News

News last updated on

19th February 2026

 

All members please note

Your club membership cards are now ready and we will be starting to send them out

this weekend, 21st February. Please be patient whilst we post them to the members that have currently paid.

You should receive them in plenty of time before the season starts.

Membership Newsletters

 The club newsletter is currently being sent to all members along with details

of subscription cost and how to pay them.

It will be emailed to you, if we have your email address, so please keep the club informed.

If there are any changes, Get in touch – treasurer@pgac.org.uk

If we do not have and email address, details will be posted to you.

 

Work Party

 There will be a work party at the Gryffe on Sunday 22nd February

11:00 am until 3:00pm

This is to repair or replace stiles around the loch.

Please try and attend if you are able.

There will be food and tea, coffee provided for those attending

   

End of Winter fishing on club waters

 Sunday 15th February is the end of winter fishing on all club waters

 

Byelaws

Please note that there has been a change to two of the clubs byelaw.

                                   Seasonal alterations or additions to the bye-laws shall be shown on Membership Cards and
                        POSTED on the clubs website, www.pgac.org.uk and click on the rules page.

                                                                                               and

                             There is a two fish limit on all club waters per day, except during club competitions.

 

 

Memberships

There has been a changed to rule 5 section b

Junior membership age changed from 16 years old to 18 years old

 

Annual Prizegiving

This will take Place on Friday 7th November 2025 at 7 PM. Details will be put on the clubs Facebook page.

 If you are a club member and do not already have access to our facebook page,

please ask to join the page and it will be approved.

 

Winter fly fishing on the Lower Loch Gryffe

Members of the Port Glasgow Angling Club, can now fly fish for Rainbow and Tiger Trout,

 on a catch and release basic only, using barbless/debarbed hooks from 7th October 2025 until 15th Fabruary 2026.

There will also be two winter fly fishing competitions.

The first will be held on Saturday 15th November 2025- from 10:00 until 14:30

The second will be held on Saturday 31st January 2026- from 10:00 until 14:30

Full winter trout fishing rules are in the relevant page on this website.

 

Workparty

A work party will take place on the Gryffe this Sunday 12th October 10 am until 12noon

 

Competitions Update

The re-scheduled Fly Only will now take place on Saturday 4th October 2025

Venue-Gryffe, Time 9:00 am until 4:00pm

 

Inverclyde Trophy

This will take place on Saturday 28th September and will be held on the Higher Gryffe

Please remember that this competition is Fly Only

Venue-Higher Gryffe, Time 10:00 am until 4:00pm 

 

Competitions

All members please note

The Fly only Competition scheduled to take place on Friday 11th July HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Sorry for the late notice, we will update with a new date as soon as possible.

 

Competition – Lake of Menteith outing

 

Memberships for the 2025 season is now closed as the club membership is now full.

Thanks to everyone who has asked to join and a waiting list will be in operation until March 2026

 

The 2025 Raffle has been drawn  

 

1st Jim Tyreman £50 GAC Voucher

2nd John Montgomery £30 GAC Voucher

3rd Jim Tyreman £20 GAC Voucher

 

Competitions 

Calendar Updated with work party dates

 

Memberships Season 2025

Please note that membership renewal information for the 2025 season will be sent out late January, early February

This will have the necessary club bank details to enable members to pay by bank transfer.

Please inform the treasurer if ANY of your details have changed, IE Postal address, telephone number and please include your current email address as this will be the main way the club will contact you. 

 

AGM

The clubs Annual General Meeting will take place on Monday  24th November 2025

in the Boglestone Activity Centre, Port Glasgow at 19:00.

 

 

2025 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

 

 

2025 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!

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..