News
Updates
May Newsletter 21/5/24
Lake of Menteith Report 20/5/24
Competitions 05/5/24
James Orr Blair 04/5/24
Scottish National Championship 04/5/24
Rules 13/4/24
Calendar now added to Diary page 11/4/24
Memberships 25/3/24
James Orr Blair
The club sends is condolences to the family of Mr J O Blair who passed away on 16th April 2024
An honorary life member who joined the club on 15th March 1929.
The funeral was held on Wednesday 1st May 2024 at
Greenock Crematorium 10:00 am
May Newsletter
The season is well under way now and a lot of good catches have been reported on all our waters. We have seen some nice
fish at the Competition weigh ins and posted on our Facebook page. Hopefully this good fishing will continue through the summer months.
Unfortunately it has been brought to our attention on numerous occasion that members are clearly not complying with the
club rules. There has been instances of members failing to carry their permit, fishing multiple rods, ground baiting, swim feeders and camping. So I would ask you all to familiarise yourself with the rules and bye laws of the club and comply, as ignorance will not be accepted as an excuse. Members failing to comply with the rules will not have their membership renewed.
Introduction to Fly Fishing
The club is planning on running some fly fishing lessons if we identify enough interest. The lessons will be available to all members, although juniors will require to be accompanied by an adult (not necessarily a club member). So if you are interested in learning to fly
fish or just feel you could benefit from some advice on casting, setting up your gear or what to use and when, drop me an email or text. Once we have an idea of numbers we will put some dates in the diary and set up some tuition. treasurer@pgac.org.uk
Stocking
Stocking has continued as planned with £3500 of trout stocked to date. In addition to the Browns and Rainbows a few Tiger Trout have been also caught this season, however these were actually stocked last June so have been hiding out somewhere.
Senior Member Days
The Bothie will be open on the 29th May from 11am-2pm. The gatherings will continue throughout the season on every second Wednesday thereafter. With the Gryffe fishing so well it’s a good opportunity to wet a line and try some of Jim’s bacon rolls. Keep an eye on the
Website & Facebook for any changes to the plan.
Perfect Conditions and Good Catches at the Lake of Mentieth.
Great day with some big catches at the Lake of Mentieth on Sunday. The weather looked good for fishing when we all set out at 9am and at 9:02 Jim Kelly caught the first fish of the day in hotel bay on a Diawl Bach (little devil in Welsh). Again the little devil worked well on a floating line in Lochend bay for top rod of the day; Andy Durk and boat partner Chris King landing 28 trout between them. Andy caught 15 pipping Chris into 2nd place with 13. The next 2 top bags of 11 trout went to young Andy McKay catching at the Butts using a floating line on various flies and club President Archie Blair. Archie fished at the bottom of Cages Bay using a sink tip line and foam daddy, Diawl Bach and hopper. Young Andy took 3rd place with his first fish caught at 9:26 while Archie did not catch until 9:50. Another notable catch of the day was Derek Barclay with 10, mostly on dry flies also at the Butts. A good day with 16 club members catching 78 trout. Full results can be seen on the club website.
The club will be running its second outings to Lake of Menteith on Saturday 3rd August. There are still a few places left, drop me an email if you want to attend. treasurer@pgac.org.uk
Facebook & Website
The club member’s only Facebook account is up and running and a lot of you have signed up so far. If you have not already done so, Facebook users are encouraged to sign up and keep up to date on all club news, events and let other members know about there visits to club waters
successful or not. The club website is now up and running so check it out for the latest news and results.
Coming Up
Evening All Lures, Harelaw Friday 14th June
Evening Fly Only Gryffe Friday 12th July
Work Party Gryffe Sunday 28th July
Outing Lake of Menteith Saturday 3rd August
Tight Lines
Committee
PGAC
Scottish National Championship
Congratulation to Archie Blair and Iain Lindsay who both qualified in their respective heats to progress to the semi-finals of the Scottish National Championships which will be held in June 2024
Andy Durk has also qualified for the semi-finals. Andy was representing Strathgryfe AA
Memberships
Season 2024
Please note that no more members will be admitted for this season as our membership limit has been reached.
