MEMBERSHIP
The current membership stands at 37, consisting of 1 honorary member, 35 ordinary members, and 1 junior member
CORRESPONDENCE IN
From the SFSA, notification of the AGM, which will be held on Saturday 24th March 2012, in the Rosyth Civil Service Sports Association, Castle Road, Rosyth, KY11 2HU, at 2.30pm, giving details of the business to be conducted, and inviting resolutions for discussion and nominations for various office-bearer positions.
ADDRESSES AND E-MAIL ADDRESSES
Would any member who hasn’t received a newsletter by post (unless they have declined this method), or does not receive an e-mail notification that a newsletter has been posted online, please let me know so that I have an up to date list, and can post and/or include them on the e-mail notification list. And if you are quite happy to get your newsletter electronically, and not by post, could you also let me know either way.
CAR BOOT SALE
A date for this has been set as Sunday, 15th April 2012. So if you are planning a loft, house, or garage clearout, please consider donating any goods to this cause. As usual, any time that members can give to being there on the day will be greatly appreciated, be it a few hours or a full day.
CLOCK CHANGE
Don’t forget chaps, to add on an hour from 01.00am on Sunday 25th March when arranging outings or bait digging.
FUTUR CLUB OUTING DATES
BOAT Licensed for SHORE
Sat 04 Mar Loch Etive 12 Sun 11 March Loch Etive Meet 09.00am Fish 10.00am – 4.00pm
Sun 01 Apr Crinan 10 Sun 22 April Glencaple Meet 10.00am Fish 11.00am – 4.00pm
Sun 06 May Girvan 10 Sun 20 May Abbey Burnfoot Meet 13.00pm Fish 2.00pm – 8.00pm
Sun10 June Arbroath 12 Sun 24 June Ardwell Back Bay Meet 12.00pm Fish 1.00pm – 7.00pm
Sun 01July Portpatrick 10 Sat/Sun 21-22 July Loch Aline To be decided
Sun 26 Aug Portpatrick 10 Sun Aug 12 Dunbar/Tyningham Meet 1.00pm Fish 2.00pm – 8.00pm
Sun 02 Sep Berwick 12 Sat Sep 16 Stairhaven/ Terally Meet 3.00pm Fish 4.00pm – 10.00pm
Sun 07 0ct Oban/ Etive 1 Sat Oct 13 Loch Etive Church (provisional) Meet 9.00pm Fish 10.00pm – 4.00am
Sun 04 Nov Etive 12 Sat Nov 10 Loch Etive Church (provisional) Meet 7.00pm Fish 8.00pm – 2.00am
Sun 02 Dec Etive 12 Sat Dec 15 Arbroath area To be decided
The next meetings will be as follows:Committee Meeting Monday 19th March 2012
Club Meeting Thursday 29th March 2012
TREASURER’S REPORT
As at 13th February Cash in hand…₤222.61 Treasurers account… ₤126.27 100 club…₤2441.38
SKILLS NIGHT DATES
The next skills night will take place on Tuesday 13th March, at 7.00pm in the Ralston Community Centre, Allanton Avenue.
The last Skills night looked at some of the scientific principles of casting. Our next one will look at line choices, spool fills, setting up reels, in effect tuning up to get the best result from your casting technique.
FISHING STORIES
I have had another story passed on to me From Drew Miller which included later on. This story and the one printed in last months newsletter from Robert Swan, were both to be given to my family, i.e. sons, daughters, son-in laws, and daughter-in-law, a total of 7, as stated previously, and were asked to choose their favourite, and print and sign below their preference, to decide the winner of the £30 Glasgow Angling Centre vouchers.
Unfortunately I didn’t get the opportunity to get the stories to all, but of the 7, I managed to get them to 4, who decided on their choice, and they all chose the same story, which has given the winner. The vouchers will be awarded to the winning story submitted by Robert Swan.
My thanks to both Robert and Drew for submitting their stories. Further stories are still welcome.
MEMBER PHOTOGRAPHS
One pic submitted. Included later. Further pics are still welcome.
MEMBER PROFILES
I will include a profile from myself next month as I am only halfway through it presently. Further profiles are still welcome.
Boat Convenor’s Report.
Loch Etive 05 / 02 / 2012
Signs of improvement at Etive today, the weather were good to us a bit of sunshine and not too much rain and the fishing was not bad for once. Can I just say welcome to the club Steve Fitton, and hope you enjoy it.
And thanks to Ally Campbell who stepped in at the last moment for Billy had to call this one off. We set sail at 0900 and went into the deep water were it was not long before the fish started coming in, again no big ones. I think it’s a first that two anglers weighed in the same weight with a 2lb 7oz spurdog and that was Bob McRae and Pete Crawford. The winner of the boat went to Steve Frayling with 46 points. Over all 104 fish was caught with very few under size, let hope things keep on improving.
