |
Aberdeen & District AA |
Chris McAllister |
Raemoir Trout Fishers |
Stewart McCabe |
Port Glasgow AC |
John McCallum |
Stanley & District AC |
Richard McHattie |
D & B Flyfishing |
Hugh Skeoch |
Crown FF |
Mick Tait |
Kelso AA |
John Watson |
Rainbow Warriors |
Heat 3 |
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Sunday 18th May |
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River Tummel |
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Competitor |
Club |
Billy Braithwaite |
St Boswells Newtown & District AA |
Derek Brown |
Kelso AA |
David Chalmers |
Lochgelly SRC Angling Section |
Derek Cowan |
Lochgelly SRC AC |
Archie Ferguson |
Lochgelly SRC AC |
Douglas Graham |
Strathgryfe AA |
Jake Harvey |
St Boswells Newtown & District AA |
Jason Henry |
Pitlochry AC |
Robert Irvine |
Crown FF |
Kenny Riddell |
Aberdeen & District AA |
Ian Wilson |
Clatto & Stratheden AC |
Heat 4 |
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Sunday 25th May |
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River Tummel |
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Competitor |
Club |
Scott Breen |
NCR AC |
Ron Chesney |
Crown FF |
Calum Crosbie |
Newton Stewart & District AA |
David Downie |
D & B Flyfishing |
Grant Gibson |
St Boswells Newtown & District AA |
Chris Langton |
Pitlochry AC |
Rab Maxwell |
Clatto & Stratheden AC |
Robert Murray |
Strathgryfe AA |
Craig Osborne |
Dreghorn AC |
Ian Runcie |
Brechin AC |
Martin Stewart |
Earlston AA |
Stevie Stuart |
Clatto & Stratheden AC |