A waiting list will be in operation for club memberships commencing on the 2025 season
2024 Newsletter
Facebook & Website
The club now has a member’s only Facebook account up and running. Facebook users are encouraged to sign up to keep up to date on all club news, events and let other members know about there visits to club waters successful or not. The club website has been receiving an overhaul over the winter, hopefully it will be up and running by the time you read this or shortly thereafter.
Stocking
Our trout will this season be supplied by Invicta Trout Farm which is located on the outskirts of Dumfries. The previous supplier River Doon Trout Farm who we have used for over twenty years has gone into semi-retirement.
Senior Member Days
Senior Members days will continue again this season. The Bothie will be open on the 20th March from 11am-2pm. The gatherings will continue throughout the season on every second Wednesday thereafter. Keep an eye on the Website & Facebook for any changes to the plan. These days are for members to fish and exchange stories of the one that got away. Hot beverages will be provided and there is usually a few bacon rolls on the go.
Raffle
Our raffle draw took place on Tuesday night. We had three Glasgow Angling Centre gift vouchers up for grabs to the values of £50, £30 & £20. Ticket sales were good this year so I would just like to extend my thanks to all those who have contributed. This year’s winners were,
Iain Lindsay £50
Robin Shields £30
Gareth Hopkins £20
Thanks to all who participated
Outings
The club will be running two outings to Lake of Menteith this season. The first on Sunday 19th May the second on Saturday 3rd August. There are still a few places left, drop me an email if you want to attend. treasurer@pgac.org.uk
Coming Up
Opening Day Friday 15th March
Opening Day Competition Saturday 16th March (10am-4pm)
All Lure Saturday 20th April (10am-4pm)
Fly Only Saturday 4th May (10am-4pm)
Work Party Wednesday 8th May (7pm-9pm)
Lake of Menteith Sunday 19th May
Change to Competition Format
A reminder that this year as a trial the start time of the day competitions at the Gryffe will be from 10am and the Bothie will be open with hot beverages and possibly some sweet treats on offer during the competition, if anyone has any sweets or biscuits left over from the winter this would be a good chance to share them with your club mates.
Tight Lines
Committee PGAC
2024 Work Parties
Meeting place :- Gryffe Car Park.
A book will be provided for members to register and committee members will be on hand to organise what is required.
Please ensure you register.
For Work Party Dates Please see Diary Page
2023 SANACC Competitions
This year as usual the Club had two representatives in the Scottish National Championship for the chance to fish for Scotland and also two teams in the Scottish Club Championship.
In the National Championship, club president and fly champion Archie Blair and Iain Lindsay both qualified from their heats at Lake of Mentieth to fish in the semi finals. Iain fished his semi final at Lintrathan Loch but unfortunately didn’t qualify. Archie fished his semifinal at Harelaw and fished well catching enough fish to qualify for the National Final to be fished at Lake of Menteith in September.
In the Scottish Club Championship held on Saturday evenings at the Lake of Mentieth, the first 3 man team (Archie Blair, Iain Lindsay and Derek Barclay) competed on the 3rd of June, all caught good bags and qualifyied for the semi final. The second team (Andy McKay, Andy Elkin and Andy Durk) Team Andy! fished on the 10th June and also manage to catch well and qualify for the semi final.
Both teams are fishing the semi final at the Lake of Mentieth on the 11th August and the club would like to wish them all the best.
2024 SANACC Competitions
Updates will be done when available
Club Book at GAC
Glasgow Angling Centre continues to offer members the opportunity to earn financial reward for the club. Members can request any purchase they make to be added to the ‘Club Book’. Ten percent of the value of your purchase will be added to the club account.
So all you have to do when at the checkout is ask the sales assistant to put your purchase in the ‘Club Book’. At the end of the season the club can collect the sum raised by member’s contributions, this money is then used towards prizes for junior members and raffle prizes at the Annual Prize Giving.
Senior Members Days
The Bothie will be open fortnightly from 11am-2pm to accommodate our new Senior Members Day.
This get together is for members to fish and exchange stories of the one that got away. Tea and coffee will be provided, bring your own lunch!
Proposed dates are below and more will be added in due course.
Wednesday 20th March
Wednesday 3rd April
Wednesday 17th April
Wednesday 1st May
Rule Reminder
Size limits on the Gryffe and Harelaw have been raised to 11 inches. Secondly the Knocknair has been designated a catch and release water, so all Trout caught must be safely returned to the water.
Archie Blair and Dave McKay, working hard at Garshangan.