Loch Etive 5th Feb 2012Pos / Name / No. fish caught / Species / Boat Score / Club Points
1 / S. Frayling / 11 / Spurdog, L.s.d, Whiting / 46 / 100
2 / R. Howe / 12 / Spurdog, Whiting / 35 / 76
3 / S. Fitton / 11 / Spurdog, Whiting / 32 / 70
4 / I. Campbell / 10 / Spurdog, Whiting / 29 / 63
5 / N. Fennell / 10 / Spurdog, Whiting, Thornback, Mackerel / 26 / 57
6 / A. Campbell (G) / 10 / Spurdog, Whiting / 24 / -
6 / W. Carr / 11 / Spurdog, Whiting / 24 / 52
6 / S. Walker / 11 / Spurdog, Whiting / 24 / 52
9 / P. Crawford / 7 / Spurdog, Whiting / 19 / 41
10 / B. McRae / 4 / Spurdog / 16 / 35
11 / E. Frayling / 3 / L.s.d, Whiting / 14 / -
12 / I. Walker / 3 / Spurdog / 11 / 24
Total No. fish caught: / 104
Heaviest fish: B. McRae & P. Crawford 2lb 7oz Spurdog
The winter and Annual Championship standings are now:
Senior Winter Boat Championship 2011 / 2012Pos / Name / Loch Etive
09/10/2011 / Loch Etive
06/11/2011 / Loch Etive
04/12/2011 / Loch Etive / Loch Etive / Loch Etive / Points
1 / R. Howe / 94 / 100 / 61 / 87 / 76 / 418
2 / S. Walker / 100 / 97 / 49 / 37 / 52 / 335
3 / W. Carr / 73 / 78 / 47 / 57 / 52 / 307
4 / N. Fennell / 65 / 44 / 31 / 57 / 57 / 254
5 / I. Campbell / 21 / 41 / 16 / 82 / 63 / 223
6 / S. Frayling / - / - / 100 / - / 100 / 200
7 / B. McRae / 26 / 34 / - / 100 / 35 / 195
8 / B. McCormack / 21 / 56 / 33 / 74 / - / 184
9 / I. Walker / 21 / 44 / 18 / 39 / 24 / 146
10 / P. Crawford / - / - / - / 63 / 41 / 104
11 / A. Lambie / 44 / 51 / - / - / - / 95
12 / S. Fitton / - / - / - / - / 70 / 70
13 / P. Hutchison / - / 46 / - / - / - / 46
14 / R. Wilson / - / 37 / - / - / - / 37
15 / G. McVey / 32 / - / - / - / - / 32
The table for most number of different species caught for the 2010 / 2011 is as follows:
Greatest number of different species / Red Gurnard / Cod / L.s.d / Ling / Mackerel / Pollack / Poor Cod / Pouting / Rays, Thornback / Spurdog / Whiting / Wrasse, Ballan / Wrasse, Cuckoo / Grey Gurnard / Tub Gurnard / Conger eel / Bullhuss / Smooth hound / Plaice / Coalfish / Haddock / Total1 / R. Howe / x / x / x / x / x / x / 6
1 / N. Fennell / x / x / x / x / x / x / 6
3 / S. Frayling / x / x / x / x / 4
4 / W. Carr / x / x / x / 3
4 / A. Lambie / x / x / x / 3
4 / P. Hutchison / x / x / x / 3
4 / P. Crawford / x / x / x / 3
8 / S. Walker / x / x / 2
8 / I. Campbell / x / x / 2
8 / A. Lambie / x / x / 2
8 / I. Walker / x / x / 2
8 / B. McCormack / x / x / 2
8 / B. McRae / x / x / 2
8 / S. Fitton / x / x / 2
15 / G.McVey / x / 1
16 / R. Wilson / x / 1
The annual senior boat championship table 2011 / 2012
Pos / Name / Loch Etive 09/10/2011 / Loch Etive 06/11/2011 / Loch Etive 04/12/2011 / Loch Etive 08/01/2012 / Loch Etive 05/02/2012 / Points1 / R. Howe / 94 / 100 / 61 / 87 / 76 / 418
2 / S. Walker / 100 / 97 / 49 / 37 / 52 / 335
3 / W. Carr / 73 / 78 / 47 / 57 / 52 / 307
4 / N. Fennell / 65 / 44 / 31 / 57 / 57 / 254
5 / I. Campbell / 21 / 41 / 16 / 82 / 63 / 223
6 / S. Frayling / - / - / 100 / - / 100 / 200
7 / B. McRae / 26 / 34 / - / 100 / 35 / 195
8 / B. McCormack / 21 / 56 / 33 / 74 / - / 184
9 / I. Walker / 21 / 44 / 18 / 39 / 24 / 146
10 / P. Crawford / - / - / - / 63 / 41 / 104
11 / A. Lambie / 44 / 51 / - / - / - / 95
12 / S. Fitton / - / - / - / - / 70 / 70
13 / P. Hutchison / - / 46 / - / - / - / 46
14 / R. Wilson / - / 37 / - / - / - / 37
15 / G. McVey / 32 / - / - / - / - / 32
Junior: Loch Etive 05/02/2012
Pos / Name / No. Fish Caught / Species / Boat Score / Club Score1 / E. Frayling / 3 / L.s.d, Whiting / 14 / 100
Junior Winter Boat Championship 2011 / 2012
Pos / Name / Loch Etive 05/02/2012 / Points1 / E. Frayling / 100 / 100
Heaviest Bag
Name / Location / Date / PointsS. Walker / Loch Etive / 9th Oct 2011 / 34
R. Howe / Loch Etive / 6th Nov 2011 / 41
S. Frayling / Loch Etive / 4th Dec 2011 / 49
B. Mcrae / Loch Etive / 8th Jan 2012 / 38
S. Frayling / Loch Etive / 5th Feb 2012 / 46
Heaviest Fish
Name / Location / Date / WeightW. Carr / Loch Etive / 9th Oct 2011 / 6lb 2oz Ling
