CROWN FLY FISHERS
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The next meeting will be in the Townend Centre on Tuesday the 13th of May at 7pm.
The Clyde is fishing superbly well. Go to Reports 2008 to read the latest updates including a picture of Gordon Turnbulls four pounder.
Scott McDade won his first ever outing with three fish from Loch Awe. See reports 2008 for more details.
AYRSHIRE RIVERS TRUST COUNTRY FAIR
The Ayrshire Rivers Trust will hold a fund raising country fair at the Skeldon Estate, Dalrymple near Hollybush on Sunday 1st of June from 11am till 5pm. Admission is £4 per adult with children under 16 free. Come along and support the Trust. Events include falconry, fly casting demonstrations & tuition, electrofishing demonstrations, craft stalls, mini zoo and children's games.
Members are reminded that there is a fly tying evening every Thursday in the Townend Community Centre.
Hugh Skeoch with a big Nith grayling. This fish is nearer four than three pounds and was approximately sixty centimeters and took a Pink Shrimp
Next seasons venues have been changed slightly since the AGM. A full list is on the calendar page.
The race night held in the community centre was a great success. Thanks to those who sold race cards and sponsored races, especially the members who turned out on the night and helped make this an enjoyable evening.
Robert Irvine added the Bank Champion title to the Club Championship at Harelaw Dam. See reports for more details. Robert has been club champion four out of the last five seasons.
Crown Fly Fishers 10th anniversary trip to Ravensthorpe and Rutland reservoirs proved to be a popular break. A detailed report has now been posted and can be accessed from the home page.
Former member Wullie Watters with a magnificent common carp weighing 35lb from the River Ebro during a recent holiday in Spain.
For 2008 seasons double pairings and scores click here.
Hugh Skeoch retained his Winter League title with four rainbows from Pinbraid Fishery.
For Winter League dates and 2008 season dates click here
Dodgy Photos click here.
Robert Irvine with a fine River Don brownie in the 3 : 00 class. Robert caught this fish with a small, dry Black Gnat under the trees on the far bank. Robert was practicing for the 2006 Scottish Rivers final and took the fish on a day when the temperatures soared to 29 degrees under a cloudless sky.
Bill Hunter's River Don feature that appears on the front page of this site has been published in the May 2006 issue of Today's Flyfisher magazine. The magazine article contains more details and photographs of a very successful trip to this magnificent river.
Hugh Skeoch broke the club record for a brown trout with a fish of 4 : 01 1/2 from the River Tweed at Galashiels. For more details of this outing click on fishery reports.
Wullie Watters with an unusual catch, a signal crayfish from Loch Ken taken during a days pike fishing. Scottish Natural Heritage advise all anglers who come accross signal crayfish to remove them from the water and kill them humanely by placing them on a hard surface and crushing them with a heavy object. Signal crayfish are becoming a serious pest in the U.K. and many species of fish and freshwater wildlife are under serious threat from this predator. If you see any crayfish in Scottish rivers or lochs please contact S.N.H. freshwater advisor on 0141 951 4488 or email at enquiries@snh.org.uk with details of where you saw them, when and how many.
Dreghorn angler John Lindsay with a magnificent 4 : 08 brownie from the River Eden in Cumbria. John took this lovely trout on a dry sedge pattern as darkness fell. Tempting this fish was a terrific acheivement as the river was very low and clear following a long dry spell
Gordon Turnbull with a nice Tweed grayling from the St. Boswells water. This is Gordons best fish to date and as a newcomer to grayling fishing one of his first.
Stewart Wallace recently fished Chew and Blagdon reservoirs with a party of North Ayrshire anglers including former member Jim Brown. During the trip Kilbirnie angler Ian Caisley caught this magnificent brown trout weighing 10lb 12oz from Chew on a size 14 Diawl Bach. This was the largest brown from taken from Chew in 2005.
Ian with his record fish
Club members have just returned from a recent holiday to the Orkney Isles. This photo shows Bobby Blackley with a nice Orkney brown trout.
Craig Osborne passed on the photograph (right) of this magnificent River Don brownie. This fish was twenty four inches long, taken on a dry sedge pattern and weighed 5lb. It was caught on the Kintore water by Scott, (no more info) Craig's fishing buddy when he worked in the area.
Ron Chesney (left) won the River Tweed outing and included in his bag was the heaviest brown trout of the season so far, a nice fish of 2:03 (more on reports page).
Club member Bobby Blackley sent in this photo of a fish (right) taken from his local loch near Newton Stewart, Loch Ochiltree. It was over three pounds in weight and as you can see has a tail like a spade.
This Loch Mayberry pike tipped the scales near the 25lb mark a personal best for club member Wullie Watters