R. Howe / Loch Etive / 6th Nov 2011 / 1lb 14oz Spurdog
S. Frayling / Loch Etive / 4th Dec 2011 / 4lb Thornback
B. Mcrae / Loch Etive / 8th Jan 2012 / 3lb 8oz Spurdog
B. McRae & P. Crawford / Loch Etive / 5th Feb 2012 / 2lb 7oz Spurdog
Future boat trips
Venue / Date of Trip / PlacesLoch Etive / 04 / 03 / 2012 / 12
Crinan / 01 / 04 / 2012 / 10
Girvan / 06 / 05 / 2012 / 10
Arbroath / 10 / 06 / 2012 / 12
Portpatrick / 01 / 07 / 2012 / 10
Portpatrick / 26 / 08 / 2012 / 10
Berwick / 02 / 09 / 2012 / 12
Oban / Etive / 07 / 10 / 2012 / 12
Etive / 04 / 11 / 2012 / 12
Etive / 02 / 12 / 2012 / 12
Nominated species for 2011 / 20112 for the boat will be as follows:
SPURDOG
POLLACK
BALLAN WRASSE
LING
COD
L.S.D.
THORNBACK
WHITING
CUCKOO WRASSE
WHITING
Next boat trip will be on Sunday 4th March 2012.
Names so far. Ron, Stewart, Ian.W, Bob, Billy, Willie, Ian.C, Steve, Erlend, Nigel, Kevin
Shore Convenor’s Report
Shore outing Loch Etive 12th February 2012
Ten members turned up for this outing, meeting at Taynuilt Slip. The Idea was to spread out around the loch and tackle some of the “Hotspots”. In the end, all chose to fish the North side of the loch, some electing for the hike through the quarry roughly a thirty minute walk, others fishing in the quarry itself with the benefit of a shorter walk and a more accessible stance. Others chose to sleep in the car! The results were a bit of a mixed, bag the heaviest fish coming from the quarry, the best bag from around the “somewhere, elsewhere and anywhere but here marks” which when you look at it in context could be regarded as an improvement on the lets just fish the Church philosophy. 5 anglers had fish, hopefully a good learning experience for those that were prepared to dare and try something different.
Our next outing to Etive will be a similar arrangement. Marks worth a look at would be Dunstaffnage with a dropping tide and the mark under the bridge past Taynuilt. Casting day on Sunday will probably put most of those that attended in a position to fish the majority of the marks now where distance may have been a limiting factor.
Thanks go to Ross for taking the lead in the casting day which was a great success for those that attended; some may say that casting ability is not important. I would refute that. Being able to cast 200yds + is not important getting a bait, big or small out to at least around 70 yds. It is extremely important simply look at those that regularly catch fish in daylight, there is a consistent factor they can all hit 70 yds + in almost any conditions and with any size of bait or rig. So thanks go to all that attended, your attitude and desire to learn made it a worthwhile day for both Ross and I.
As mentioned at the Club meeting, considering the next shore outing is before Easter, if you can remember instead of a chocolate bar for the “choccy challenge, why not bring an Easter egg…not a monster one, just a small inexpensive one…this is optional, but it makes a wee change to the “choccy challenge” for this 1 outing.Loch Etive 12/02/2012
Angler / Catch / weight / Score
R Buchanan / 4 x Spurdog Best 3lb 3oz / 4.14kg / 100
D McNair / Thornback ray 4lb 2oz, LSD / 2.67Kg / 64
I Campbell / Spurdog 2.31kg / 2.31kg / 56
R Wilson / Spurdog 0.99kg / 0.99Kg / 24
R Swan / 2 Poor Cod( 5.5 oz+5oz).Pollack 1lb 4oz / 0.87Kg / 21
P Crawford
S MacMaster
W Pollock
J.Mclaughlin
R McKay
Heaviest Fish / R.Buchanan / Thornback Ray / 2.93kg
Best Bag / R.Buchanan / Loch Etive 12/02/02 / 4.14kg
Heaviest Cod / Scott MacMaster / Cod / 2.636kg
Best Specimen
Shore Championship
Arbroath / Loch Etive / Auchmithie / Arbroath / Loch Etive / Loch Etive / Glencaple / AbbeyBurnfoot / Ardwell / Lochaline / Dunbar / StairhavenOctober / November / December / January / February / March / April / May / June / July / August / September / Total
R Buchanan / 100 / 100 / 22 / 100 / 100 / 422
D McNair / DNA / 0 / 100 / 56 / 64 / 220
P Crawford / 55 / 0 / 0 / 56 / 0 / 111